And before people caste me off into the knitting circle wilderness think about this.... How many last ditch tackles a game does Siggy make compared to Durante, or desperate blocks?? Both play at CB so it should be pretty even, but Siggy clearly does this more often, which suggests (not actually a suggestion, but a simple fact), positionally he's not as good as Durante and has to "recover" because he lets his opposition drift off him.
.... all of the above is a mute point because Ricki loves his favourites and will play them regardless of how bad they are (Berto's entire 2011 - 2012 season)
Last season we conceded one of the smallest number of goals in the league, and I think this 'scrambling' defence was key to that. We would block shots before they reached the keeper, whereas other teams would rely on their keeper.
Also, this is factually incorrect as Leo got dropped to the bench because of his poor performances last season, which spurred him on to lift his game.