Have said this in another thread, but thought I'd repeat it here....
But I still can't believe we've not bought DM with proven ability. We were crying out for someone to protect the back for last season and nothing has been done to fix it. What's more, in the pre-season matches I've watched, almost all of the opposition has been given too much freedom in the middle of the park. We simply cannot do that in the Premier League and we'll get punished time and again until we sign someone (like Hamann) who can protect the back line and stabilise the midfield.