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I'm going to miss Wes Brown and John O'Shea, both of whom are joining Sunderland.
Brown was always underrated during his prime, overshadowed by bigger names like Ferdinand, Stam, and Vidic. But he was a good player for many seasons at both right back and in central defense. A surprising fact is that he had the most appearances of any player on the 2007-8 EPL/Champs League double winning team. Unfortunately injuries, the improvement of the da Silva twins, and a falling out with SAF led to him becoming more of a squad player in recent seasons.
As for O'Shea, there have been so many great moments. Nutmegging Figo in his first season, THAT injury time goal at Anfield, the chip against Arsenal, his wonderful goalkeeping cameo against Spurs. And although he wasn't flashy he was a steady performer at fullback over the years.
Their departures leave the team with just Evra and the twins at fullback. Either someone else will need to be signed, someone from the youth team comes up (though I think the best prospects are all midfielders or wingers), or Smalling/Evans will have to play out of position occasionally.
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