7 Greatest Premier League Centre-Backs of All Time

From Chelsea legend John Terry to current Liverpool star man Virgil van Dijk, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the finest central defenders of the Premier League era.
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[@momesongo6019]

The idea that Rio taled off in his later years at Utd is a myth ,the man was literally in the PFA team of the year in 2013, the only bad season he had was 13/14 at utd even then he just got too many injuries.....The man won 6 PL titles and was in the team of the year 6 times both those achievements are the most by any defender, not to mention he rejected both Real Madrid and Barca between 06 and 2009

[@PlayThenSay]

Reason in votes Terry tops him normally because Terry never went to a club to not try and helped get them relegated unlike Ferdinand (votes are a popular vote) But then again does mean there are more QPR fans then those who care about racism, read in to that as you like.

[@dmur.]

@@PlayThenSay Rio Ferdinand went to QPR for the money because he was finished at United, John Terry was found innocent in a court of law about that whole racism thing. Still probably not the best of men to look up to though.

[@martymccartan4616]

Rio was good with the ball , but when it came to defending corners and doing the dirty side of being a great centre half he was pretty average.

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

Man have we went from the likes of Vidic and Ferdinand to an overpriced fridge.

[@KEN-tf9sr]

I hate my club

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

@@KEN-tf9sr bro don't be like that.

[@KEN-tf9sr]

@@BigSmokeMUFC we should be challege for premier league not a top 4 spot but i still support man utd because once a red always a red

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

@@KEN-tf9sr ye true. But don't worry things will get better in the future.

[@zirbto5749]

Bayern paid 25 million for robben united paid 50 for rio nothing changed....

[@rothbardfreedom]

Terry won a Premier League at 34 years old - PLAYING EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THE TOURNAMENT!

[@YoungMoney_]

@@glennharris1723 yeah but his point was that Terry played every game and in the other side Ferdinand missed 10 games.

[@jbo4547]

@@glennharris1723 missed the point much? Lol

[@seandyche2608]

If Tarkowski and Mee aren't here I will be very disappointed.

[@stevebot2129]

if long isnt in here we riot

[@PlayThenSay]

if Dan Burn is not here ill be disappointed

[@CattaneoL]

Yep kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoTVeod8d79kjJY

[@lunarshteve]

if Ramon Vega and Jason Dodd are not on here i will be very disappointed

[@fod1235]

If Willy Boly isnt on here it's a stitch up

[@Halcryder]

I'm insulted that the greatest centre back pairing of all time, Titus Bramble and Jean Alain Boumsong, failed to even make the honourable mentions.

[@TechnikoreHTiD]

😂

[@NiScontex]

lol

[@thoze4813]

ikr I can’t believe that they didn’t make the honourable mentions. unsub.

[@diinomaaxi]

😂😂😂😂💀 you win

[@birukalemu9402]

John Terry is in a diffrent league of his own. his Fifpro XI says it all

[@Josh-pj7tq]

Not really. Same league as the rest of them

[@siccfucc6615]

@@Josh-pj7tq Ha! Nice

[@zak725]

The others are probably happy that he is in a league of his own, at least their wives will be safe that way

[@clips9294]

Nah, peak Van Dijk and Ferdinand all day for me

[@Colt-eq1vm]

Im baffled how he could even put Ferdinand above John Terry oh my dayz!

[@boroben8964]

I think you’re underestimating John Terry. His long passing was amazing. He could play a perfect pass forward and diagonally with his left foot!

[@henrypedler8311]

The idea that he wasn’t a top ball playing cb is ridiculous

[@boroben8964]

@@henrypedler8311 couldn’t believe it when I heard it

[@matthewsantos6282]

Facts! Was a very underrated distributor and ball playing centre back and all Chelsea fans who watched him week in week out could tell you that.

[@boroben8964]

@@matthewsantos6282 Exactly mate. Great passer of the ball. I know a few Chelsea fans that wouldn’t be happy hearing this. The great thing about Terry was he was a defender who could of played in most generations. Tough tackler, great header, not afraid of getting hurt, amazing reading of the game and the way he picked a pass out was ridiculous.

[@matthewsantos6282]

@@boroben8964 Spot on mate!

