good lord, our midfield is gonna be brutal this season if we land him.
Absolutely agree going forward. The gap I think we have with the midfield is the hard-arse defensive midfielder - the role that Ross A was supposed to fill. People have mentioned Dodd as a possibility to fill this role but, for me, he is a center back not a defensive midfielder - he lacks the speed and close control ball skills for a midfielder.
The gaps we clearly have yet to fill are; RB, striker and defensive midfielder (unless Ross A can shake his injury problems).
Porter is hopefully the answer to the striker need.
Is Mulligan really the answer to the RB need - I don't know if he played against Vanuatu at the stadium but if he did he wasn't memorable. The 2 All Whites who stood out for me in that game were Lochhead and Leo B. Leo B I thought was the best player on the park that day by a mile - I'm so pleased we picked him up.
I'm sure we will fill the remaining gaps in the squad but we may have to go to plan B if Porter, Hadfield & Mulligan don't eventuate. Plan B I understand is Korean or ?? players.