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Im currently Arsenal, Mertasacker - Vermaelan works well however Merts pace is starting to become an issue, Good players just run in behind him, Ive tried to use a deeper line however it doesnt work. Was wandering are there any CBs out there who are quick with decent aerial ability and tackling?

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Try creating a search filter from Metersacker and increasing the pace field.
 
Cristian Zapata - Udinese/Villlarreal
Nicolas Otamendi - Porto
Benedikt Howedes - Schalke
 
Phil Jones is epic when he develops. Pacey and a good stopper/cover.
 
Mario Fernandes from Gremio is an absolute beast of a CB - Cover, also doubles up as a Right Full Back - Attack

His tackling isn't the best but his anticipation and speed certainly make up for that.

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I do not use slow defenders, they are a massive liability against poachers. If they are fast but short, they get screwed in set pieces... So here are a few tall and fast options...

Ball playing defenders: Gary cahill ( Bolton ), Andreu Fontas ( Barca )

Limited defenders:
1. James Tomkins ( West ham )
2. Tore Reginiussen ( Schalke )
3. Jan Simunek ( Kaiserslautern )
4. Stefan Bell ( Mainz ) ( monster prospect )
5. Andrea Esposito
6. Steven Caulker ( Tottenham ) ( good prospect )
7. Jan Kirchoff ( Mainz )
 
No love for Papadopoulos? Best CB on my current save by far, solid pace, great mental stats and brilliant at tackling/marking. Also has a habbit of scoring a fair few goals of corners.
 
My Otamendi - Jones partnership on my Man City game is my most solid center back partnership i have ever had. Arsenal arnt helped by their awful goalkeepers though so improve there first with a De Gea, Neuer, Akinfeev or Asenjo then it might be abit more solid.
 
I'll throw three names in that should be cheap and cheerful and (perhaps surprisingly) do a very solid job even for a champs league side: bikey, curtis davies, bassong. Bassong could have been downgraded on your update tho.
 
If I recall correctly Lucio was a pretty fast centre back. EDIT : Thiago Silva is also another good centre back who fits in what you are looking for .
 
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