[@ThaddaeusAlexander]

Thank you, I’m an American that got into football about a year and a half ago and your channel has help me educate myself about the sport

[@lukebruce6206]

Thats good to hear, brother

[@lab7974]

It’s the greatest sport going mate

[@agneyfernandes]

Welcome to the real football...JOGA BONITO

[@Mark-uh3un]

This is a great channel to learn about the beautiful game

[@grantsnelson3303]

Exact same for me. This channel is both educational and entertaining. Football might be my fav sport now and this channel has done a lot for that

[@talhariaz7179]

John Terry has more Fifpro XI inclusions than all the other Premier League CBs combined

[@Ahenny97]

While I agree that Terry is the best of the Premier League era, the Fifpro XI is a load of bollocks lmao

[@HITCSevens]

By this logic, I assume you believe that Sergio Ramos is more than twice as good as JT? A reminder also that Marcelo made the FIFPro World XI six times and Ashley Cole never made it in once.

[@michaelduckett7688]

@@HITCSevens Ramos is twice as good as Terry though. Even though Terry is the best of the premier league. He’s still not in the same league as Ramos, Puyol, Nesta, Maldini, Lucio, Hierro, Chiellini etc. And Ashley Cole should of got in. But his best days were at Arsenal not Chelsea. Also that Marcelo was the best LB in the world for at least 4/5 years.

[@leemc5646]

Ramos is the most overrated cb, just a plain cheat

[@gourmondal5812]

@@michaelduckett7688 ramos is not in the league of maldini puyol cannavaro nesta baresi beckenbaur pasarella moore

[@romaronaldo2409]

John Terry is in a league of his own. Just ask all his teammates and their wives

[@mahatma1989]

I'll get Wayne on the phone.

[@moratuwamaleke6923]

How long are we gonna hear that same old tired joke? It's hackey at this point. And you're boring for telling it.

[@moratuwamaleke6923]

How long are we gonna hear that same old tired joke? It's hackey at this point. And you're boring for telling it.

[@gibospartan6185]

😆 Never gets old

[@prasannabalaji1886]

Tony Adams and Sol Campbell Arsenal representatives so proud of my club ❤️

[@LuigiLuigi728]

Angry Tottenham fans incoming... 🤭

[@DDavid-ty2on]

Love this Channel! It's the only one i'll never skip a second in any Video.

[@mafiousbj]

The more time passes since Ferguson's retirement the more I see how extraordinary were the teams he built...truly we lived in a golden era without realizing...and I'm not even a United fan!

[@ImmortalTreknique]

Another great video 😁👍🖖👊💪

[@matthewplunk4928]

Love these videos, Alfie! Don't forget about the Best XI of players based in sub-Saharan Africa!

[@Azerroc]

I love these old school hitc sevens videos

[@aaronagnew3443]

Scandalous that Phil Jones wasn't included 😡

[@simbolicdunksman1746]

That joke is about five years old mate

[@BOABModels]

I really think you should have gone on to talk about Campbell's time at Pompey. He built a really strong partnership with first Linvoy Primus in 2007 and then Sylvain Distin in 2008 and captained the side to their first FA win cup since 1939. A lot of big club fans dismissed him once he left Arsenal but in my opinion, it's once some of these players go to smaller clubs that you really see their class shine.

[@UncledadBFD]

Stop saying sensible and well thought out things, this is KZbin comment section

[@BOABModels]

@@UncledadBFD 😅

[@Bijoubix]

@@UncledadBFD Savage

[@nmarcus7233]

Good point. I was very impreased with him at Pompey.

[@shakey215]

On a totally non biased note I would definitely put Jan Vertonghen in over Sol Campbell. Not biased. Totally.

[@hahttfhjjfvnkyfxxxcnmjrscb8838]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colmm-d8896]

One won the league at White Hart Lane, the other was Jan Vertonghen

[@selsonrodrigues3091]

Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.... Pass the weed

[@ononsoorizu6556]

Really loving this series

[@SC-fl8eq]

Sami Hyypia needs to be mentioned, utterly world class and so criminally underrated

[@urmumslover4103]

I don’t think he was better than Carra if we’re being honest and even Carra wasn’t world class probably a good CB and nothing more

[@andrejristic4956]

@@urmumslover4103 he was defo better than Carra

[@timsmith1323]

@@urmumslover4103he was way better than carra

[@canarycatchup]

He got mentioned

[@michaelarmer256]

fairly sure a requirment is to win a prem...

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

Paul McGrath for me. Not only was he PFA player of the league without winning the Premier league in 1993, he was also an awesome midfield player who played in midfield for Ireland and was Ireland's best player in their golden generation.

[@robertmalone9660]

Spot on mate. Underrated

[@attackoncraic7583]

Ooh ahh

[@naedot.9779]

Played his best football before the Prem era.

