He lose his place in Arsenal not becos of his lacking ability while
more due to Wenger obsessed with youngster.
Campell I will say is doing well in Porthsmouth but the club is
in some trouble.
Good defender lacking in speed can compensate with experience,
good marking and timely tackle. That's how those top class defender
can last until beyond their 30s..
Speed will be more critical for attacker and winger. That is why
most striker passed 32yrs old will usually bench and not favour by
coach anymore. It is the case with all 3 big leagues
I think Wenger drop Sol more because he could not keep up with
the fast playing style of Arsenal... and he was also getting
injury prone due to age... like what Rio is also becoming
sadly...
Sol Campbell is no longer doing well at Portsmouth... Portsmouth
didn't offer him a new deal when his contract expired... He
did show flashes of good at Portsmouth during his time there, but
wasn't consistent... He will need to be more consistent to be
consider good for the top 4... He is now playing for a League two
side...
Good defenders lacking speed may make up with experienced which
could be true, but it could also means someone in the defence
has to compensate for his shortcomings...
Cafu best days have long past him, He may still be playing
at AC Milan but what has AC Milan become today? And he don't even
start the match, more like an extra sub...
On Stam, he is only 37 today but his best days ended when
he left AC Milan at 34...
Fabio Cannavaro, he is only 35 today, Real Madrid has been
letting in goals quite easily these last 2 yrs... I guess after the
2006 WC he started go down as well...
But not surprisingly, all these defenders played in Italy's much
slower Serie A... Which probably is more of an advantage than
playing in the Premiership...
Rio is still a very good defender but he has to still be good in
order for Barce and Real to want him... But he probably has 2 more
yrs at this level, so it isn't a bad thing to cash in on him at the
end of this season or they won't get anything back in 2 yrs
time...
