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    Defenders prove their worth

    By Dale Johnson

    Tuesday, October 27, 2009

    Much of the talk surrounding the Premier League fantasy game this season has focused on the return to form of the strikers, and how attacking players in general have provided the real value. It's been a whole different ball game in the Champions League, with defenders ruling the roost. In fact, had it not been for last Tuesday's goal glut - 31 goals and not a single clean sheet - defenders and goalkeepers would be further in front. For perhaps the first time ever, the current Squad of the To ...

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