So clichys goes.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

to see it in the progrmme would inspire much more confidence than seeing Sqcallci (can't be bothered to check if I spelt this guys name right)

however I am with Selassie on the coaching thing which is why I am glad to see us doing our business at the front end of the summer rather than the usual last minute deal that we get forced into making due to being over cautious and too slow to catch a cold.......it is not only the pitch that we can make ourselves look like laughing stocks

the point about Wenger liking running full backs has validity but maybe even he is now seeing that the FB backs job is more than just running cos that is all Clichy fu#king did most of the time

[Master Splinter]

Samba is a bit shit. Cahill is a bit better. Both would make decent fourth choice defenders. I'm happy to be proven wrong about them being our Herculean defensive saviours, though.

But none of that will matter if the team doesn't defend as a team.

[fari]

Samba is a bit shit. Cahill is a bit better. Both would make decent fourth choice defenders. I'm happy to be proven wrong about them being our Herculean defensive saviours, though.

But none of that will matter if the team doesn't defend as a team.

exactly! as soon was we lose the ball we need to immediately start pressing, closng down the spaces etc

[Japan Shaking All Over]

wooooo there! don't want the guys breaking a sweat now do we!

back to basics I agree......and the kind of signings that Wenger is looking at sure know how to rough things up......its what we need, no fear of a fight/some leadership

[Boss]

No chance we're getting in two defenders, but would be happy with Vermaelen at LB.

[Özim]

No chance we're getting in two defenders, but would be happy with Vermaelen at LB.

Yeah me too, he can galavant forward from there without leaving us horribly exposed at the back.

[Cripps_orig]

Samba is a bit shit. Cahill is a bit better. Both would make decent fourth choice defenders. I'm happy to be proven wrong about them being our Herculean defensive saviours, though.

But none of that will matter if the team doesn't defend as a team.

Having a bit of a shocker arent you son?

[Darth Vela]

If we can't get Baines I'd be happy with Vermaelen there, if two defenders do indeed come in then we have to assume there'll be some jiggerpokery with positions as 5 CBs who only play CB is blatantly not going to happen, technically we'd have six ofc but he can't really even play CB...

[Cripps_orig]

Mancs had 5 CBs and still got in Jones.

Dont care how many we have. If anyone better is available, we must go in for him

[Darth Vela]

I agree, we need to up the quality and if we can get in better options it doesn't matter so much, it was more of an observation on the way we tend to do things than a point for debate.

On another note, the Mancs aren't in much better shape given that 3 of those 5 are Smalling, Brown and Evans along with Rio not getting any younger, I'd be surprised if they didn't buy yet another with one of their others shipping out.