Regardless of personnel at centre back, it is suicidal to play a high back line with our midfield. People keep saying it’s the defence, it isn’t.
Midfield put no pressure on the ball, they don’t get back into shape quickly when they lose it or alternatively press - any decent midfielder playing against that lot with a high back line has all the time on the world to pick a pass over the top/down the side or run straight at the back line.
A competitive midfield would go a long way to us playing further up the pitch - albeit players like Mina, Keane, Tarks don’t have lots of pace so are vulnerable in the set up - it’s just they’re not even being given a chance with the midfield.