Carragher

[Judge Jules]

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[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=36864.msg976744#msg976744 date=1257108368]
Yes he does. Four CBs are a must, he's fourth choice, he's not THAT bad and you're not going to get better than him that far down the pecking order at any club.
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Exactly. I think some people won't be happy unless we have Baresi and Beckenbauer in their primes as our 7th choice centre back pairing.
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You have a point, but considering injuries are forcing us to play them it's important that they actually be good.

The 'what do you expect for a 4th choice CB' doesn't wash when they're actually getting games.
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It'll have to wash, Avvy, because there's also the question of what else one can expect for a measly £2 mill.

I don't accept that Kyrgiakos is that bad anyway. If we were flying when he came into the side, he'd have been fine.

 

[Pesam]

So Skrtel is shite now? When did this happen? He might not have started the season too well but he is a long way from shite.

Regarding our current CB problems, I've always been a fan of Carra's (whilst realising he is not quite world class) and I am huge fan of Aggers. The problem for me is that the Carra/Agger partnership is quite good but they still don't gel 100%, the Carra/Skrtel partnership is quite good defensively but they are quite similar in many ways and aren't very adaptable. Zorba is a decent 4th choice.

I have, for some time, had a feeling that the partnership that might work best would be the Skrtel/Agger one and I wouldn't be surprised if it worked exceedingly well. We'll get the chance to see how well it works whilst Carra serves his suspension and then, if we don't concede many/any during his abscence we'll see how brave Rafa can be by telling Carra he's not getting back into the team.

 

[Sunny]

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I have, for some time, had a feeling that the partnership that might work best would be the Skrtel/Agger one and I wouldn't be surprised if it worked exceedingly well. We'll get the chance to see how well it works whilst Carra serves his suspension and then, if we don't concede many/any during his abscence we'll see how brave Rafa can be by telling Carra he's not getting back into the team.
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We may get the chance if they're not hobbling around a treatment room somewhere