TOP 20 Central Defenders (3 Viewers)
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Alright Novotny is not better then Worns
he was but not anymore....
it is the best defenders currently not the best throughout their carriers.
Cannavaro didn't have a speldind season in PArma he got sold on past acheivements to Inter.
To put any of Nesta and Canna on no1 is not justifiable
AS they both made several large errors last season.
The Rome Derby to mention the Debacle of Nesta.
While Cannavaro was making small errors more ofthen in Parma.
As far as Lucio is concerned he is a modern defender a defender job is nowadays not only to defend that is old school.
A Modern Football team should have a potenial goal scorer at every position. Lucio is fierce with the head able to dribble and burst forward the way Blanc use to do it. And very brave. Sometimes he tries to much and makes fatal errors thus he is not number 1.
A Defenders best trait is Cosistancy
and over the last 12months Rio Ferdidnand has been synnamous with this word.
he was but not anymore....
it is the best defenders currently not the best throughout their carriers.
Cannavaro didn't have a speldind season in PArma he got sold on past acheivements to Inter.
To put any of Nesta and Canna on no1 is not justifiable
AS they both made several large errors last season.
The Rome Derby to mention the Debacle of Nesta.
While Cannavaro was making small errors more ofthen in Parma.
As far as Lucio is concerned he is a modern defender a defender job is nowadays not only to defend that is old school.
A Modern Football team should have a potenial goal scorer at every position. Lucio is fierce with the head able to dribble and burst forward the way Blanc use to do it. And very brave. Sometimes he tries to much and makes fatal errors thus he is not number 1.
A Defenders best trait is Cosistancy
and over the last 12months Rio Ferdidnand has been synnamous with this word.
i think ferdinand is hugely over-rated, specially at england. he didn't solve the defensive problems that united faced last season. i also think fernando couto is a good candidate while materrazi is a disgrace !! another good central defender is desailly, even though his form has alarmingly dipped. chivu is one of my favourites, while naybet is the most efficient, i believe, as he completely kills-off his opponents no matter how tall, strong, or fast they are. simic is also playing very well with milan, much better than his days at inter.
Where do you get all these stuff from that the modern defender has to be able to score goals, dribble and all that, its just a basic requirement of a great partnership, that one should be a defender while the partner should be a ball player, thats all
You say current form, is Lucio not part of the debacle that is currently Leverkusen's defence and just because a player had a bad game or below par season does not suddenly make him a poorer defender than he really is
Materazzi , what a joke of a defender, he is not only as crude as Iuliano , he is just one of those ppl who have a very mean streak in them , he has done some silly things like stamping on a player while the player is down and he is not that good a defender
Personally, I want my defenders especially central defenders to know how to defend and if you are going to include skilful defenders then Frank De Boer and Hierro should be included
You say current form, is Lucio not part of the debacle that is currently Leverkusen's defence and just because a player had a bad game or below par season does not suddenly make him a poorer defender than he really is
Materazzi , what a joke of a defender, he is not only as crude as Iuliano , he is just one of those ppl who have a very mean streak in them , he has done some silly things like stamping on a player while the player is down and he is not that good a defender
Personally, I want my defenders especially central defenders to know how to defend and if you are going to include skilful defenders then Frank De Boer and Hierro should be included
i dont see why you ranekd Cannavaro so low...He is the Best Man-marker, Tackler, in the world.
---- You forgot :
-Thuram - even if he plays in the RB role, you still have to concider him as a great central defender.
-Tudor - he was injuerd much of last season, so i would judge him for his 00/01 seaosn performance : GREAT!! he was very consistent, he scores goals....
-Maldini ( i dont care how old he is now, he is still in the top 20. Its true he was very poor in the world cup, but if you've seen Milan's CL games this year, you'll know that he's still in good form)
You also forgot: CORDOBA!! he is a great defender....i'd rank him 7th
--- Lower the ranking of : (or take out)
-Montero: he has been inconsistant for two years now. He had a bad WC. and is geting slower and slower.
-Ferdinand : He is ovverrated!! he seems so good in leads because everyone wlse was crap. I would rank him @ 3 th place maybe. he is in no way better than Canna and Nesta.
Lucio: You said it yourself Denco. He makes "devistating mistakes." I would rather have someone who is less good, but more consistant. Remember this is a defensive role that requires a lot of consistancy ( As goal keeping.....Barthez comes to mind). The opposite goes for attackers.... So i would rank Lucio at 8th
Stam :fero: ..... Same situation as Lucio but Stam is not as good as Lucio.
