The weakest link.....

How many teams have great cover in their defence though?

Man City -

Kompany and Lescott first choice - Savic and K.Toure cover. Hardly brilliant.

Man Utd - Vidic (Injury prone) Ferdinand - Smalling and Jones - Fair enough, good.

Arsenal - Mertersaker, Vermalen, Koscielny, Djourou...

Chelski - Terry, Luiz, Cahill, Ivanovic.

After these teams you can see that most good teams have maybe 3 quality options then average cover.

Williamson is good enough to be a 4/5th choice IMO, especially since we're not in that top bracket. If you look at the other sides that will be pushing in the top 10 next season, their squad depth isn't that great.

We wont be in Europe next season which means he'll get a cup games and maybe a few PL games at the most. I say keep him.

 

We want to improve with a view to dining at the top table (5th last year proves it can be done) so we need to build strength in depth like they do (doesn't have to cost a fortune).
It will be a gradual thing but bit by bit we must aspire to that and part of that process, as Pardew has said may times is replacing weaker players with better quality.

One things for sure, the summer will be very interesting indeed.

 

I agree. Get better in if we can, but some people are just like "sell him". There's no point in selling unless we get a repalcement.

I'd rather have Willo than nothing. Only sell if we can get a decent one in, preferably a youngun with decent potential that can hold his own.

 

Willo is a weak link for me. Struggles at the level and needs replaced. I want him replaced regardless this summer. If Colo goes too we'll need 2. I'd prefer that was one class act and a younger lad we can develop. If we want to improve we have to keep evolving. That means weeding out the weaker elements of the squad and replacing them. He is our weakest defender.