Our best CB pairing

[scotch]

Mukiele & Alderete

Harsh as that is on Ballard, think we've been our best as a defensive unit when they've played together

 

[girojim]

Starting back 4 today is our strongest back four imo

 

[Tom]

Mukiele & Ballard for me.

 

[SuperKevsLeftBoot]

Starting back 4 today is our strongest back four imo

I agree ..

 

[The Situation]

Good problem to have and it's harsh as he has been excellent, but I don't think Ballard gets in ahead of:

Geertruida - Mukiele - Alderete - Reinildo

That said, between injury and suspension there's plenty of games for everyone.

 

[Medulla]

I think we look a better team on the whole with Ballard and Alderete in the centre and Mukiele on the right. Honestly think he's one of our best attackers

 

[Maravilla]

Unbeaten in the 8 league games Ballard has missed this season apparently.

 

[chriswallace85]

This is why I won't lose sleep over cashing in on Ballard for a ridiculous amount of homegrown money.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Mukiele & Ballard for me.

 

[KGC83]

Mukiele & Ballard for me.

You can’t drop Alderete ffs

 

[League Wan]

Ballard and Alderete. mukiele is out best rb

 

[Rokeroar]

Good problem to have and it's harsh as he has been excellent, but I don't think Ballard gets in ahead of:

Geertruida - Mukiele - Alderete - Reinildo

That said, between injury and suspension there's plenty of games for everyone.

We have 3 very high quality centre backs, and 09 has also proven his PL quality, great position to be in

 

[parsonjohn1985]

Unbeaten in the 8 league games Ballard has missed this season apparently.

That doesnt include the Burnley away where he started and we hadn't conceeded when he went off though tbf

 

[Keith S30S]

Ballard is a monster on both boxes. He'd always be in my best team if fit.

 

[Tom]

Ballard is a monster on both boxes. He'd always be in my best team if fit.

He’s better in the air than Alderete for sure.

 

[scotch]

Mukiele & Ballard for me.

I think that's a great pairing (Mukiele & 09 have been great) still.

Mukiele is just class clearly

 

[Pacific]

i think the balance of Alderete as a left footer on that side he's the shoe in

then it's a nothing between them toss up with Nordi and Ballard but i'd probably just lean towards Ballard due his threat from set pieces

 

[scotch]

We have 3 very high quality centre backs, and 09 has also proven his PL quality, great position to be in

This has caused the lack of game time for Geertruida, fitting all 3 of these lads in when fit

 

[Lukas73]

It’s just nice to have the problem….

 

[Rizla]

Ballard will always miss big chunks of the season so we need other options and it's the one area of the pitch where we have a number of combinations that work. There are arguments for and against a number of pairings.