I would go for a mix of the 2. Benteke is too careless to man mark, so for me he would be on the front stick with the head it at all costs mantra. Behind that man to man, but we are so small and weedy that man to man hurts us. Even Vlaar was out battled against Bradford. We are desperate for 2 big strong men to come in to help. Until we do that we won't improve much.
O'Neill's watertight defence is a bit of a myth. During his first two sixth place seasons there was only one club in the top half of the table who let in more goals than us and although this improved in his final season we also scored a lot less goals than the teams around us.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on February 04, 2013, 04:46:26 PMO'Neill's watertight defence is a bit of a myth. During his first two sixth place seasons there was only one club in the top half of the table who let in more goals than us and although this improved in his final season we also scored a lot less goals than the teams around us. It was the Dunne Collins partnership that finally sorted out our defence. They clearly had limitations but neither were soft touches when it came to backs to the wall defending.Our need is for that sort of experience again.