
Originally Posted by
Power_n_Glory
It's an important role in the team and besides defensive qualities, we need someone that has good ball retention skills, knows how to protect the ball and make good passes without playing a team mate into trouble. I once thought Toure could play the DM role but he played there once and he looked out of sorts. Maybe it could work for Verm but it's no easy transition and more than a dog chasing a bone type of role. His negligent style of defending could be just as costly in the middle. We'd still need positional discipline but I suppose we wouldn't get punished as harshly compared to defence.