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

@@naedot.9779 he was pfa player of the year 1993, but I get your point. He was probably the best out and out defender on the list but was good enough to play centre midfield too internationally when international football was stronger.

[@peterallton5366]

GOD

[@barry4649]

Mate, you saying Terry wasn’t technically good is close to slander and Rio Ferdinand was nowhere near him, Terry pinged 50 yard passes off both feet week in week out, and did you say Ferdinand was so good he could play up front? He got about 5 goals in his whole career whilst Terry got 75, when they were both old, Terry was captaining Chelsea to a 5th Premier League whilst Ferdinand was getting relegated with Cardiff 😂, Terry got in the FifPro World XI 5 years in a row in his prime whilst Ferdinand got in only once

[@reecejohnson6357]

Qpr*

[@barry4649]

@@reecejohnson6357 I don’t know why i said Cardiff, I actually had QPR in my head when I was writing it too 😂

[@lollol9772]

@@barry4649 he literally never said that Terry was bad technically, you made that up. Also fifpro world xi inclusions isn’t an argument and Ferdinand was the better all around player. Also lol at you including goals. Embarrassing arguments from you

[@ILKILO1]

I do think that Terry's ability on the ball is Constantly under rated and disregarded as a United Fan however your goals argument is absolute nonsense especially considering that 99% of Terry's goals were with his head and *not feet* . You say that Rio ended up at Cardiff .. *QPR whilst Terry was wining the league towards the end of their careers however Ferdinand was Playing UCL football at Leeds all the While John Terry was slumming it out at a mid table Chelsea side ? There's always two sides to an argument. As a United fan who witnessed both players in their prime, I do personally think that Terry was ever so slightly ahead of Rio in his prime however I'd have Nemanja Vidic ahead of both of them, anyday. I'd also have Ricardo Carvalho ahead of both Adams & Campbell. Nonsensical argument though ,need better material mate lol

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

That QPR team was shambles.

[@shawnmason5551]

Great video. Have you considered doing a “Best of the decade”, like best of the decade 11 from the EFL, best of the WM formation 11 …something along more historical lines.

[@davidh.8798]

Really agree about King and Woodgate -- perhaps the two most naturally talented players of all those you mention.

[@jorgeospina611]

John Terry didn't have like ultra speed or mad skills but the fact that he didn't really need that shows how organized and wise he was on pitch, it was like having a coach playing and organizing not only the defensive line but also the midfield, plus a real beast in 1v1, just too polemic

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Maybe its my Chelsea bias but I just can't understand why anyone would ever pick Ferdinand over Terry. Its not even close IMO. Terry had a higher peak and better longevity, not to mention his leadership skills and the criminally underrated technical aspect of his game. He wasn't a Vidic or Adams who were far more fundamental defenders, Terry scored goals, had great composure on the ball and excellent distribution.

[@keshav7428]

People’s view of him are biased due to the off field issues I reckon

[@prometheustv6558]

Vidic>>>>>>>>

[@areebsiddiqui758]

​@@prometheustv6558 lmao no. He was great at his peak but declined towards the end of his time at United and simply didn't have the longevity. Vidic was a beast of a defender but Terry was the better all round player.

[@ul.biggit217]

@@prometheustv6558 smoking crack

[@prometheustv6558]

@@areebsiddiqui758 true tbf

[@dumbmutts.7758]

Spot on. For once I agree totally.

[@dBOTHERER]

dennis irwin should be the best left back when that video comes around.

[@terryalmame5879]

Terry is definitely the greatest 💙💙💙💙

[@ILKILO1]

As a United fan I can hand on heart say that Prime Vidic > Prime Rio. Longevity only really being the main downside to the argument. Seeing Nemanja Vidic in a Top 7 Premier League Center Backs List behind Tony Adams & Sol Campbell though is *absolutely criminal* .I'd only compare the man to a John Terry... He was levels above the rest.

[@jkjkjkjkjk537]

It's the same as comparing Maldini and Nesta. Both have their strengths and weaknesses but Rio was a better footballer overall and offered more to the team in counter attacking transitions. Vidic was the perfect no nonsense partner bailing his team out of trouble at the expense of his own body. That commitment and aggression made him a fan favorite but Rio Ferdinand was simply better.

[@98091238]

hence, Vidić's 2 EPL Player of the Year awards

[@zera8065]

I agree, for me: Terry/Vidic > Ferdinand.

[@saiyerugara9038]

Both of my centre backs made the list!!

