by Pag » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:44 pm
With Levchenko not a central defender, Cassio having his first game back for 8-10 weeks, and Boogard being just generally average, the defence was always going to struggle last night. Ifill made us look absolutely stupid, and IMO, is on par with Broich as the best player in the competition.
I'd give Kossie another contract, as much as people want to judge him on what is happening at the moment, he's playing with Rini's squad that he hasn't been able to turn over at all. Bringing in overseas coaches isn't always the best option. The best coaches in the league (Postecoglou, Arnold, Herbert) are all local. Give Kossie reign to keep/cut/recruit the guys he want, then judge him on performances.
IMO, only van Dijk, Djite, Vidosic, Malik, Ramsay, Cassio, Mullen and Galekovic should be guaranteed a spot at the club next year. The rest of the 23 haven't done enough (maybe harsh on McKain, and maybe soft on Djite and Vidosic. The latter is the best corner-taker we've got by a fair way). Melling and Kamara would obviously stay on, but if we're going to be around the mark, both should be in the youth team and not able to crack our 15.