Best centre-back on the game

[dj__clarke]

Who do you think is the best central defender on the game?

They must be good at:

Tackling

Clearances

Headers (Clearing and scoring from corners)

Running and closing strikers down

You can name either regular players or classic players

My best are Rijkaard (Heroic Holland), Samuel, Matthaus (Genuine Germany), Campbell, Nesta and Cannavaro.

 

[Se7eN]

Nesta i think. No one comes close, and he made a countless number of important tackles for me when i had him in my ML team.

 

[richiered]

id have to go with rijkaard

 

[Zygalski]

Koeman and Beckenbauer have been useful for me.
Plus Koeman is always scoring from corners too.

 

[thaoli]

I play best with Rio Ferdinand of man utd. Lucio & Nesta are also good centre backs!

 

[FrostBound]

I use Samuel together with Nesta. When using classic players Rijkaard is the man. Cannavaro would be great if he was taller.

 

[PES_GOD]

I Found that Fernando Couto has been vaulable at cruicial moments he's also quite good at closing down. a good goalie plays for Boca Juniors you will notice him cause he's got about 20 letters in his name i think it starts like Abb... or something like that!

 

[bellafabbiu]

I vote for Baresi even if he is not tall like Rijkaard

 

[sut]

i use tudor and nesta in my ML team. a combination of height and power with speed and tackling. tudor even stands up to koller when it comes to heading and strength.

 

[gazzar1]

Jaap Stam - Quick, strong and good in the air. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[Zygalski]

Sorry but Stam is not quick.
He is good at the rest though.

 

[Mambo]

Lucio
Nesta
Thuram
Ferdinand
Samuel

I'd pick from these for two centre backs. I wouldn't be able to choose if they didn't have different conditions/morales

As mentioned earlier, Cannavaro and Baresi are excellent, but I find they are better at right-back because of their vertically challenged handicap! I'd still use them in a back three though.

 

[jamez]

Gamarra and Ayala of Paraguay are both excellent defenders and free transfers in addition.

 

[Mambo]

Originally posted by Zygalski
Sorry but Stam is not quick.
He is good at the rest though.

This has always puzzled me, cause he is pretty pacey for his size IRL. When he was at Man Utd he could out-run Anelka which is no easy task. I think he should be faster in the game

 

[Zygalski]

Agree with you on that mate.

(Maybe it was the steroids?)

 

[flore]

Gentile is good addition,Not much gets past him.Then theres always Franco Baresi.I find it hard to leave Cannavaro or Nesta out of my side ,even if they are deepest blue

 

[foxinthebox]

i play 4 3 3 with 2 ST: ferdinand and nesta
cannavaro is one of my MD even if he is ST in the game cannavaro is great when he plays MD.just try.

 

[Zygalski]

You mean playing Cannavaro as DMF instead of CB?

 

[foxinthebox]

that's right
cannavaro is great playing as DMF because he is fast and good in defence.
he can also strengthen the defence when the opponent has the ball

 

[georginho]

Whoever said stam isn't quick, obviously hasn't seen him much, i've seen him quite a bit for lazio this season and he is VERY fast for a big man.
I gave him
speed 80
acceleration 78