I can't believe we're not linked to any CB's after the horrific 'goals against' column last season....
Not only did we constantly get cut open and were all over the place, we looked vulnerable from set pieces.... I was hiding behind the sofa!
Cresswell and Hjelde have potential and need to both go out on loan for game time....
However, this then leaves us with the perfect combination of 2 right footed CB's and 2 left footed CB's.
Unfortunately, they are all so similar in that you'd love them ALL as backup, but none of them stand out....
Llorente is quality in some games and then always has a mistake in him....
Strujik.... as above.
Coops is an unbelievable leader and captain and seems to be the first name on the teamsheet WHEN he's not on the treatment table.... we used to say the same about him in the Championship.
Koch does look like a proper CB but never had a run of probably more than 5 games in that position.... and when he has played there it's with different partners. And is he up for the fight? Fair play to him for stepping in to holding midfield but we can't be having square pegs in round holes again.
How are we not at least linked to top quality CBs!?
I just hope Marsch can somehow get a settled partnership but it just worries me how he can improve them so much....
It seems that Cresswell is being loaned out to Millwall (of all places). That‘s a shame: he’s only 21, but a great leader, strong in the air, and generally technically very gifted. Would prefer him to stay this season as one of the two first-choice central defenders.