There is the possibility that Kelly could be moved inside to centre back soon even though I think he'll be kept at right back and then we have Carra who without doubt is on his last legs but can cover for the odd injury just not long term ones.
But that's exactly my point. Agger is injury prone, and anyone who denies the fact is kidding themselves. If he picks up a knee/back/ankle injury and misses 2-4 months, we are stuck with either Coates or Carra being a regular starter. I don't think Coates is ready for that yet, and I think Carra is past it and has been for some time. He has been a liability every time he has featured in the last 12 months.
I've been banging the "Kelly to CB" drum for a while now too, but I have to think that none of our previous managers have felt he would be a good fit there or we would have seen him play there by now. I could be wrong though. Also, I agree that Wisdom does look like he has the makings of a very good CB, but again he is not ready for regular 1st team minutes yet, so I think we do need a new senior CB for right now. I am of the belief that you build a team around a strong defense, and if our back line can be compromised by an injury to one player then we are in serious trouble!! We need better quality depth at CB in my opinion....
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