And who expects podolski to come if he sees big per leaving after one season?

Kompany is the best defender in the league but against us on Sunday he wasn't great. He and Lescott headed away alot of aimless balls that we pumped into the box but he was caught out a few times too. Robins header that hit the post sticks out like a sore thumb, we'd go crazy if that had been Djourou.

No chance of him leaving. Wenger has stuck with some terrible defenders in the past so i doubt he'll get rid of a very good defender like Mertesacker after one season.

qs! wrote:

Kompany is the best defender in the league but against us on Sunday he wasn't great. He and Lescott headed away alot of aimless balls that we pumped into the box but he was caught out a few times too. Robins header that hit the post sticks out like a sore thumb, we'd go crazy if that had been Djourou.

Really? I thought Kompany was top class and defended brilliantly on his own.

Kompany's a top centreback, definitely, but the Sky Sports commentators were embarrassing on Sunday. Lescott made a lot fewer mistakes during the game, but because Kompany is a big bad brash fucker they go way over the top about him and ignore Lescott.

I'm not saying Lescott is a better player btw, only that he was at least as good as Kompany against us, and, for me, better. Kompany is the sort of athlete you wish all your players could be, that's where he's different class for a centreback, but I think he's rash at times, and his concentration isn't that of a really, really top class centreback.

Kompany is a clear level above Lescott but I agree with Dules that Lescott doesn't get the credit he deserves from most people (myself included until this season).

John Carter wrote:

Lescott is very underrated in my opinion.

Has the potential to be their best defender but he's been pretty inconsistent since he signed for City. I wouldn't hesitate to start him for England under current circumstances.