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| santry_gooner | Oct 18 2013, 05:31 PM Post #21 |
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Vermaelen steadied our defence in a huge way when he arrived. His defending then was top notch, the only negative being a slight nervous tendency on the part of Koscielny. I think he rushed back from a bad hamstring injury and never really recovered last year. But I also think its ridiculous to write him off as you continue to do. Out of the three defenders we have Verm is the only one who out and out attacks the ball. He has excellent distribution as a defender, which has people eyeing him for midfield, but that's not where he is of value. He covers left back adequately, though we are well stocked. He's the kind of player you need to have and as the season drags on I can promise you will see a lot more of him. As legs tire in February we are not going to be able to absorb pressure from teams and allow them waltz down outside channels and expend time, territory and lung capacity chasing them because we have conceded space. We will need someone who efficiently uses 5 metre movements and brute strength to pip the ball out of opponents and Vermaelen will be that player, most likely at the expense of Mertesacker. |
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