It's exactly this. We've had an absolute mountain of shit at CB going back to when Woodgate left. Since our current crop of favoured CBs made their debuts for us it's no coincidence there's never been any serious bids for any one of them, which is the only reason they're still here. An average 23-year-old defender frankly represents a very good option in our context.
At 33 year old CB is better at reading the game than a 23 year old with less than a dozen appearances in that position. More ingenious TRon insight to follow.
Looking at the rest of Riviere's s*** career probably overwhelming dispels any number of minutes against the likes of York City.
poor Riviere man.
Still think he'll prove to be better than what he has shown so far.
Aye, one (scuffed) league goal in an entire season. He can only prove to be better than that. Though he'll still be shit.
I think we all know how drastically different his popularity would be on here if he wasn't a local lad from the academy. Fortunately I think he's won most of the sensible crew over as a solid defender with potential.
The stupid bastard is obsessed with our players which only confirms he has no football knowledge or insight of his own.
Bit rich given that you'd probably sign Colo yourself if you were a football manager. His weaknesses are Mike Williamson's fault, remember?
Can't help thinking a few perceptions of Cabaye are being too heavily influenced by his last 3 months here. He's a very fine player but there's a reason he finds himself at Crystal Pace at almost 30.
I'm happy to give McClaren a chance but when we're talking about Williamson being much improved on the ball we really are clutching at some pretty short straws.
I have absolutely no confidence in us to keep it tight at the back, which is where we'll drop points. Right back, for example, is the strongest position in the back 5. It has next to no cover and Janmaat isn't great defensively.