by ivor_the_injun » Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:16 pm
You never know - the missing piece of the puzzle in our back four could well turn out to be a manager that knows how to use what he's got. I'd personally play Carra alongside Hyypia, with Riise and either Finnan or Otsemobor on the right. The problem we had last season was that chancers like Traore, Biscan and Diao were in and out of the side, and we never really got a regular back four even when Carra and Finnan were fit again.
Benitez isn't stupid - he'll want to see if a change of manager has a positive effect on underachieving squad players before looking for replacements, and then almost certainly make one or two additions before the window closes.