Pulling the Strings from the Cheap Seats
It is a well established fantasy principle to stock up on premium goalscoring midfield talent like Gerrard and Lampard but can we get these kind of players for less? Lets look at the midfield maestros pulling the strings for their respective teams who can be had without sacrificing cash that can spent elsewhere: Tom Huddlestone (5.1m) 2 assists, 2 bonus points, 13 shots I for one did not envision Huddlestone playing every week in Redknapp's lineup but recent talks of Jenas leaving for Villa suggest that Huddlestone is going to be a fixture in the middle for Spurs this year. The arrival of Palacios last season has transformed Huddlestone's role from a holding player (think Yaya Toure ) into a probing 'quarterback' type player, whose long passing and consistent touch allow him to control the game in front of him (think Xavi ). Last week's chalkboard shows that Huddlestone is often operating in an advanced role and managed to play a couple of key passes, one ...