I would hold to him and let him be a back-up to both RB and LB. He is similar to Carragher in the sense that he plays better through his passion. He is not world class but gives his 101%.
He could give it 1001% and he would still not be good enough. We have plenty of cover for RB in Clyne, Trent and even Milner. We'd also be crazy to have another right-footed player as back up for LB behind Milner. As it seems, we're in for a young LB who will be an understudy to Milner (wether that's a good idea, is up for discusssion of course). That's enough cover for both fullback positions.
I still don't get from where the idea has come that he is decent. He's not even average to be honest. He's a bit like Skrtel. He puts in some crunching, last ditch tackles, makes it look spectacular, but that's about it. Even in the '13-'14 season he was a weak spot in an already very weak backline. Any decent winger with some dribbling skills would run past him, he was the most dribbled by player in the PL that year.
He should drop down a level to the Championship and see how he does there. He didn't even get a look in at Burnley as a back-up. There's no way he should be a back-up for us.
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