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The game has changed at the top level. 6 foot is now the minimum for a PL centre back. Even then you'd need to be a top player to offset the aerial battles you'll lose.

Yeh, sadly if you want to succeed in the PL as a centre back and you're not much over 6 foot, you need to be an unbelievable player. I don't see that it makes a difference at all if you're playing in a 2 or a 3. You still need to win your duels. If the oppo manager thinks you're vulnerable in...

It is. Our current first team CB's are more likely than not to still be with us and still be at the top of their game for at least a couple of years and before you get to the Roberts, Turns, Tsongui generation, there's the Ostigard, Clarke lot who we need to make a decision on.