The reason he and other defenders get too much stick is the same reason people think crime is on the rise and the world is so frightening and unsafe; overload of information. In the past, we would watch the best defenders at he biggest stage and get glimpses of them during a season, the data was small and if they stood out, they get labelled world beaters. Now we are familiar with every detail, every mistake and gaff. It is over-analysed and mocked to the point that all defenders look bad now. I am not disputing individual cases here as the likes of Maldini or Cannavaro were clearly a cut above but there are a lot of past defenders who are over hyped and modern ones who get underrated because of this over-exposure.