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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1087686" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>A connoisseur picking Thuram (I'd probably pick Cannovaro and Buffon too in my XI). Cannovaro vs Thuram is actually part of the debate in microcosm. Thuram is the better player in part due to athleticism and physique. Cannovaro was comparable but was a 5'9" centre half for crying out loud. I don't think I've ever seen such a short centre half. He wasn't even remotely fast either and won world player of the year as a defender. He must have been a mental genius and ace competitor to get 130+ caps in an Italian defence. His positioning, timing on last minute tackles (due to lack of pace and leg length) and intelligent use of (limited) body weight to stifle attackers was a thing to behold. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/981073-world-football-25-best-players-who-lacked-pace[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.football365.com/news/john-nicholson-everybody-loves-fabio-cannavaro-juventus-parma-real-madrid[/URL]</p><p></p><p>So if a GOAT is someone who maximises their resources, then my GOAT may have moved 5 yards across the Parma central defence!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1087686, member: 74121"] A connoisseur picking Thuram (I'd probably pick Cannovaro and Buffon too in my XI). Cannovaro vs Thuram is actually part of the debate in microcosm. Thuram is the better player in part due to athleticism and physique. Cannovaro was comparable but was a 5'9" centre half for crying out loud. I don't think I've ever seen such a short centre half. He wasn't even remotely fast either and won world player of the year as a defender. He must have been a mental genius and ace competitor to get 130+ caps in an Italian defence. His positioning, timing on last minute tackles (due to lack of pace and leg length) and intelligent use of (limited) body weight to stifle attackers was a thing to behold. [URL unfurl="true"]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/981073-world-football-25-best-players-who-lacked-pace[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.football365.com/news/john-nicholson-everybody-loves-fabio-cannavaro-juventus-parma-real-madrid[/URL] So if a GOAT is someone who maximises their resources, then my GOAT may have moved 5 yards across the Parma central defence! [/QUOTE]
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