Brightonian
Full Member
People are confusing DM with destroyer. No, we have never really played with an out-and-out destroyer. Few teams do. Your DM is obviously a creative as well as destructive player. That doesn't mean we don't need someone more defensively sound than Fred or McT in the squad. Both Matic and Carrick were proper 'defensive midfielders', certainly more so than Fred or McT. That's what we need to replace in the squad, even if we won't need this player for every single match.
At a stretch we could look to promote Garner into this position, sharing games with Matic, but only if the management feel he is definitely ready for the responsibility. Arguably he simply hasn't been given enough senior minutes this season to be considered a safe enough pair of hands for next season.
At a stretch we could look to promote Garner into this position, sharing games with Matic, but only if the management feel he is definitely ready for the responsibility. Arguably he simply hasn't been given enough senior minutes this season to be considered a safe enough pair of hands for next season.