He should have reinvented his game into being a number 8 a long time ago, his lack of pace and contribution in the final third was always going to hold him back from being a truly world class wide player.
That’s true but he was also playing a Chelsea team that had Makelele, Essien, Geremi, shielding the back and four and ina time where deeper lines were the vogue, Mourinho’s Chelsea were very defensive compared to the top teams of today.
Still...
Why would you say this? A lot of posters on here agree but I always put Ferdinand above because I think he is a CB that could fit into all systems and playing styles and would still look the part as good as he was even in a Guardiola style team...
I kind of agree even though I think Ronaldinho was more talented on the ball, Neymar had the extra pace and was probably more suited to being an attacker due to his better finishing.
There is little between them though when you actually look...
That’s true but VVD has probably had more good seasons in the PL than he has, Stam had good seasons in the Serie A at a time it was arguably best league in the world though which counts for something overall, but PL alone there wouldn’t be a...
I would have Foden on the left Saka on the right for England, Rashford would be ideal though if he was in good form, that extra pace can do wonders at international level.
Ferdinand was better than Terry for me. Carvahlo though no chance he is better than VVD, was a great CB but there’s not much he did better than VVD, and VVD has athleticism and aerial prowess over him.
We eulogise players from the past but if...
On the last point Tottis career overlaps with Rui Costa, Totti made his first team appearance in 1992/1993, by 97/98 he had scored 13 goals in a single Serie A season not playing as a striker, Tottis prime culminated with a strong period for...