[@rjc39]

Video topic idea, why do the likes of Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham etc. play in the English leagues? As a Scotsman and knowing our league is dominated by 2 clubs I thought itd be interesting to know a bit more about an unknown (to me anyway) in the state of Welsh club football, love this videos, keep it up!

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740]

Vidic in 5th? I'd've had him top 3

[@kurtchester7073]

Frank Sinclair or Richard Dunne for me. Phil Jones, Bramble and Lovren for my friends.

[@jamgormit7589]

7 best 0-0 draws of all time

[@imrankaixa]

Damn what a good idea

[@LeeMonHussain95]

The fact that John Terry isn’t number 1 is a disgrace and proves that Alfie is a football hipster

[@correlgamers7518]

Bruh, he put him and number 2 and it's just his opinion, he even stated he would understand if others put him at no. 1.

[@archstanton6102]

It is his OPINION. Do you not understand this very basic thing?

[@dmitrychizhov5973]

Terrys prime was better than Rio’s, and probably had a slightly better longevity..

[@lollol9772]

lol no

[@ILKILO1]

Vidics prime was ahead of both of theirs imo. Longevity being the only main downside to the argument. Prime Vidic was ahead of Prime Terry however I would have to agree that John Terry at his best had more to him than Rio did. Coming from a United fan since 97 and a former Proffesional footballer. My top 3 would be 1. Nemanja Vidic 2. John Terry 3. Rio Ferdinand. (This is obviously discounting honours won and simply based off individual talent)

[@wunwun8875]

Lol

[@dmitrychizhov5973]

@@ILKILO1 Vidic was too low I agree, but I guess it will always be up to preference 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ILKILO1]

@@dmitrychizhov5973 yep both Vidic and Carvalho ( who was ahead of both Adams & Sol Campbell imo ) are criminally under rated today simply because they aren't & werent English, no doubt.

[@romaronaldo2409]

Ferdinand was the leader England needed, and had they given him the reigns early on, before they did so with Gerrard and Terry, the Golden Generation might've had more success. Just an opinion

[@mason_breen]

would have made no difference at all

[@michaelay4900]

Day 1: 7 best individual performances but they eventually lost the game

[@balham5606]

Alfie Can you do a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel Another request i won’t spam every video but will ask sometimes

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

To be honest, it would be a really interesting story to cover, as well as the split between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons!

[@balham5606]

@@pierfrancescocosta6336 thanks and Should virgil van dijk won the ballon d'or?

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

@@balham5606 I don't know how big of an opportunity he could have, to be fair, but who knows? 😅

[@canarycatchup]

Nemanja Vidić higher but that might be due to my childhood nostalgia

[@joepoole7807]

I would love to see a series where you go over the 7 best premier league players to have transferred from a different league, so 7 best premier league players from la liga or serie a or the championship

[@ljd6711]

This is a good idea. The Scottish premiership could be another one

[@irishred8850]

0:33 that one full back is Dennis Irwin I'm guessing? The picture of Ashley Cole was a mistake?

[@klatenist]

If Ledley King were blessed with more injury-free career, he couldn't have been top of the hill with Rio Ferdinand.

[@johncoster99]

Campbell over Vidic is mad

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Especially because Sol is a Judas.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

I completely agree with the order..The Midfield edition will be a Nightmare..won't it?

[@AblemanSy]

I get why Carvalho was left out. But over all I regard him as the finest defensive player that I have ever seen next to Gianluca Zambrotta.

[@ZexaXIII]

Vidic 100% deserves the second spot, he is the only defender to get premier league player of the year twice. He had better stats than VVD in almost every aspect and he also had better prime than Terry. And I'm not even joking. Anyone who had watched him play would say this. Both VVD and Terry are seriously good but definitely Vidic had more talent than them.

[@Annihilation99]

Terry got more World XI nominations than all prem cbs on this list combined

[@u11851]

Mick Lyons is my favourite. Big heart for his club.

[@karangupta2329]

Where do you think Ruben Dias ranks in terms of individual seasons(2020/21). And if he continues the same way given that he’s only a 24 year old, where will he rank in this list?

[@mantekanalipa5766]

Potentially first

[@LuigiLuigi728]

I think Ruben Dias could probably make Top 3 in this list, as long as he stays fit and stays at Man City most of his career. I reckon he'll be Man City's captain by next season after Fernandinho leaves.

