The Royal Gooner: Perfect Mertesacker or the brilliant Kozzer

The Royal Gooner: Perfect Mertesacker or the brilliant Kozzer: Its been many years since arsenal have had three good centre backs and i don't care what people say we now have three good centre backs but ...

Perfect Mertesacker or the brilliant Kozzer

Its been many years since arsenal have had three good centre backs and i don't care what people say we now have three good centre backs but which will play? there's only room for two. so lets explore the options we have Kozzer , Vermaelen and Mertesacker.we know Vermaelen is a first choice any day of the week but who partners him the big German or the quicker Kozzer.

Well it hasn't been the easiest ride for the one German that us English now like. some gunners were quick to jump on the big Germans back after Danny Graham jumped on his in the first game at Swansea. As some gunners are concerned by the Germans lack of pace which he does lack that is a fact , they also have started to question his fight will he go toe to toe with the likes of Chris samba John terry or peter crouch? leading some to call him BFG big friendly German.However six foot six eighty five German caps hes surely what we've been asking for? and so far he has  hardly let us down putting in solid performances in his last four or five games and seems to be leading this arsenal defence in its time of need. his leadership and experience on of the key reasons he should stay in the arsenal first team add his hight and the fact hes only going to get better surely hes the only choice to partner Vermaelen NO.

There is another one that has risen up shown character and slowly shown that he has what it takes to be as robin van persie said an "arsenal legend" and with his last two performances who would argue? first commanding in Marseille and then silencing stoke two very difficult games especially for the defence and make no mistake kozza was great in both although we saw signs of this last year just look at his game at barca  he must be the only man ever to have messi in his back pocket but his question marks however you carnt help but think if he was just a few inches higher then he would be the best centre back in the prem but without those inches you doubt him being able to deal with the likes of Drogba or crouch his concentration has also come in to question like in the performance at Blackburn this season some doubt he could do it over an entire season but lately you carnt aruge with the class hes shown so who should partner Vermaelen? I carnt decide il leave it up to the one man i trust.