Honestly...

[red g]

Would you swop this...

FINNAN-CARRA-SAMI-RIISE

For any of these...

1) FERREIRA-TERRY-CARVALHO-COLE

2) NEVILLE-FERDINAND-VIDIC-HEINZE

3) EBOUE-TOURE-SENDEROS-CLICHY


... Well, would you?

We may not have the best players, but we have the best back four as a unit .....the best back four would probably be

NEVILLE - HYPPIA - TERRY - HEINZE.

Hate to put Neville in front of finnan but do think he is better in attack than neville(ouch)

[Red_Polo]

You beat me to it. Toure is seen by Wenger as being so comfortable in possession that he can play in centre midfield, or even right wing. Granted, he's pretty much set in stone at centre-back now and has cut out a lot of the fancy stuff, but when he first arrived on the scene he played in any number of positions. He can play.

Definitely. I vaguely remember him putting in a MOM-winning performance playing at LM for Arse a couple of years ago before he was converterd to a CB.

[Shaggy]

Definitely. I vaguely remember him putting in a MOM-winning performance playing at LM for Arse a couple of years ago before he was converterd to a CB.

He did. I remember being very impressed with him on the wing against, I think, Leeds. I also remember being mightily shocked when I heard centre-back was the long term position for him. I thought he was a tricky winger!

[paulcooper4]

We may not have the best players, but we have the best back four as a unit .....the best back four would probably be

NEVILLE - HYPPIA - TERRY - HEINZE.

Hate to put Neville in front of finnan but do think he is better in attack than neville(ouch)

neville better than finnan??!!! stiffler better than carra???!!! tinnabeans better than ginge???!!! NNNNOOOOOOOOO...........

[dww]

We may not have the best players, but we have the best back four as a unit .....the best back four would probably be

NEVILLE - HYPPIA - TERRY - HEINZE.

Hate to put Neville in front of finnan but do think he is better in attack than neville(ouch)

I would have Carra ahead of Hyypia in that. The right back is the toughest call. I think all of the players in that position are very good but not world beaters - Neville has I guess been the most consistant over a number of seasons.

I guess it depends what sort of team you want but I prefer Cole at LB to Heinze.

[RedSwede]

Of course Terry would make a great addition, aspecially as Sami has seen his best days. Not saying hes poor, hes still a great defender but Terry has his best days ahead. Heinze would definately be an improvement on Riise.

[Rich]

I don't agree that Hyypia has seen his best days - he was almost faultless last year, even when playing without a safety net for much of the season.

I can see Hyypia still being at LFC for another 3 years maybe more. The guy is a Legend.

[paulcooper4]

I don't agree that Hyypia has seen his best days - he was almost faultless last year, even when playing without a safety net for much of the season.

I can see Hyypia still being at LFC for another 3 years maybe more. The guy is a Legend.

yep, i`ll go with that. Hes never had any pace to lose so i can see him playing at the top level til his late 30`s

[dww]

I think his comments about needing more recovery time last season hint that if he is to continue he will not be able to play every match. I guess that in order to get a new and stable back four we will have to not play him for an extended stretch either at the end of this season or the start of next.

[brendan]

Terry has his best days ahead

Hmmm, perhaps I'm letting my almost pathological loathing Of Abramovich FC, and intense dislike of Terry, colour my thinking here, but I'm not so sure his best days are ahead of him.

He hasn't got any pace to lose, but he seems quite heavy-set and lacking in elasticity, so I think the years may weigh quite heavily. Sami never had any pace either, but his lithe (almost gaunt) frame weathers the years far better.

[red g]

I think his comments about needing more recovery time last season hint that if he is to continue he will not be able to play every match. I guess that in order to get a new and stable back four we will have to not play him for an extended stretch either at the end of this season or the start of next.

I think Paletta/Agger may be given a few games against the 'easy' teams at anfield,maybe taken off as well when we are two goals ahead in games

[red g]

neville better than finnan??!!! stiffler better than carra???!!! tinnabeans better than ginge???!!! NNNNOOOOOOOOO...........

you dont know how much it hurt writing it

[Le Chacal]

Dont forget Gallas...Chelski is still better

[Shaggy]

I think Paletta/Agger may be given a few games against the 'easy' teams at anfield,maybe taken off as well when we are two goals ahead in games

Like Agger against Birmingham at Anfield last season huh?!

I take your point though, entirely. We just need to get "two goals ahead" in the first place.

[RedSwede]

I agree that he had one of his best seasons last year, but fact is that he´s not getting younger. If Agger and Paletta is what they seem to be, he souldnt be able to hold down a regular place for much longer, he´ll probably keep them out this season too though. Terry on the other hand is seven years younger and has a huge part of his carreer ahead of him.