[@juvenil6969]

Through no fault of his own, personally I find it hard to put a defender in there who plays for a team that enjoys 70% possession in games - on the basis that he has half the amount of defending to do compared to his peers

[@muttsy13]

Hyypia badly done here was one of the best cbs when he was at liverpool and ricardo carvalho was the 2nd best cb in the league when he was there behind vidic easily would of had them over van dijk and adams

[@SamS-uv2ql]

Hyypia better than VVD and Adams? Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[@ShadowElectricity]

@@SamS-uv2ql VVD or Hyypia? Ha ha ha. Child.

[@SamS-uv2ql]

@@ShadowElectricity Indeed muttsy is probably a little less mature than most.

[@mou6854]

lol what is this take

[@lcfc_pure483]

Rank Premier league training grounds next, would be a interesting list

[@ShalomARTHUR-eo4jb]

Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic is the best CB pairing in EPL history

[@archstanton6102]

Alfie - you could a Top 7 based on appearances in each position to compare.

[@unknow11321]

the fact that ledley had a glass knee is a blessing to every forward in the prem during that period. He was unplayable at his best. Honestly never seen a better cb than him in my life.

[@deepakkarda1448]

Forgot about Titus bramble !! Legend in the streets lol

[@dbrogan2614]

Idea for vid......7 current lowest ranked teams in the football pyramid that have been at some point in the premier league. Would be good to see you document their demise! Just watched Bolton thrash Sunderland and thought, this was a premier league fixture a few years ago 🤔

[@jakebyronjones]

Des Walker should have got an honourable mention! He was world class at SWFC!

[@trfcultras7463]

Who??

[@78.fahrenheit]

Do a video about what is going in Galatasaray, biggest club stuck in relegation battle

[@someguynamedmike4766]

Just not surprised at Rio being #1 after the whataboutery in the right backs video to leave out Ivanovic, watch Ashley Cole not be #1 in the left back video when in reality he has no one close to him

[@idiot3412]

Dennis Irwin is close but it's still quite clearly Ashley Cole.

[@user-ry9zo6cl6k]

Robertson will be close when he’s finished

[@mirzaabdurrehmanshakeel136]

And wait for Hazard to be completely forgotten And Lampard in Nominees

[@hayatashraf4448]

Try doing a current best 11 for Major linguistic groups such as Portuguese Spanish French english

[@atchannel6112]

Ledley King is the most underrated one....how he won an actual silverware with Spursy is really beyond me

[@lewangoalski1433]

Video idea: I wonder if you have noticed the recent transfer history between Watford and Udinese. Watford recently signed Samir from Udinese and Kucka is on loan for Udinese . And Udinese a few years signed players like Roberto Pereyra, Deulofeu, Okaka and Zeegelaar etc. who are all former Watford players. Like do the owners like each other what is it between the two clubs that sign each other's players.

[@joshuab7842]

The same family owns both clubs, I believe they also used to own Granada

[@Yourstrulysaif]

1- Rio 2- Vida 3- Adams 4- Cambell 5- Kompany 6- VVD 7- Carvalho

[@ydot2loose676]

You do realise terry exists

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

And Paul McGrath

[@RBernsCarter]

Called all 7 before the video started but deciding the order must have been nearly impossible

[@swieri2003]

Paul McGrath is the greatest centre back I’ve ever seen play football, the kind of player that could of played anywhere in the middle of the pitch, an amazing football player,

[@johndroos9486]

I first time watched VVD in 2014 when he played for Celtic against Legia. The Bhoys lose 4:1(and Legia missed two penalties). If someone at this time told me "In the future he might be best defender im the world" I would call this person a wacko.

[@WYRG]

Why the heck has Lucas radebe not been included at least on your shortlist?

[@callumhayes7502]

If I don't see vidic I'll be hurt.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

No worries. He's there. He's number 5.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Lescott was the English Sergio Ramos. Got 13 goal contributions from CB (sometimes LB) in 07/08.

[@blank1933]

Terry is better than Ramos

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@blank1933 Doesn't relate to my comment lol

[@martymccartan4616]

Paul McGrath is my pick.

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

Same here. Best of the lot.

[@OGThunderVenom]

If van dijk on the list ruben dias deserves to be on here.

[@Ren_1090]

Give it time lol. This season is VVD’s 7th in the premier league whilst it’s only Dias’ 2nd.

[@harri5972]

What about kocsienlny in honorable mentions ?

[@seandelap6268]

The Ferdinand' Vidic duo were basically indestructible at Man Utd even helping the team to 15 successive clean sheets in the EPL which is completely unthinkable today.

[@Moinul987]

John Terry got to be first (haven't watched it yet)

[@JP_-oq3xn]

Nope it’s Maguire

[@aaronagnew3443]

@@JP_-oq3xn thought it would've been Prunier

[@mahatma1989]

It's John O'Shea.

