To me it seems like we have a plethora of defenders. Two (maybe three) back fours even:
Walker----Fazio----Vertonghen---Rose
Dier--Kaboul--Chiriches---Davies
(Naughton, Veljkovic, Fryers, BAE) (Yedlin)
Now this is good as we have to fight on at least two fronts with cup matches and Europa league. But I also feel that we may have too many defenders, and what title winning teams always have is an almost undisrupted back four. An undisrupted back four means a heightened understanding, consistency, and confidence given to the players. Woolwich have also taught us that your best CB pairing is not necessarily your 2 best CBs, seeing as they ostracised Vermaalen. So I think that we should have a consistent back four for the premier league but this will leave out 2/3 CBs, which may cause disruption. I fear that we will not be able to keep all of our defenders happy.
Look at Chelsea's back four, it has remained the same for almost all of the last 50 games
Ivanovic--Terry---Cahil---Azpilicueta
After that who is there, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Ake? I can't name anymore. And Chelsea have the best defence in the league.
I'm not saying we axe half our defence, but it just seems that it's overcrowded.
I know that everyone wants rid of Naughton and BAE but they are adamantly staying at the club, and Yedlin isn't due until next season. Dier, Veljkovic, Fryers are all youngsters. But I think we have two or three too many names in defence.
Walker----Fazio----Vertonghen---Rose
Dier--Kaboul--Chiriches---Davies
(Naughton, Veljkovic, Fryers, BAE) (Yedlin)
Now this is good as we have to fight on at least two fronts with cup matches and Europa league. But I also feel that we may have too many defenders, and what title winning teams always have is an almost undisrupted back four. An undisrupted back four means a heightened understanding, consistency, and confidence given to the players. Woolwich have also taught us that your best CB pairing is not necessarily your 2 best CBs, seeing as they ostracised Vermaalen. So I think that we should have a consistent back four for the premier league but this will leave out 2/3 CBs, which may cause disruption. I fear that we will not be able to keep all of our defenders happy.
Look at Chelsea's back four, it has remained the same for almost all of the last 50 games
Ivanovic--Terry---Cahil---Azpilicueta
After that who is there, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Ake? I can't name anymore. And Chelsea have the best defence in the league.
I'm not saying we axe half our defence, but it just seems that it's overcrowded.
I know that everyone wants rid of Naughton and BAE but they are adamantly staying at the club, and Yedlin isn't due until next season. Dier, Veljkovic, Fryers are all youngsters. But I think we have two or three too many names in defence.