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Glen Johnson is a player who divides fan opinion, I have heard calls for him to be sold (albeit last summer) before kelly got his long term injury.
I think he has played better at left back, then right this season and I honestly feel that our long term right back will be Wisdom.
But in the short term would liverpool be better using Wisdom as our first choice right back with Carra as cover if ever needed and using Glen Johnson as our first choice left back(I am not a big enrique fan at all.)with Robinson as his understudy?

Thoughts please

Johnson at right back for me with Enrique or Robinson on the left.

Same for me. We lose his crossing (with the right foot) and also goal scoring capabilities (with the left foot) when he is played on the left. He is not bad though on the left where he looks more defensive as I think he is not confident enough going forward as he has to beat players with the left foot (playing close to the line), but, for me he is much better on the right.

As good as Johnson is going forward, he is a defender who cant defend. We've been vunerable at the back ever since he came in to replace Arbeloa and teams have cottoned on, you watch Stoke pressure down his flank tomorrow.

He's cost us alot of goals already this season (not quite as many as Skrtel). I'd like to see Robinson get a chance at left back but thats a risk aswell because he's unproven.

He has made a few mistakes, yes, but cannot agree that he can't defend as you say. If he couldn't how is it that he has consistantly been used (as a first choice right defender) by all of our last 4 managers + 2 England managers over at least 5 years? I think he is our best right full back. All our defenders has cost us goals this season.

Johnson is the best RB we have. Kelly should be moved on, as I said before. Enrique is superb and it's baffling that he's been dropped. The manager hasn't got a clue. Enrique should be playing and Johnson should switch to RB.

Enrique is not playing well this season. Heard he is playing with some injury or is it the new system, can't say, but he was definitely much better when he arrived last year.

Kelly should be moved on? You can't possibly be serious. Kelly is an outstanding talent.

And over those last 5 years and 6 managers, which of those teams have been successfull? None, they've all been pretty poor teams.

In my opinion partly down to playing error prone defenders like Johnson (but not just johnson). The guy is excellent going forward but he is not a good defender

Far too prone to making mistakes and his mistakes have cost us far more points than his attacking ability have gained us.

The facts say our defence is [oops], we dont keep clean sheets and we concede alot of goals due to individual errors with Skrtel and Johnson the main culprits

Johnson needs to be at RB, he offers so much going forward and scores a few a season from that position. His attacking talents are limited on the left.