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20th March 2013, 02:11
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Worst scout ever
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Top Ten Center Backs
I'm not going to throw out a guess, I don't watch enough non-United football.
And by all means, if you can't get to ten, then go as far as you can. But if you watch enough football to think you know who the top center back is, then surely you can name ten of them! |
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20th March 2013, 02:49
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From the leagues that i watch:
Ferdinand, Vidic, Kompany, Dante, Badstuber, Hummels, T Silva, Ramos, Piqué. Not sure who i'd put 10th. Considering Subotic, Pepe and Evans. Nastasic and Varane a year or 2 away. Need to see a bit more of Vertonghen. Fuck it, i'll go with Evans. |
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20th March 2013, 02:49
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I wonder who the top 10 are on Fifa. |
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20th March 2013, 03:15
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I think CBs are hardest to judge, thus I can't produce a list. However Dante and Varane have been particularly impressive. Hummels on the other side has a rather mediocre year, way too many sloppy games from him. Maybe that month without matches (currently injured) will help him regain focus. Subotic has shown improvement this seaason and he's a decent CB, but I don't think he stands out. Nastasic looked promising in the couple of matches I saw him play.
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20th March 2013, 05:01
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20th March 2013, 05:24
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You could quibble with the rankings, but this is a pretty good top 10. It's way too early in his career to put him in a world top 10 list, but I've been really, really impressed with Raphael Varane.
#1 CB on the planet? I can't argue with Nemanja Vidic. 1. Nemanja Vidic 2. Thiago Silva 3. Vincent Kompany 4. Gerard Pique 5. Sergio Ramos 6. Mats Hummels 7. Pepe 8. John Terry 9. Carlos Puyol 10. Rio Ferdinand |
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20th March 2013, 06:49
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Interesting how Dante has made the list. He has looked impressive in Germany and has been an absolute bargain for Bayern, but top 10 in the world? Not for me.
Bonucci has been the standout defender for Juve this season, by the way. |
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20th March 2013, 07:08
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Taking his injuries aside and based on the admittedly sporadic games he's played he's been our most consistently good defender this year Based purely on Rio and Evans being slightly shaky early on in the season It would be great to build vidic up to a point where he's able to play week in week out |
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20th March 2013, 08:20
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Dire at the moment, most of those top ten are not even at their physical peak and the ones who are like Ramos, don't hold a candle to the greats of the past.
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20th March 2013, 08:57
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20th March 2013, 09:36
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It's not a good sign for the quality of the center backs today that Vidic is still considered for this after how long he's been out and how little he's played.
I'd definitely include him though, he's been extremely impressive since his return and is probably the biggest factor in our defense improving this season. |
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20th March 2013, 10:02
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Why are people rating so highly Hummels? Has anyone who rated him highly watched anything of him this year?
And Vidic, why the hell has he been included in top 10 in the world, when this season (albeit through injury) Ferdinand has clearly been preferrred, to be the best CB in the world, surely you still have to be unprecidented number 1 CB for your club? And several people commented on the FM list saying Quote:
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20th March 2013, 10:03
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Fwiw Atletico have the best defence in spain where Barcelona concede every game almost. Puyol should be nowhere near these lists anymore. He's barely ever fit and when he does play he's a shadow of his former self.
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20th March 2013, 10:09
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 That and Miranda for Athletico is really having a desent season next to that younger CB they bought at the beginning of the season, can't think of his name...
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20th March 2013, 10:17
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As for him being out affecting his ranking, I disagree. If Ronaldo or iniesta have an injury ravaged year or so, they wouldn't suddenly stopped being among the best. Unless of course after they come back they clearly are the best (which can obv still prove to be the case with vidic) |
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20th March 2013, 10:31
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And I feel you could have used a better example to help yourself as when Ronaldo/Iniesta come back from injury, they command instantly a spot in the first XI, Vidic hasn't, largely due to the fact they are being very careful with him, if next season he gets a desent amount of games and performs to the level we know he can, then he can be fairly considered in the top 10 CB's, but without playing I don't see how you can be a top CB personally... for me, these things go more on form... look at Dante |
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20th March 2013, 11:22
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20th March 2013, 13:45
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20th March 2013, 15:29
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The person who said Badstuber - are you being serious?
 He's barely in the top 100, never mind top 10 |
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20th March 2013, 16:07
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20th March 2013, 16:26
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World's top ten young CB's:
In no particular order:
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Raphael Varane 19 - France /Real Madrid Matija Nastasic 19 - Serbia /Manchester City Phil Jones 21 - England /Manchester United Kyriakos Papadopoulos 21 - Greece /Schalke 04 Jores Okore 20 - Denmark /Nordsjaelland Kurt Zouma 18 - France /St Etienne Igor Lichnovsky 19 - Chile /Universidad de Chile Stefan De Vrij 21 - Holland /Feyenoord Diego Reyes 20 - Mexico /Club America Steven Caulker 21 - England /Tottenham Hotspur |
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