The active all-time greats thread has a Van Dijk discussion in it which made me wonder what the update of this thread would look like. I did this once before, in 2016, but a lot of time has passed since then, and I feel rather than bump that thread, it's best to start anew. There are a number of CB's who hadn't even featured in the PL then who have performed to a standard that will have shifted the natural order of things.
I feel the perception of defending has changed a lot - what used to carry merit is not looked at with as much fondness through the lens of the modern game. Perhaps your list will only consider the centrebacks in respect to what they did in their own era, but I'm sure some will look at it in a rounded way, which considers effectiveness in the contemporary era.
The #1 slot is, I think assured, but even that mightn't be so.
How does your list look? Who are your most highly rated CB's of the PL era, and are you looking at them through the lens of what they did in their own time, or how you perceive their attributes overall?
Original thread here: @Invictus @Gio @paulscholes18 @#07 you guys all had lists in that thread. Revisions?![Angel :angel: :angel:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I feel the perception of defending has changed a lot - what used to carry merit is not looked at with as much fondness through the lens of the modern game. Perhaps your list will only consider the centrebacks in respect to what they did in their own era, but I'm sure some will look at it in a rounded way, which considers effectiveness in the contemporary era.
The #1 slot is, I think assured, but even that mightn't be so.
How does your list look? Who are your most highly rated CB's of the PL era, and are you looking at them through the lens of what they did in their own time, or how you perceive their attributes overall?
Original thread here: @Invictus @Gio @paulscholes18 @#07 you guys all had lists in that thread. Revisions?