Despite being the only defender to win the balon dor in recent time, I feel like he’s never mentioned among the all time great defenders. Was he truly the best player in the world in 2006? And was he one of the best cbs of his generation
Despite being the only defender to win the balon dor in recent time, I feel like he’s never mentioned among the all time great defenders. Was he truly the best player in the world in 2006? And was he one of the best cbs of his generation
Put it this way… before WC2006 he was considered a solid defender, after WC2006 at the age of 33 he was propelled to superstardom.
Not at the level of Nesta and co.