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MLS Fantasy Focus: Jordan Morris is Not Trash

ST JOHN put up 90 points this round, leading the league. GSFC is still hanging onto the lead at the top of the overall table, with a four-point advantage.

Positional Leaders

Goalkeepers
Roman Burki (STL, $6.5) led the goalkeepers with 11 points on a clean sheet. Trailing him were David Bingham (POR, $6.4) with a clean sheet and 9 points, and Steve Clark (HOU, $6.2) with a clean sheet and 8. For DCU, Tyler Miller ($5.5) scored 3 points.

Defenders
Miami’s Franco Negri ($6.3) tallied a goal and an assist, leading the defenders with 12 points. Close behind was the 11-point pair of Raheem Edwards (LA, $6.9) and Zac McGraw (POR, $6.7), who both kept a clean sheet. The United defense featured Ruan ($5.3) with 5 points, followed by the pair of Derrick Williams ($5.8) and Jacob Greene ($4.1) with 3 points, and Steven Birnbaum ($5.5) with 2 points.

Midfielders
Leo Chu (SEA, $5.1) put up four assists, leading the midfielders with 19 points, while Alexandru Matan (CLB, $8.2) amassed three assists of his own for 14 points. Martin Ojeda (ORL, $6.5) rounded out the top three with 13 points on a goal and an assist. The D.C. midfield was led by Russel Canouse ($6.4) with 5 points, followed by Chris Durkin ($7.1) with 4, both Mateusz Klich ($9.4) and Jackson Hopkins ($4.8) with 3, Ted Ku-Dipietro ($5.3) with 2, and Yamil Asad ($5.9) with 1.

Forwards
Jordan Morris (SEA, $9.6) scored four goals on the way to 24 points, leading the forwards and all players. Meanwhile, Joao Klauss (STL, $10.1) added an assist to his brace for 17 points, and Cristian Ramirez (CLB, $7.0) scored two goals and 13 points. Christian Benteke ($8.5) led the DCU forwards with 9 points, ahead of Nigel Robertha ($4.4) and Taxi Fountas ($7.7), who each scored 1.

Looking Ahead
Austin is on bye, and everyone else plays once. Assuming Andre Blake (PHI, $6.0) is back and starting, he looks good in goal vs. Kansas City, and I like Sergi Palencia (LA, $6.4) in defense at Colorado. Cristian Espinoza (SJ, $10.5) is a good bet in midfield vs. Houston, and I like Luiz Araujo (ATL, $9.4) to get back on the scoresheet vs. the Red Bulls.

Blasian has followed soccer since the mid-90s, and D.C. United since 1996. Though he now lives in Seoul, South Korea, he follows MLS as closely as he can. He's a half-Korean and an adoptee, things about which he's happy to talk to you if you cross paths with him on Twitter or Instagram at @BlasianSays.
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