Right.......there's only two weeks of the window left and we STILL haven't signed a CB.
We should have signed one LAST summer.
The fact that we didn't, almost cost us the title.
We stood and watched Cahill go to Chelsea.
We have now stood and watched Thiago Silva, (probably the best CB in the world), go to PSG. (Even though Milan wanted Tevez).
Vinnie is a great player.
Lescott is a good player.
Kolo isn't the player he was 5 yrs ago at Arsenal.
Savic is a kid.
We can't embark upon another full season relying on Vinnie and Joleon......we saw the title virtually disappear in Feb/March when Vinnie was out.
We need another quality Centre Back!!!
Sort it please Bobby, FFS you're Italian!
Centre Back
posted on 15/8/12
We've also got Boyata and Rekik plus money to spend in January if we are starting to look exposed.
posted on 15/8/12
I understand what you're saying Boris......but I really don't want to wait till Jan.
Champions League could be history by then.
It's such a glaring weakness that even uneducated trolls come pointing it out........a bit like Uniteds' central midfield.
posted on 16/8/12
I don't reckon it's really necessary. Kompany is one of the best defenders around, and Lescott is pretty good as well. Richards can play there too, and Savic badly needs to adapt to the English game so he needs time on the pitch. If you got really desperate I reckon Yaya could even do a job there (even if that would be a loss in midfield).
In the past we managed to win titles with O'Shea and Wes Brown (I love them both but neither was exactly Bobby Moore) as our back up centre halves, so it isn't as huge a problem as you'd think.
posted on 16/8/12
I think we need to bring someone in, Kolo has spat his dummy, Savic needs loaning out or at least relieving of the pressure of being our 3rd choice CB, dragging Micah into the middle is hardly ideal and Boyata never seems to have progressed following that sending off vs Arsenal. Will see, but if we only sign one more player this window I'd like it to be a cb.
posted on 16/8/12
Kolo will be disappearing to the ACON with Yaya and Savic needs a good bich slapping at times.
posted on 16/8/12
Is ACON on this year? Yaya has retired from it anyway, at least for the time being.