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At age 29 DS is not going to develop long range passing assists and to start scoring at PL level. Out and out defensive midfielders rarely do that, instead they quietly do the unglamorous bits and pieces for the team ... that’s Dale Stephens.

Great post. In a nutshell Stephens performs the Makelele/Kante role. If he never scores or rarely gets an assist, it’s completely irrelevant. His height and power is also useful in defending set pieces, and prevents us being bullied against teams (Cardiff and Burnley) that try that.