The Caf Consensus: Your Top 15 Centrebacks of the Premier League era (1992-2016)

Fortitude

TV/Monitor Expert
Staff
Joined
Jul 10, 2004
Messages
25,126
Location
Inside right
Once these threads seem to have run their course, we can see what the Caf consensuses are.


There’s a thread for each position as well as one for managers. Please check those out, too.


And yes, football didn’t just arbitrarily start in 1992, but this is for the Premier League era. Perhaps in future we can do a pre-PL era consensus and after that an all-inclusive one.
 
Yeah, 10 days per thread would have allowed for better discussions tbh.
 
25 is too many. Is that specific number out of need?
 
If you don't make threads for all other leagues and all other eras (at the same time), I think that I won't vote.
 
feck 25. In no order whatsoever.

Adams
Rio
Bruce
Terry
Vidic
Stam
Kompany
Campbell
Pallister
Carvalho
 
Yeah, 10 days per thread would have allowed for better discussions tbh.
I thought some people would be interested in specific positions that others would not. The intention was to engender discussion across each simultaneously.
 
In no particular order:

Tony Adams
Jaap Stam
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
John Terry
Ledley King
Ricardo Carvalho
Marcel Desailly
Sami Hyypia
Sol Campbell
Vincent Kompany
 
Gary Pallister.
Steve Bruce.
Jaap Staam.
Rio Ferdinand.
Nemanja Vidic.
Tony Adams.
Sol Campbell.
John Terry.
Ricardo Carvalho.
Ledley King.
 
1. Rio Ferdinand
2. John Terry
3. Jaap Stam
4. Nemanja Vidić
5. Tony Adams
6. Ricardo Carvalho
7. Paul McGrath ('93)
8. Sol Campbell
9. Vincent Kompany
10. Gary Pallister
11. Sami Hyypiä
12. Marcel Desailly
13. Steve Bruce
14. Jamie Carragher
15. Colin Hendry
 
  1. Rio Ferdinand
  2. Sol Campbell
  3. Jaap Stam
  4. John Terry
  5. Paul McGrath
  6. Tony Adams
  7. Nemanja Vidic
  8. Vincent Kompany
  9. Ricardo Carvalho
  10. Martin Keown
  11. Marcel Desailly
  12. Sami Hyppia
  13. Gareth Southgate
  14. Ledley King
  15. Jamie Carragher
Rio is the standout. Not a lot separating 2-8 and obviously a lot of weight provided to peak form given McGrath's placing.
 
1. Rio Ferdinand
2. John Terry
3. Sol Campbell
4. Nemanja Vidic
5. Tony Adams
6. Gary Pallister
7. Jaap Stam
8. Martin Keown
9. Sami Hyppia
10. Jamie Carragher
11. Vincent Kompany
12. Ricardo Carvalho
13. Willam Gallas
14. Ledley King
15. Gareth Southgate
 
Stam
Vidic
Rio
Adams
Carvalho
Terry
Campbell
Hyypia
Bruce
Pallister
Keown
Kompany
Gallas
King
Smalling