Beast
The Observer
He is still more solid than Marcelo and Dreenthe. Who would you recommend then?
Marcelo & Drenthe are attacking full back or LM's so far they do the job but they need cover from the midfield to do so (which didn't happen thanks to Xabi terrible form these days ) . Drenthe has improved defensively compared to Marcelo but it's a tactical choice to play a full back but you need really good cover from the midfield Xabi needs to step up
however I would go for Arbeloa (who play left & right back ) in all the "dangerous winger " games like Barca /Seville he did a great job vs Messi & Robben (last year ) .. sadly he was injured and couldn't play .
if we need to buy a LB the kid from Osasuna is good (Monreal ) he could have a good future..
Really the FB are usually the easiest position to adapt to , even the likes of Garay could do a better job if you need to defend
Some good news, further scans on Ronaldo say he will be out for a month.
nothing major except Milan game and possibly Getafe .. the rest should be a walk in the park ..