The defense must be fixed. Obviously, Feeney was never going to feature this season, so not fussed about his performance. Kosta was not impressive to me. Poor touch and average defending. Cash? The less said the better, but woeful. Carlos? Nice guy, but not good enough. Pau has many good qualities and I know why he is rated, but I am somewhat old fashioned and like my defenders to be able to defend and have a bit of pace about them first and foremost. Paul lacks in these areas compared to Mings at his best, and I feel the team suffers for it. Do not read me as totally slating Pau, but I am not as enamored with him as most others including Emery (which means that I also recognize that I am out of step, but this board is a place for opinions, even bad ones!). Obviously, no Konsa hurt, so that makes a difference if he is next to Pau. Feel like we need to strengthen along the back four if we are going to challenge for the title and the CL, which should be our aim at this point even if we would not be favorites.
