Sorry but he is nowhere near one of the best defenders going, in any circumstance. As a center back he's shit, always has been. He's too rash, he lacks any positional awareness and it showed during the world cup. Whenever he's partnered with Silva it's not seen as much because Silva bails him out a decent amount, but against a good attack, it gets shown up for what it is. How can he be a good center back when he lacks all the things required to actually be a center back in the first place? His best qualities are running with the ball out of the back, and his long shots.... As in, nothing to do with his defensive ability, or lack of any should I say. 50m for him is easily the worst transfer ever. It's not even debatable. Even worse then 35m for Carroll ffs.