[@oriolesh185]

What do you think of liel abada

[@nicolasoquendo5463]

Your opinions mean everything to me

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Please do a video about the Portuguese 'club' , 'Belenenses SAD' , that recently went to a game with only 9 players against Benfica .Its a 'fake' club playing in the First League , but the 'Original' club had to start in the Non League Portuguese Football .

[@gilesknight]

Surely Lucas Radebe gets an honourable mention

[@kawhistraightface1462]

1. Jaap Stam 2. Rio Ferdinand 3. John Terry Disclaimer: Ledley King arguably would have been top of the list if he didn’t have paper mache instead of knee ligaments

[@TheToonMonkey]

Clearly you forgot Campbell stealing a wage from Newcastle.

[@bhuvansonawane1036]

Tony Adams is such an underrated player. For me the greatest English defender after Bobby Moore.

[@mrsd8401]

Terry had to be number one, Alfie. I firmly believe that x

[@gregeverett2376]

Well I think now that you’ve shown us that only Ashley cole makes the top 7 defenders we now know who’s top of the left back list 😂

[@TheGrimmCommoner]

1. Vidic 2. Terry 3. Ferdinand 4. VVD 5. Stam 6. Campbell 7. Kompany

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Campbell is a judas, and I'm not even a Spurs fan.

[@mcorriette1]

I think Kompany might have been the best leader in the 7. To reference when you said he wasn’t the best at any one thing in the 7.

[@SamS-uv2ql]

Better than Adams or Terry??

[@mcorriette1]

@@SamS-uv2ql I’m not entirely sure, but you could argue it. He was so important to that dressing room and he never really had a partner on his level and Terry and Adams had high quality partners. So you could argue he was probably more important to the team than those two. Those Arsenal sides were full of pure leaders.

[@jacobheap082]

Im surprised you haven't done a video on Athletico Nacional. Back in the 80s and 90s they were owned by Pablo Escobar, and after that one of their players was killed outside a bar

[@GenghisKhanPolitics]

Please do "7 most technically gifted footballers of the premier league era". (Not necessarily most accomplished.)

[@chilllionlofimusic7974]

John Terry is in a different league of his own. his Fifpro says it all.

[@zamanimvukela4573]

I agree that he's the best, but Fifpro is God awful, I wouldn't use that as a determining factor at all.

[@chilllionlofimusic7974]

@@zamanimvukela4573 True 🤙

[@MrCr1spy1]

7 greatest CBs from the Isle of Man next

[@mightyduck_eli8981]

Rio ❤️

[@1990Rees]

No Titus Bramble?

[@nicodiangelo7051]

1. Ferdinand 2. Terry 3. Vidic 4. Kompany 5. Adams (sorry Arsenal fans) 6. Campbell (sorry Arsenal fans) 7. VVD

[@zamanimvukela4573]

Agreed, the only changes I'd make is to swap Terry and Ferdinand, but everything else is perfect in my opinion.

[@Greattogether829]

Damn did this guy just said Terry is not a bonafide ball playing defender the absolutely ridiculous

[@Kilbotz]

The reason people have a problem with Sol Campbell and it's not just Spurs fans but some football fans in general. Is and it's happened many times before in football Sol Campbell is one of the most well known examples. It's players giving a club their word that they are going to sign a new contract. Then stalling giving all sorts of reasons why they are not signing immediately. Only to refuse to sign when the transfer window closes so they could leave on a free. Again Sol Campbell is one of the most well known cases but, it has happened many times before.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Sol is a Judas. Even I can see that, and I don't even support Spurs.

[@Kilbotz]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 I agree. I'm not a Spurs fan as well I said it because I've experienced it at club I support Coventry City. It's bad enough to let their contract run out and leave any other but to leave to your rivals is Judas. On Match Of The Day Top 10 Shocking Transfers Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker said what he did was disgusting.

[@yamazaki997]

Rio becoming Beckenbauer:PPPPPhe had all the skill but empty head so no chance

[@realsciencerhythm]

Putting active players on such lists makes no sense whatsoever.

[@sadmanrhyme9869]

Nemanja Vidic at number 5 kills me

[@TheLeechaolan15]

10. Kurt Zouma 9. Sol Campbell 8. Joel Matip 7. Dan Burn 6. Vincent Kompany 5. Antonio Rüdiger 4. Lewis Dunk 3. Tony Adams 2. Nemanja Vidic 1. John Terry