I'm amazed at the value placed on Stones - he can't defend.
They may not be many outstanding defenders out there now - certainly no Baresi, Nesta, Ayala, Desailly, Puyol are around - but the ones that are playing are considerably better than English ones
What is shocking is that Chris Smalling is a first choice England defender and seems to be having a mare (I'm listening to the radio so I can't see first hand). We seem to be good at producing defenders who can't defend