Getting our defending right

[Sotonsuperhoop]

We have the ability to create chances and score but clearly we are lacking defensively. (I know, stating the bleeding obvious!)

But surely we must now play Clint at centre back with Nelsen. He may not be the quickest but he is streets ahead of Ferdinand both in positional play and winning headers, making last ditch tackles. We cant bring anyone else in until Jan (but then who would want to join us anyway?) so why not play him? Reading would not have had so many free headers in our box had Hill been there.

[Ginger Ninja]

i agree, i would play hill against stoke.

[vblockranger]

Ryan Nelson and Clint Hill as a pair of first 11 premiership Centre Backs. Think we need another transfer window with another manager picking the players we need. Havent got no choice tho thats the sad part.

[Sotonsuperhoop]

Ryan Nelson and Clint Hill as a pair of first 11 premiership Centre Backs. Think we need another transfer window with another manager picking the players we need. Havent got no choice tho thats the sad part.

Just making the best of what we've got until January

[WeAreQPR12]

easy to target the defence but I was v impressed with Nelson, if N'bia didn't behave in such a pathetic way our centre halves would be decent. Too many people don't mention Boswinga who didn't have a good game. If Troare is injured we are in real sh it because Ohnuna is the worst player in our squad, hopefully dyer can get fit or god help us

[MYU]

We have the ability to create chances and score but clearly we are lacking defensively. (I know, stating the bleeding obvious!)

But surely we must now play Clint at centre back with Nelsen. He may not be the quickest but he is streets ahead of Ferdinand both in positional play and winning headers, making last ditch tackles. We cant bring anyone else in until Jan (but then who would want to join us anyway?) so why not play him? Reading would not have had so many free headers in our box had Hill been there.

I have to agree, he is solid and much better than Ferdinand.

We need to stop the leaks and fast!

[vblockranger]

easy to target the defence but I was v impressed with Nelson, if N'bia didn't behave in such a pathetic way our centre halves would be decent. Too many people don't mention Boswinga who didn't have a good game. If Troare is injured we are in real sh it because Ohnuna is the worst player in our squad, hopefully dyer can get fit or god help us

Traore and Boswinga are examples of this new breed of prem left back...great going forward them ambles back to do a bit of defending cos they have too. Both tried to play the ball out of defence yesterday and nearly got caught.

[QPR Richard]

Hill for me next week against that load of bruisers. Importantly though, is that Hill is a left sided CB which gives us better balance.

[72bus]

i feared for us yesterday every time a high ball came into the box , we need a big lump hill is not the answer or ferdy , i cant believe onauha gets anywhere near the 1st team so we are going to struggle until mbia comes back ,in jan we need to get someone in quick

[Fraggy]

I had high hopes for Onauha; but as of late I cringe whenever he is playing.
Hill seems like a solution, not because he is a great player, only because he looks like one of the very few who give a crap.