What is it with everyone thinking a back four will cure everything. I know you are all children compared to me, but does no one know why the four at the back was introduced to English football, who the manager was and what the press said at the time.
Before a back four most teams played either 3,2,3,2 or 3,2,2,3 . The 3 at the back being right back, centre half and left back. The next 2 your winghalfs (you would now call these defensive midfeilders). this would translate in our current squad to :-
Sa
Johnny Coady Ran
Mouthino Neves
Trincao Neto Podence
Raul Silva/Whang
I am not advocating playing this system just saying systems change and evolve and you cannot always go back. 3 at the back may be the ansewer but not the way we play it which is always ends up as 5 at the back, 2 defensive midfielders and at least a third of the pitch away from these the 3 three forwards.