These are MON's defenders. There job was to stand tall, block everything and whack the ball as far as possible to the fast lads up front. Now they are being asked to retain possession, play the ball out, or be a bit more intelligent in how they play the game. They can't do it.
Quote from: toronto villa on December 30, 2010, 08:13:28 PMThese are MON's defenders. There job was to stand tall, block everything and whack the ball as far as possible to the fast lads up front. Now they are being asked to retain possession, play the ball out, or be a bit more intelligent in how they play the game. They can't do it.no offence but that's a load of shite.If they remembered how to defend first and foremost we wouldn't be in this mess.
Dunne not performing is the biggest loss, last season with Carlos at right back Dunne ,Collins in the centre gave us a solid defence, better at defending sst pieces too with three big bodies in there. I was one who hated Carlos playing there but maybe O'Neill had a point. As i've said in a previous post we have virtually every player except Milner availeable maybe in the short term we should go back to what worked last season and get some cohesion back into the side.
the defence is an absoloute shambles and i dont think any of them are playing well. defences are built around a goalkeeper and one member of the back 4, usually a centre half, one has to be the decision taker and organise the others including the central midfield, with Dunne out of form and fitness and Friedel having a bad season we are stuffed. Collins is a last ditch defender and cuellar dosent comunicate. promote clarke