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With the welcome news of Torres, Benayoun, Johnson returning from injury at the end of the month, is anyone sceptical about reintroducing Glen Johnson to the back line??

If anyone has noticed our defence has some what returned to what it was last season whilst Johnson was out injured. I mentioned on another thread that I see Johnson as the main reason for our crumbling defence in the first half of the season.

He's a good attacking player, but as an attacking player he remains in the opponents half, leaving Carragher and another two defenders protecting the goal with Reina. Anytime Johnson did come back to defend he was very poor, and his performance in last couple of games before injury were brutal

Johnson is a good player, but he could be more beneficial to the team a more attacking role. Leave the defence as it, Carragher seems to have restored some confidence in the back line, with the help and presence of the towering OX!

Hopefully this will not turn into a Rafa bashing thread, but more then likely it will!!

So here it goes - What are your thoughts?

Hopefully by the time Glen is ready for the first team we would have restored order and the confidence will be flowing. I've got no problem in throwing him back in. Before the rot set in he was probably our best outfield player.

ive actually become a fan of fabio, he;'s really improved and the best set piece taker we have.

i would like to see kelly getting a real chance at rb. at least until johnson is back.

Don't agree Johnson was the reason for our poor defence.

All the back line except Reina have had a bad season. Caragher seems to have rectified his faults and kryiacos (spelling) is coming on just fine.

Johnson maybe the reason Rafa plays two defensive mids....to cover because he creates so much going forward!! Will welcome him back but have to agree the defense looks more solid in the past 6 games.

you just can not win can you. we complain all day long that we are too defensive and boring to watch but now we have the best right back in the prem lge, who was our best player before he got injured, scored 3 lge goals from right back and now were saying he is too offensive hahaha

you may have a point there ryan. i think whats happening is that everyone is trying to pinpoint where the problem lies, i guess we may as well blame johnson for a while, he's the only one we havent picked on.

Dont think it makes much difference wether they are back or not performance wise, we have been just as poor with them all playing as without. in fact we have looked more solid without them as recent results have shown.

some of you will slate me for this, but id give johnson a go at right midfield. with him and riera on either wing we might finally find some width