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[Niall_Quinn]

Mertesacker

Other

Probably, although we might not get Other.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sounds like we're going for Scott Nonentity at £6mill, it's on a few sites now. Cheap and cheerful, seen Brum play a few times and this guy never raised a glance. Cheapskate Wenger at his finest if this goes through. He won't spend a few more quid on a known entity but he'll bend over for Barca.

[Kano]

That's balls in all honesty, wave a fat contract and CL football under his nose and he'll happily sign.

says more about him than anything else if he was offered something tangible but refused. 29, trying to break into the England team and last real chance to get into a big club.

[Özim]

Please God not Merersacker the guy is shite!

[Özim]

Understood however maybe we need to address the problem with the strategy not the players?

As said previously, even if we had the best defenders in the world it would make no difference then?

Mertersacker would be a big mistake IMO, not only is he as slow as a snail but he's also an average defender.

Adams and Bould were fantastic defenders who made up for their lack of pace, with instinct, great use of their physical strength and 100% commitment!

I agree that pace isn't crucial (although it's handy), what you do need to have though is natural ability to defend.

[fari]

Mertersacker would be a big mistake IMO, not only is he as slow as a snail but he's also an average defender.

Adams and Bould were fantastic defenders who made up for their lack of pace, with instinct, great use of their physical strength and 100% commitment!

I agree that pace isn't crucial (although it's handy), what you do need to have though is natural ability to defend.

yeah i can see mertesacker conceding loads of penalties. i like the look of cahill or dann

[Xhaka Can’t]

Please God not Merersacker the guy is shite!

I hear Wengersacker is good.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Mertersacker would be a big mistake IMO, not only is he as slow as a snail but he's also an average defender.

Adams and Bould were fantastic defenders who made up for their lack of pace, with instinct, great use of their physical strength and 100% commitment!

I agree that pace isn't crucial (although it's handy), what you do need to have though is natural ability to defend.

Makes no diffrence who we sign the way we play will make sure we conceed goals anyway. Looks like it will be Dann's anyway maybe he is even worse then Mertserker.

[Özim]

I hear Wengersacker is good.

He's not doing a good job at the moment though, he has one task and he's not managed it yet.

What's his credentials?

[Özim]

Makes no diffrence who we sign the way we play will make sure we conceed goals anyway. Looks like it will be Dann's anyway maybe he is even worse then Mertserker.

I don't totally agree, a good leader/organiser at the back will make a difference too.

If we can get some defenders who don't regularly make errors, are good positionally and good in the air that would be a good start.

Could use some cover in midfield as well though.