Suarez and Zlatan were past their peak.
Messi and Ronaldo were towards the end of their peak but still far from finished. It was the last part of their peak.
All the other names were in their peak.
Traore is insane on 1v1s with space.
Even though he's crap otherwise.
He's probably better at that specific thing than many all time greats.
VVD has faced Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Neymar, Mbappe, Suarez, Benzema, Zlatan, Kane, Aguero, KDB, etc.
Waiting for the perfect time to stop him. High IQ defending. @KingLeo10
And the likes of Ramos got cooked by Messi consistently. And they actually faced him directly unlike VVD in those 2 games.
Maldini is the GOAT defender overall but I see him as more of an LB even though he was great as a...
Messi wasn't even up against VVD in those games.
He played much deeper in both the games.
And that Free Kick has nothing to do with VVD.
He backs away initially waiting for the right time to intervene. It's the smartest thing to do.
He can defend half the pitch singlehandedly against even the fastest attackers like Mbappe and Traore.
He rarely gets booked, commits fouls or makes reckless tackles.
He singlehandedly organizes our defense. When he gets injured we fight for top 4.
Outstanding on the ball and has brilliant...
We dominated most of the game clearly. Missed some very easy chances.
They were alright and that cunt Llorente has some special connection with Anfield.
Yup. If you actually watch games you'd know that he's levels above many of the defenders that are rated as all time greats.
Him and Nesta are the best CBs I have seen in my life. I'm too young for Baresi.
We're nowhere near our best yet. Not even close.
We have signed like 5 starters and it will take some time to gel and build chemistry. Many of our players are not in form. Our squad is still suffering from the death of their close friend.
We played some delightful stuff today with Wirtz and...