We have kept a clean sheet in 7 of the 9 games Johan Djourou has started this season and won one of the other two.

Games started (i.e. ignoring sub appearances):

FC Twente (A) CL 2-0

WBA (H) FAPL 1-0

FC Twente (H) CL 4-0

Sheffield U (H) CC 6-0

Fernebache (H) CL 0-0

Wigan A (H) CC 3-0 

Dynamo Kiev (H) CL 1-0



Other games started:

Chelsea (A) FAPL 2-1

Man City (A) FAPL 0-3



Bearing in mind the whole team was rubbish against Man City my point is having a tall, mobile central defender brings the best out of our remaining defensive players. Not suggesting Djourou is a long term solution just that it makes it obvious the sort of player we need at the back. Given that no-one can be signed until January (and even then not sure of the wisdom of buying in January) I suggest he is given a run... mistakes and all... because he's certainly no worse than the others we've got.