The World Class Thread

[O Fenomeno]

2001 Hyppia was the best CB in England right?

[O Fenomeno]

Danny isn't WC

Technically a superb footballer(best creative force Portugal have had since Rui Costa but criminally under used shifted to the wings ala Scholes)

Injury prone

[Michel Kane]

Stam/Hierro/Blanc/Kuffour were the stand out CB's at that time even though Blanc got raped by Crespo in the UEFA Cup final

Maldini was still playing LB and would only play as a CB for the NT that's when Zoff adopted the three at the back for Euro 2000

Porchy illustrates my point perfectly here.

When talking about standout defenders, there's a reason you HAVE to name 1-4 players because of the nature of their position.

Different defensive units require different kinds of defenders so have to take that into account.

For example, lol @ Vidic in a Barcelona team. Lol @ Pique (even though I'd think he'd fare a little better than we think) in the current United team.

[Horatio Caine]

i havnt seen any1 speak of danny since he merked man u.....

[The Infamous]

2001 Hyppia was the best CB in England right?

cough cough

are you tryna fish for a outlandish statement?

sami hyypia was a beast imo dont want to claim his world class though im too biased

[O Fenomeno]

I am saying he was

[Michel Kane]

Isn't an outrageous comment to make TBH.

[The Infamous]

yeah sami was sick made carragher into a decent defender and bossed it for us in europe

his performance against juve and leverkusen in 05>>>

[O Fenomeno]

Ayala was surely the best around them times

[Michel Kane]

In '02?

I dunno ya kna, Sol Campbell was up there for club & country.

[The Infamous]

jheeze ayala,hierro,hyypia,nesta,lucio

dominate that penalty area

[O Fenomeno]

Campbell was very good

But for two years Ayala was so solid(2001 y 2002)

Immense in Champions League(best defender) and in La Liga(best defender as well)

He was badly missed in Korea/Japan

He was carrying an injury hence why they crashed out of the group stages

[O Fenomeno]

Valencia 2000-04

WOW

[The Infamous]

when rafa was at valencia ayala was top 3 in the world

carried them to a uefa cup win if i remember correctly along with Mista

[O Fenomeno]

Yeah it was

Vicente scored as well

Mista scored twice

That was Drogba's breakthrough yeah in mainland Europe the way he deaded Liverpool/Newcastle

It was a shame he went into the final unfit and it was too easy for Ayala to contain him

Back to Cannavaro

Kane is right when he said defensive units play a big part

Because Cannavaro was a beast in a three but trash in a CB pairing

Hence his best performances were at Parma/for Italy from 97-2000

He was found out badly in a two while at Inter/Real

[The Infamous]

drogba when he bodied liverpool for marsellie was nuts

the valencia side them times was disgusting

vicente aimar as a trequista angulo and mista/carew up front

baraja and albelda in midfield(baraja was a crazy go getter them times)

ayala and canizares in defence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRntff1xtvc

done our dance one of the best football i have seen played against ever

[Mame Biram Diouf]

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AIMAR!!

Loved this guy

[Michel Kane]

drogba when he bodied liverpool for marsellie was nuts

the valencia side them times was disgusting

vicente aimar as a trequista angulo and mista/carew up front

baraja and albelda in midfield(baraja was a crazy go getter them times)

ayala and canizares in defence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRntff1xtvc

done our dance one of the best football i have seen played against ever

Know what's mad, that goal looks standard to my eyes now.

Football has come quite a way in that sense.

[The Infamous]

i know what you mean around them times such intricate play was unprecedented and rare

now barca do that about twice a week

[Tee]

Mendieta was my fav valencia player

[The Infamous]

gaizka>>>>>>>

one of my favourite players ever. his passing range was dirts

forgot about him

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Xavi

Alonso

Iniesta

Busquets

Silva

Mata

Mendieta

Valeron

Pedro

Fabregas

Thiago (soon)

Arteta

Carzola

Canales

Barejo

Vincente

Joaqain

Production line just takes the piss

Sure theys some bait ones I missed out

[Anderson]

Who saw valeron the other week against celta vigo?

The assist was disgusting

[darkman]

Going back to the first page. lol @ Valdes being world class

[O Fenomeno]

Apart from Buffon who is better

List reasons why

So i can pick holes out of your reasons like I did regarding Pato