My List:
Cannavaro
Nesta
Ferdinand
Samuel
Maldini
Chivu
Cordoba
Lucio
Thuram
Hyppia
Sol Cambell
Ayala
Tudor
F. De Boer
Stam
Montero
Novotny
Worns
Addo
I Ranked Cannavaro #1 because:
He's the best Marker
He when he settles in a team, he is very consistant
He is strong, fast, solid, great in the air for his hight.
Best of all, he cleans up his team-mates mistakes, and he saves his team with his heroics and off-line clearences.
Never gives up...hard worker
one note: His form has slumped since the WC, but i'm sure he will regain his form in inter if Cuper puts him back in the Middle.
---- You forgot :
-Thuram - even if he plays in the RB role, you still have to concider him as a great central defender.
-Tudor - he was injuerd much of last season, so i would judge him for his 00/01 seaosn performance : GREAT!! he was very consistent, he scores goals....
-Maldini ( i dont care how old he is now, he is still in the top 20. Its true he was very poor in the world cup, but if you've seen Milan's CL games this year, you'll know that he's still in good form)
You also forgot: CORDOBA!! he is a great defender....i'd rank him 7th
--- Lower the ranking of : (or take out)
-Montero: he has been inconsistant for two years now. He had a bad WC. and is geting slower and slower.
-Ferdinand : He is ovverrated!! he seems so good in leads because everyone wlse was crap. I would rank him @ 3 th place maybe. he is in no way better than Canna and Nesta.
Lucio: You said it yourself Denco. He makes "devistating mistakes." I would rather have someone who is less good, but more consistant. Remember this is a defensive role that requires a lot of consistancy ( As goal keeping.....Barthez comes to mind). The opposite goes for attackers.... So i would rank Lucio at 8th
Stam :fero: ..... Same situation as Lucio but Stam is not as good as Lucio.
My List:
Cannavaro
Nesta
Ferdinand
Samuel
Maldini
Chivu
Cordoba
Lucio
Thuram
Hyppia
Sol Cambell
Ayala
Tudor
F. De Boer
Stam
Montero
Novotny
Worns
Addo
I Ranked Cannavaro #1 because:
He's the best Marker
He when he settles in a team, he is very consistant
He is strong, fast, solid, great in the air for his hight.
Best of all, he cleans up his team-mates mistakes, and he saves his team with his heroics and off-line clearences.
Never gives up...hard worker
one note: His form has slumped since the WC, but i'm sure he will regain his form in inter if Cuper puts him back in the Middle.
to Evelyn8
about my list ....
i didn't put nesta and canvaro in the top two just bcoz they r italian .. this would be crazy if i think that way ..
ok .. back to the list ...
when definning a list of the best players of the world .. the important thing is the role of the player along with his skills ...
Nesta and Canvaro .. both influential to their teams .. no doubt Nesta didn't have a great season last year but still .. u can still notice how powerful he's in the back in clearing the back ... and Canvaro on the other hand did a great job in the WC especially when marking another striker ... ( if u don't believe me go back to Korea match ) ...
For Rio .. i see him as one of the best defenders in the world but not yet the best one ... just because he had a great season last time .. doesn't mean he's the best ... ( let's consider DP in the seasoon 99-00 .. he did a great job in the 97-98 season .. but he did his worst season in 99 ) ... Rio needs some time to prove himself more ....
For Samuel .. no doubt he's among top five .. look at his role in Roma ... his strength .. his correct vision of the field .. tracking the ball all perfect in samuel
for the others ... i really don't care much for them .. but i do believe they are among the best ...
about my list ....
i didn't put nesta and canvaro in the top two just bcoz they r italian .. this would be crazy if i think that way ..
ok .. back to the list ...
when definning a list of the best players of the world .. the important thing is the role of the player along with his skills ...
Nesta and Canvaro .. both influential to their teams .. no doubt Nesta didn't have a great season last year but still .. u can still notice how powerful he's in the back in clearing the back ... and Canvaro on the other hand did a great job in the WC especially when marking another striker ... ( if u don't believe me go back to Korea match ) ...
For Rio .. i see him as one of the best defenders in the world but not yet the best one ... just because he had a great season last time .. doesn't mean he's the best ... ( let's consider DP in the seasoon 99-00 .. he did a great job in the 97-98 season .. but he did his worst season in 99 ) ... Rio needs some time to prove himself more ....
For Samuel .. no doubt he's among top five .. look at his role in Roma ... his strength .. his correct vision of the field .. tracking the ball all perfect in samuel
for the others ... i really don't care much for them .. but i do believe they are among the best ...
