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DagNRed led the league in round one of the fall season with 93 points.
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This is what happens when MLS Fantasy does dumb things like resetting salaries so deep into the season. 93 is a good score, but it would have been higher if benches weren’t so thin. Obviously DagNRed leads the league at this point.
Positional Leaders
Goalkeepers
Jeff Attinella (POR, $6.5) led all goalkeepers with 10 points on the strength of a clean sheet. Behind him was Tim Melia (SKC, $6.5) with a clean sheet and 9 points, and Tim Howard ( (COL, $5.5) with 5 points and gold that don’t rust. For DCU, David Ousted ($4.9) scored 2 points.
Defenders
A trio of Kansas City defenders led the position, as Graham Zusi ($8.0) had a clean sheet and an assist, while Matt Besler ($7.5) and Ike Opara ($7.5) each had clean sheets of their own for 12 and 10 points respectively. United’s defense featured Kofi Opare ($4.8) and Steven Birnbaum ($5.6) with 3 points each, and both Joseph Mora ($4.9) and Oneil Fisher ($4.7) with 2.
Midfielders
Diego Valeri (POR, $11.5) had a goal and an assist on the way to 17 points, leading all midfielders and all players. Meanwhile, San Jose’s Vako ($8.5) scored two goals and 15 points, and Yoshi Yotun (ORL, $10.0) tallied three assists and 14 points. The United midfield was led by Yamil Asad ($10.1) with 8 points, followed by Junior Moreno ($5.4) with 7, Russell Canouse ($5.0) with 4, Zoltan Stieber ($8.9) with 2, and both Chris Durkin ($5.2) and Paul Arriola ($8.5) with 1.
Forwards
Josef Martinez (ATL, $12.0) scored two goals to lead the position with 15 points. Trailing were Cristian Penilla (NE, $8.7), who scored a goal and 11 points, and Hector Villalba (ATL, $9.0), who also scored 11 points but with an assist. Wayne Rooney ($10.0) was the only D.C. forward to score, with 3 points.
Looking Ahead
I’m not fully confident about where to go at goalkeeper, so I’m saving some money with Matt Turner (NE, $5.3) at home against Philadelphia and their Eastern Conference low 29 goals for. In defense, I like Harrison Afful (CLB, $6.5) at home against Houston, and in midfield it’s hard to argue against Diego Valeri at home against Vancouver. At forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic ($11.0) is well-rested and at home against Minnesota, who has allowed the joint most goals (46) in the Western Conference.