Why are so many people on here hoping for us to get Upson? I have to say Upson is one of the most overated players at the moment and offers nothing more than the CBs we already have.. yes EVEN Rocha...
What has Upson done at almost 30 to obtain such a reputation?
with Kings injury some say we need an experienced PL defender... Upson has only played at most 4 seasons top flight football one with Arse, 2 years with City and 1 with Wet Spam... At 29 years old he has only played 200 odd games with not even all of them in the PL!! Thats as much as King has and hes been injured for a vast part of his career and is younger than Upson!!
is he really the best we can get?? I for one think Corluka can do a job as CB with Woodgate, King and Daws completing the line up...
However, should Arry not see that as an ideal line up other CBs i think we should go for other targets... My choices would be...
Agger, with 18 months to run on his contract i reckon we should put in a cheeky bid... at 24 he has time on his side and can be established as a first choice CB in the long run and has a good level of PL experience.
Marquez, at the same age as Upson has achieved more than Upson could dream of, with Barca having Pique and Puyol as their prefered CB pair i reckon we could prize Marquez off them but it may cost about 8 mill... the plus side is that Marquez can also play the DMF role that we have been dying for...
Onuoha, at 22 he prob wont fit the critera of proven player but reckon he is a good punt, can play CB, RB and LB and with all the imports Citeh gonna have can see him getting moved along... He seems to have the same abilty as Micah Richards but has been hampered by injuries...
Yobo, at 28 years old has a lot of PL experience and has been playing well for several years... would probably cost same amount as Upson... although maybe tough to prize him away from Everton but could be done as Everton seem to be strapped for cash....
What has Upson done at almost 30 to obtain such a reputation?
with Kings injury some say we need an experienced PL defender... Upson has only played at most 4 seasons top flight football one with Arse, 2 years with City and 1 with Wet Spam... At 29 years old he has only played 200 odd games with not even all of them in the PL!! Thats as much as King has and hes been injured for a vast part of his career and is younger than Upson!!
is he really the best we can get?? I for one think Corluka can do a job as CB with Woodgate, King and Daws completing the line up...
However, should Arry not see that as an ideal line up other CBs i think we should go for other targets... My choices would be...
Agger, with 18 months to run on his contract i reckon we should put in a cheeky bid... at 24 he has time on his side and can be established as a first choice CB in the long run and has a good level of PL experience.
Marquez, at the same age as Upson has achieved more than Upson could dream of, with Barca having Pique and Puyol as their prefered CB pair i reckon we could prize Marquez off them but it may cost about 8 mill... the plus side is that Marquez can also play the DMF role that we have been dying for...
Onuoha, at 22 he prob wont fit the critera of proven player but reckon he is a good punt, can play CB, RB and LB and with all the imports Citeh gonna have can see him getting moved along... He seems to have the same abilty as Micah Richards but has been hampered by injuries...
Yobo, at 28 years old has a lot of PL experience and has been playing well for several years... would probably cost same amount as Upson... although maybe tough to prize him away from Everton but could be done as Everton seem to be strapped for cash....
