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    The case for the defence

    By Dale Johnson

    Tuesday, October 6, 2009

    It's always been the case that forward players have been the main attraction in fantasy. Goalkeepers and defenders have generally been seen as a welcome bonus, should they offer clean sheets and, even better, goals. But this season there has been even less value for defensive players. Take this weekend just gone when there were just two clean sheets, and one of those was for Portsmouth. Very few managers will have dared to have Pompey players in their squad considering their position in the t ...

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