What about puttin KOLO TOURE in DM. he has shown passing ability, burst of pace with the ability to go past people and initiate play, strength, a decent shot(which although not always finding the back of the net, will force the defence of the opposition to attack him – leaving gaps and causing the defensive lines to change as we often play teams who jus sit there knowing that most of our players cant shoot with power outside the box or at least wont), experience, and everything else we wud need – i think he’s perfect and we wouldnt require any spending/ selling as that reshapes the team and that causes distrupt and it takes time for people to gel together

What about puttin kolo in DM. he has shown passing ability, burst of pace with the ability to go past people and initiate play, strength, a decent shot(which although not always finding the back of the net, will force the defence of the opposition to attack him – leaving gaps and causing the defensive lines to change as we often play teams who jus sit there knowing that most of our players cant shoot with power outside the box or at least wont), experience, and everything else we wud need – i think he’s perfect and we wouldnt require any spending/ selling as that reshapes the team and that causes distrupt and it takes time for people to gel together

If Melo’s the ‘defensive attacker’, we alerady have someone similar in Denilson. So the one we need is, I have to agree with Pete, Lorik Cana. He’s what we’ve been lacking. But somehow I don’t see it happening.

If we don’t sign anybody for DM, I’m expecting Nasri to be played there to see if it works.

Just reported that PSG might be making a bid for Eboue. Might this be part of a swap for Sakho? Perhaps clearing space for a DM arrival?

For himself, Eboue says he doesn’t know anything about the bid.

Interesting…

The best news so far is the Tevez news of rejecting a lucrative offer from Man U. That means a new super – hero is emerging some where else – did I hear someone say Mancity!!!

Cheers mate

I do have a funny feeling that Melo is more likely to be signed out of the two though, especially with the possibility of Senderos going the other way.

Pete and Fo –

I’m torn between Melo & Cana as well. Melo does bring a bit more offense to the DM role, but Cana is the more physical DM we’ve been missing. I guess it depends on how tightly we want to link the midfield to the back four. With Melo, we’re really adding a “defensive attacker”, and with Cana we’re adding a holding midfielder/defender. It’s an interesting set of opportunities presented by both players.

Just heard on SSN an official announcement from Man United confirming Tevez is definately leaving the club.

Thats fair enough mate, he’s a good player

Don’t get me wrong, I’d be happy with Melo’s signing. But out of the two, Cana was the one who reminded me more of Viera, whose been the player we’ve struggled to replace. Also, he has a former team mate in Samir Nasri as a Gunner, so there’s a familiarity that already exists between the two, which could prove helpful.

But as long as we sign someone good then thats main thing

Pete – I really want Felipe Melo – just watching his video makese me think he will be the one to sort out our DM problems – he sounds like a nice guy too – I’d prefer him over Cana.