[CROoney]

Originally Posted by abojodeh

whats the problem with lescott he is a very great defender
lescott and yobo have benefited everton more than JT and carv benefited chel$ki

i don't know...i saw 2 or 3 of his games (one of them was for england against us i think ) and he was awfull

[reddwarf]

Rio has everything you'd want in a centre-back.

He's tall, agile, quick, comfortable with the ball at his feet, reads the game well, times his tackles superbly and seems to have got over the lapses in concentration that made his position as a top class defender questionable.

He's also ideal captain material - for club and country - and someone would have to come up with a very persuasive argument for me to say that he is currently not the best centre-back in the World.

[Red Devil]

Rio is not the best, but could be.

The best CH I ever saw was Stam.

[christianoharleiro]

I agree with sparkic "at the moment Rio and Vidic have it tied at first spot for me".

They both compliment eachother perfectly and I think Vidic is getting less praise than he deserves.

I think they're both tied as the #1 CB in the world, even from an unbiased point of view.

[abojodeh]

Originally Posted by Red Devil

Rio is not the best, but could be.

The best CH I ever saw was Stam.

agree about stam
but right now rio is the best

[spellbound]

Originally Posted by abojodeh

whats the problem with lescott he is a very great defender
lescott and yobo have benefited everton more than JT and carv benefited chel$ki

EH?

Dont you think they've done as little to their teams since both were trophyless

[abojodeh]

Originally Posted by spellbound

EH?

Dont you think they've done as little to their teams since both were trophyless

lol.
btw imo Lescott > JT and Upson > carv

[Lucky7]

Originally Posted by reddwarf

Rio has everything you'd want in a centre-back.

He's tall, agile, quick, comfortable with the ball at his feet, reads the game well, times his tackles superbly and seems to have got over the lapses in concentration that made his position as a top class defender questionable.

He's also ideal captain material - for club and country - and someone would have to come up with a very persuasive argument for me to say that he is currently not the best centre-back in the World.

Great Point there mate..
Rio goes up against the best players in the world week in and week out and comes out on top.
I have not seen a better defensive pairing than him for a long time..

[spellbound]

Originally Posted by abojodeh

lol.
btw imo Lescott > JT and Upson > carv

In Abo math Petric > Euro 08...

[piazza]

Originally Posted by -zuco-

Rio was a rock ALL SEASON. He played a major part in
the defence that conceded fewer goals than any other.

Rio used to be inconsistent and prone to mistakes but
over the last two seasons he hasn't put a foot wrong.
He reads the game well, he's good in the air, he's good
with the ball at his feet and he's a fantastic leader.

As for Mexez, he was certainly a wall for Roma when we
put seven past them wasn't he? He wouldn't even make
my top five.

Rio, Vidic, Carvalho, Nesta, Terry, are all far better than him.

His national coach doesn't ever think he's good enough for a
place in the squad!!

Mexez better than Rio: Officially the funniest thing I've heard this week.

What part about LAST SEASON'S FORM don't you understand?

7-1 was 06/07, last season was 07/08 so you can sod off, and as far as the French national team goes, its the 2nd biggest joke there is in Europe, next to England's national team. Rio is great, but there are times when he just seems to get bored and starts to lose focus, I wouldn't take Mexes over Rio because the Vidic-Ferdinand partnership is greater than the sum of its parts but individually I think Mexes has him by a nose.