QUOTE(nshady @ Oct 8 2013, 09:58 PM)
Vida is still the best cb around. He bosses in the air and on the ground. Look at the cc game, evans + smalling...really

We'll just give them more games anyway. But i think jones has the most talent of all 3, but he's still very young and occupies different position. We might be signing a world class defender to replace vidic tho. We need one considering our defensive crisis this season.
QUOTE(sinoffire @ Oct 8 2013, 10:08 PM)
^ agree with u, to a certain extent. sign a 1st team quality centre back, the young 'uns rotate to partner that new signing. rio + vida can slowly phase out. there's a big gap in terms of age between rio + vida with our 3 young 'uns. need someone in between to guide 'em.
meanwhile our fullbacks.......

For me...rio n vida is still top player...rio had wonderful season last year...his rotation suits him well...now vida is coming back...he shud folo rio routine n rotation between them as he is not the same player when they r europe most formidable force...jones n smalling shud get game time alongside the old guard...i wud prefer riojones partnership while vidasmalling...the mix of combative n calm game reader...jones is vida type...small is rio type...saf prepare them like forever to take the baton...
Agree with sino on age gap...but i think evans is the link somewhere between them...he oso shud be thrown for some game time...not to say that the young'un is not gud n ready...in defence...experience always got upper hand in term of calm n clinical timing challenge...while young'un sometimes crumble under pressure n make silly mistake in box or inviting red cards...maybe home game we can start young'un duo...just sayin...for me the CB is in safe hand,gud depth n cover n for future long ahead...
I oso wanna add here...i agree when some says certain player need games to build form...which in vida cases...after similar twice blunder...for me his blunder is not purposely down to form or mistake...both situation he caught by suprise which in his top form...the ball hav been blast away...coming back after long lay off injury...the reflex reaction is still not that sharp...the body react a lil bit slow to thay kind of suprise situation...hence he needs game time...but maybe age oso play some factor to body reflex reaction...whatever it is...he will overcome it...like i said...old is gold in CB...
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