Re: Which of three Central Defenders is currently the best.
None of them are what you'd call outstanding, but they do seem to play well together, and are getting good at covering each other's mistakes. Nelson has a bit of pace, Flint is great in the air, Morrison can play a bit. We have a ready made replacement in Ciaron Brown, so I can't see Bennett getting any sort of a run at centre-back.
Re: Which of three Central Defenders is currently the best.
What I found most encouraging about the new system was MM saying the players (especially the 3 CBs but also the wing backs and goalkeeper) were working things out between themselves - on and off the training ground and pitch. MM and TC are coaching, but they trust the players to use their experience and intelligence to sort themselves out too, and get over the initial problems. That seems to have happened. Morrison still looks the least comfortable with his role (he's got more to think about and do than Flint and Nelson) but they are all much better than 5 games ago.
Re: Which of three Central Defenders is currently the best.
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Pedro de la Rosa
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Nelson and Flint are benefitting from the system and I'm not entirely sure Morrison is but he's not playing poorly.
it's only been a couple of games, they're probably all still getting used to it
Re: Which of three Central Defenders is currently the best.
We're surely going to see Brown get a run of games in the side before his contract finished at end of the season (is transfermarkt right with that one?) to help decide whether he can cut it in the league or not.