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Originally Posted by marcus agrippa
i'm not too sure.
we have Hargreaves, Scholesy, Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Gibson and, at a pinch, maybe Pique and O'Shea (who really has no business playing in CM).
of these, only Hargreaves and Carrick may give us genuine defensive ability in CM. Pique perhaps, but i'd rather he played in his natural position.
we may have many options in CM, but they are not balanced.
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Carrick may not be the conventional defensive midfielder but he had shown time and time again that he is capable of covering that role. I mean if we where able to win the league with Carrick and the genius who cant tackle in central midfield then I doubt that the midfield would fall in pieces if we play 5 - 6 matches with Carrick and Fletcher (who provide much better cover then Scholes)
Veloso's signing would make sense if we decide to get rid of Mickey next year. I mean Veloso is younger then Mickey, he is a better utility player and he can easily play in 3 positions. Ok Mickey brings in experience. On the other hand the Frenchmen was never considered as a solid defender and with age, his greatest asset (pace) is bound to start to decline. Stating that Id rather see the club spending top dollar on a quality out to out striker (that what we really need) then on another utility player.