Center Back

[AKBapologist]

As the news swirls around as to who and when our transfer targets will come through, I, as long as I'm sure, many of you will wonder, why the fuck has it taken so long. In any case, I believe at least one, and perhaps two Center Backs will be coming through by August 31st.

Who do you think we should get? To aid in your decision making, here are some stats and youtube clips:




Aerial Duels Won% last 3 seasons:
Gallas 55%,
Toure 49%,
Dann 60%,
Hangeland 71%,
Terry 68%,
Upson 63%,
Skrtel 71%,
Smalling 67%,
P Jones 52%
Djourou 61%,
Koscielny 53%,
Squillaci 53%,
Vermaelen 60%,
Cahill 66%,
Jagielka 58%,
Samba 70%,
Vidic 73%


Mertesacker v Dann
Aerial Duels 202-249
Aerial won% 72%-60%
Tackles 117-125
Clearances 385-490
Blocks 47-46
Interceptions 227-81
Fouls 70-43
Mins 7700-4500
Goals 9-2
Shots 48-26
Assists 4-3
Chances created 21-10
Pass% opp half 72%-52%
Duels won 69%-63%


Samba vs Cahill
Goals 3-4
Shots 41-32
Pass% 64%-72%
Tackles/90 1.56-1.92
Interceptions/90 2.1-1.8
Clearances/90 11.2-10.8
Aerial Duels 68%-63%


Cahill vs Jagielka
Age 25 (born December)-28 (born August)
England Caps 3-9
Contract expires 1 year-4 years
Reported value 17m?-18m?
Aerial Duels 563-215
Aerial won% 66%-58%
Tackles 158-173
Clearances 1169-736
Blocks 107-79
Interceptions 160-158
Fouls 78-33
Mins 8794-6715
Goals 11-1
Shots 80-29
Assists 5-0
Chances created 22-20
Pass% opp half 52%-59%
Duels won 69%-71%

With courtesy of orbinho.