Clark Vs Cuellar

[Rip Van We Go Again]

No reason for Cuellar to go.
Let them all compete for places.

Quite.
We've been moaning about lack of squad rotation for ages.
They'll both play a big part this season.

[JUAN PABLO]

Thank G-Hou, he doesnt just shove cuellar to RB to keep him happy like MON would have done..  we will need cueller but to be played in his right position..

[darren woolley]

It is a nice conundrum to have which one to bring on useing the squad i like it.

[Phil from the upper holte]

We needed a left sided defender and he put one on, Simple.

Cuellar will be playing there are 30 games to go and we will need him. The days of every player playing every game are gone and GH has already said that. I was shocked yesterday when he did come on but he did well.

Clean sheet kept so jobs a good un

[Shrek]

I like this square pegs in square holes shit!

So do I, its great not walking up to the match knowing  already, what the team is and what subs will be used.

[Clampy]

If Drogba had been on the pitch, he probably would have gone with Carlos, but it was a brave move and Clarky did well.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Clark looks like he could be as good as Cahill.

[London Villan]

I think Clampy has it spot on. With Chelsea only playing Anelka upfront there was less of a physical battle for the centre-halves. It wasn't a straight forward decision though, as Houllier had them both warming up ready to come on.

[PaulWinch again]

We'll need them both, I am very impressed with Clark though.

[villasjf]

He seems more composed on the ball, i noticed a few times he passed the ball to Rio, who treated it like a hot potato and gave it straight back to him. he still hasn't played for Ireland yet at senior level and there are not that many young English center halves about. I was supprised when he came on as Carlos and he were told to get ready when Dunne got injured, it seemed ages before the change was made though. Brave decission by GH.

[Irish villain]

I also think Carlos is our best centre back but was glad to see Clark get his chance as the left sided centre back. As others have said it is good to see competition for places and the squad being utilised properly by the manager.

Gives us a bit of a selection headache now.

[jembob]

Chelsea didn't have too much of an aerial threat yesterday so perhaps Clark was a better choice. If Drogba had have been playing then Carlos should have been first choice but perhaps they felt that Clark was quicker than Carlos and offered better ball retention and pass completion. If that's the case then it was sensible use of squad players.

[robbo1874]

No great aerial threat, but Anelka still managed to get between two defenders for his header towards the end, which we were very lucky not to have conceded from (and likely lost given the time left). Not sure which defenders they were, but presumably Clark would have been one of them.

[pablopicasso_10]

i dont, and have never rated cuellar...

he is scared of the football, and with the new "passing / possession" game we are looking to move towards (and showing good initital signs), i dont think he has a future with us... and for that, we will improve...

clark on the other hand, is very comfortable on the ball and offers us balance, so i would rather we continued with clark this season more so, accept the learning mistakes, and help progress him for the future...

[Karl Bridges]

I think the ball would have been coming back a lot quicker if Carlos had come on. I thinki he is a great defender but he does have a tendency to hoof it a bit. Clark was composedc on the ball and looked to take the pressure off by finding a team mate in space.