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A fair point and you have the stats - which I'd seen - on your side. I suppose Stephens is a player you either get or you don't. Just lately I haven't been getting him. To me he just seemed to be dispossessed too often last night, usually when dallying on the ball having not seen an outlet up...

Similar but I'd try Murphy and Sidwell in centre MF. Perhaps it's not time for experimenting but for me the lack of pace and ambition in centre MF is our biggest problem. Stephens is too sideways/backwards for me and a midfield including Knockaert, Murphy and March would have speed and guile.