Russell Martin

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Johnson brings a lot of strength even though his not the quickest he can put in a shift stamina wise. I think Martin even though he lacks the pace as a right back he could bring some to that holding midfield role, if he muscled up a bit more I'd be fairly confident having him as back up there.
 
Agree with all this - Rusty is a bit like Drury - lacks pace but makes up for this by great positional sense and reading of the game. I think his versatility is a great asset and if push came to shove he'd do alright up front as well as a target man I reckon (a la Doc !!)

Need to invest in the full-back positions for next season as players running at us and cutting in (Hoilllet, Moses, Benayoun) has been our biggest weakness this season.
 
I don't think he'd suit a holding midfield role, but he is a player when you see him you instinctively trust him i don't worry about him not being good enough when he plays centre back as he just is one of those players. In the CB vs RB debate I think there's no doubt he is a better premier league centre back than right back
 
oldcanariesfan said:
Need to invest in the full-back positions for next season as players running at us and cutting in (Hoilllet, Moses, Benayoun) has been our biggest weakness this season.
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Perhaps having a less injury prone centre back too mind you our Russell should be well ahead of other of players like Ward in my opinion.

I agree about the trust factor Billy especially when he play's as a centre back, I have the feeling we'll look a lot more tidier at the back which is something we've distinctively lacked at times this season.
 
YellowLittle said:
I think after this season we have to consider Russell Martin as a centre half rather than a right back.

His performances at centre half have been top, he reads the game brilliantly there and has made several goal line clearances whilst playing in that position. I think that at right back he has been quite shaky at times and whenever he comes up against a pacey winger he struggles. I find that he doesn't get forward as often this season too, as often as Naughton anyway.

His two games against Arsenal this season at centre half have been brilliant and I think he probably wouldn't be here next season if it wasn't for his centre half performances. He has been better then Ward and Barnett this season in their position, and been fit all season which is a major plus.
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Pretty much what I said on another thread - he doesn't have the pace to keep up with some of the speedy wingers in the PL, but he has been immense in both games against Arsenal at CB!!!
 
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