Well, he was great, I never doubted it. I said it at least 5 times in my last posts.
But if we use his trophies as an indicator, Costacurta must be there next to him too.
And I see no flaws in my argument. I said that among 5-6 equals, or almost equally good defenders, the trophies he won made him the best in the eyes of many, which imo, he wasn't, and I've seen defenders better than him only in the last 20 years.
So I ask, in what way was Maldini better defender than Zanetti. What are Zanetti's flaws that Maldini doesn't have?