1. Jaap Stam
2. Ivan Helguerra
3. Rio Ferdinand
4. Sol Campbell
5. Lucio
6. Alessandro Nesta
7. Fabio Cannavaro
8. Paulo Montero
9. Patrick Andersen
10. Sami Hyppia
11. Frank De Boer
12. Walter Samuel
13. Roberto Ayala
14. Fernando Hierro
15. Phillipe Mexes
16. Igor Tudor
17. Sylvain Armand
18. Kevin Hofland
19. Carsten Ramelow
20. Ciro Ferrara
2. Ivan Helguerra
3. Rio Ferdinand
4. Sol Campbell
5. Lucio
6. Alessandro Nesta
7. Fabio Cannavaro
8. Paulo Montero
9. Patrick Andersen
10. Sami Hyppia
11. Frank De Boer
12. Walter Samuel
13. Roberto Ayala
14. Fernando Hierro
15. Phillipe Mexes
16. Igor Tudor
17. Sylvain Armand
18. Kevin Hofland
19. Carsten Ramelow
20. Ciro Ferrara
Jens Novotny
Jens Nowotny
Jens Nowotny, Bayer 04 Leverkusen's captain, libero and totem, suffered a heartbreaking end to the 2001/02 season as a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee sustained during the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Manchester United FC ruled him out of a triumvirate of finals - the UEFA Champions League, German Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup. It is no coincidence that all were lost in the absence of one of the finest exponents of central defensive play in Europe. Born in Spielberg in 1974, Nowotny has been integral to Leverkusen's development since his arrival in the small industrial town in the shadow of Cologne in 1996 from Karlsruher SC, having previously been with FC Germania Friedrichstal and SV Spielberg, his first club. Fleet-footed for such a big man, Nowotny stands 1.87m tall, he is also a deft man-marker and possesses the ability not only to stifle attacks with his superb reading of the game, but the confidence to distribute the ball effectively when he has won it. Arguably a complete defender, Nowotny has consistently shrugged off transfer speculation, preferring to remain at the BayArena while consolidating his place in the German team, which, prior to injury, he had made his own following the retirement of Lothar Matthäus.
Jens Nowotny
Jens Nowotny, Bayer 04 Leverkusen's captain, libero and totem, suffered a heartbreaking end to the 2001/02 season as a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee sustained during the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Manchester United FC ruled him out of a triumvirate of finals - the UEFA Champions League, German Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup. It is no coincidence that all were lost in the absence of one of the finest exponents of central defensive play in Europe. Born in Spielberg in 1974, Nowotny has been integral to Leverkusen's development since his arrival in the small industrial town in the shadow of Cologne in 1996 from Karlsruher SC, having previously been with FC Germania Friedrichstal and SV Spielberg, his first club. Fleet-footed for such a big man, Nowotny stands 1.87m tall, he is also a deft man-marker and possesses the ability not only to stifle attacks with his superb reading of the game, but the confidence to distribute the ball effectively when he has won it. Arguably a complete defender, Nowotny has consistently shrugged off transfer speculation, preferring to remain at the BayArena while consolidating his place in the German team, which, prior to injury, he had made his own following the retirement of Lothar Matthäus.
Nourredine Naybet
Real Madrid CF and Manchester United FC are among the clubs to have shown an interest in the Moroccan central defender, who arrived at RC Deportivo La Coruña from Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1996 with a reputation as a fearsome competitor. France also came knocking at the door but Nourredine Naybet refused to play for his adopted country, choosing instead the land of his birth. It was a decision that paid dividends when he appeared at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, where Morocco failed to progress beyond the group stage. Born in Casablanca in 1970, Naybet started out with his local team, WAC Casablanca, before spending a season in France with FC Nantes Atlantique, in 1993/94, and then two in Portugal with Sporting. Since then he has been the stalwart of a Deportivo side chasing honours at home - they won a maiden Primera División title in 1999/2000 - and in Europe, where they have been regulars in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League over the last few seasons. A dominant, rugged player who leads by example, Naybet played more minutes of European football than any other Deportivo player in 2001/02.
Real Madrid CF and Manchester United FC are among the clubs to have shown an interest in the Moroccan central defender, who arrived at RC Deportivo La Coruña from Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1996 with a reputation as a fearsome competitor. France also came knocking at the door but Nourredine Naybet refused to play for his adopted country, choosing instead the land of his birth. It was a decision that paid dividends when he appeared at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, where Morocco failed to progress beyond the group stage. Born in Casablanca in 1970, Naybet started out with his local team, WAC Casablanca, before spending a season in France with FC Nantes Atlantique, in 1993/94, and then two in Portugal with Sporting. Since then he has been the stalwart of a Deportivo side chasing honours at home - they won a maiden Primera División title in 1999/2000 - and in Europe, where they have been regulars in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League over the last few seasons. A dominant, rugged player who leads by example, Naybet played more minutes of European football than any other Deportivo player in 2001/02.