As I feared its proved to be folly letting him go to Villa. In an ideal world we would have kept him for cover but hes far too good to be sat on the bench. WIth Kompany and Nedum out injured and Toure and Lescott doubts for Wigan (and out of form) we are struggling in that position at the moment.
Would dhave been much happier if he had gone to Sunderland TBH Villa are proving to be our major rivals for that 4th spot as things stand.
Great player for us over the years, I still think over the course of a season hes makes enough mistakes to rule him out of a top 4 squad.
As for Elano we havent missed him at all not one bit. We are a much better side without him overall. If not in the mood made no contribution at all. Ireland and Tevez much better options work harder for the team and always give something even when they dont have a good game. Did any of the top european sides want Elano ? No.
Would dhave been much happier if he had gone to Sunderland TBH Villa are proving to be our major rivals for that 4th spot as things stand.
Great player for us over the years, I still think over the course of a season hes makes enough mistakes to rule him out of a top 4 squad.
As for Elano we havent missed him at all not one bit. We are a much better side without him overall. If not in the mood made no contribution at all. Ireland and Tevez much better options work harder for the team and always give something even when they dont have a good game. Did any of the top european sides want Elano ? No.