If your defence fell apart when Rio wasn't in it and Silvestre was, yet was firm when both were in it, that would suggest that the firmness came from *Rio*, and Silvestre was as rubbish as the rest of them, rather in the same way that we can't keep a clean sheet without Campbell.
Silvestre is crap because he's crap - not that he's always been crap, he was quite good a few seasons ago, particularly going forward, but I can't put my finger on why he looks like Division 1 quality these days. Possibly the aging United midfield has something to do with it.
Incidentally, has any commentor been caught saying something along the lines of 'I expect Crystal Palace will drop into the Coca-Cola next May'? I'd pay good money to watch that.
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The PFA seem to think he is.
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So they did. Possibly having seven Arsenal players instead of just six would have looked like bias.
Lehmann isn't known as the Mad Monk for nothing, he's a nut, but most keepers are nuts. Very intelligent, articulate chap when you hear him interviewed, but still a nut. Presumably Howard's interviews have to be on after the watershed, poor chap.