Never thought I'd write this, but the person we're missing most is Lucas Neill. Maybe not the greatest defender ever, but he shouted a lot on the pitch and organised the rest of the defence. And if he couldn't tackle someone he'd stop them by any means necessary, giving away about three penalties a game that the refs never saw.
Plus he had that Aussie will to win. Faubert has done OK, but you sense he's too busy overlapping or thinking about Madam Bovary to dominate the defence. Yes, Neill was a greedy bastard wanting his 70k a week. But if we had any money, Lucas is one person we should have kept... instead he's now in Everton reserves.
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Never a popular opinion, but I always hoped he would stay. You only have to look at the number of goals conceded with him and without him to see what he brought to the the team.
Yes, with no Neill or Collins we are sadly lacking in experience... is it too late for Alvin Martin to come out of retirement? And Ray Stewart was on the pitch before the Fulham game too...
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