Last week was a painful reminder that the accumulator is a cruel, merciless mistress that should be approached with extreme caution. Every bit of logic, every form guide would've told you that I was onto a winner with my carefully crafted football picks going all over Europe to find good value. Then Everton couldn't make their dominance count even after West Brom had heroic keeper Ben Foster substituted with an injury, Elche refused to lie down against Sociedad, United and Chelsea participated in a 0-0 draw that demonstrates exactly why Americans hate football and City capitulated, randomly, at Cardiff. Even my only successful pick saw Hertha limp over the line against a Hamburg side who've been having their own capitulation issues this year.
It was a bad week. But, as I've explained before, we play the long game here on The Accumulator. My income for 2013/14 may be €0 so far, but that's just one clever win away from changing dramatically. So let's look to the week ahead and, instead of taking unnecessary risks, try and get a bit creative in looking for value. This week I tackle the Premier League, UFC 164 and the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Semi-Final. A €5 bet on this 4-way acca could win you €168 with Paddy Power.
