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CRAFTY CAIRNEY PLAYING AS GAZZA USED TO

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 March 2018

CLASS: Tom Cairney

RYAN Sessegnon may be stealing the limelight at Fulham, but nobody makes the Cottagers tick like Tom Cairney.
Unlucky to miss out on a Player of the Year nomination last season – and absurdly overlooked for the PFA team of the year – the 27-year-old is a joy to watch at his best.
Martin Ling, the former Leyton Orient boss, was once asked about facing Spurs-era Gazza.
“The way he moved, it was like he had a forcefield around his body,” said Ling. “You could see the ball, but you couldn’t get near it.”
Against Derby last weekend,...

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