Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
You mean when we had David O'Leary? You know, a proper, world class centre-half? Bet you'd forgotten such a player existed. But in the old days, we had someone with a number 5 or 6 on his back who actually stopped opposing attackers as opposed to stepping out of their way and politely waving them through.
I think the midfield is the bigger problem defensively. Opposition players should not be running directly at your back four. It happens pretty much every time we lose the ball.