By Ollie Irish
With the Premier League season now into its second half, it’s time to pause, cogitate and deliberate on the Prem team of the season so far. In a 4-5-1 formation, this is our selection of star performers – there is no Fabregas, no Gerrard, no Lampard, no Drogba, no Titus Bramble. And that’s mighty refreshing. Feel free to offer up your own XIs, of course…
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Rafael Van der Vaart (Tottenham) - There's always the feeling that VdV might break down at any moment, or flounce into Arry's office and demand a transfer back to Real Madrid (he is a diva), but for now we should enjoy watching a masterful midfielder at work. He positively reeks of class – his composure is jaw-dropping at times - and along with Bale has kept Tottenham hard on the heels of the main title contenders.