JT The best there was!!!

comment by Oscar. #TeamFury, 2017 RETURN OF THE MACK! (U12980)
posted 8 hours, 36 minutes ago
JT > Carvalho > Vidic > Ferdinand

Carvalho and Vidic at their best were better than JT + Rio, but JT + Rio for longetivity
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Carvalho was another great CB. I think that him and Terry benefited massively from having such a solid midfield ahead of them. Makelele was a great shield for the defence and Essien was an absolute beast - as comfortable defending as he was driving forwards. Still a great CB pairing though.

To say that Terry, Carvalho and Vidic were all better than Rio is laughable though.

Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived, he got into the team when we had two world cup winners at the center of defence, he retained that position despite competition from Gallas and Ricky. Terry earned his place and sure he had some great players around him that would help, football is a team sport, but also a hell of a lot of competition to overcome as well.

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 6 minutes ago
Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived
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I was talking specifically about the Carvalho/Terry partnership.

comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 6 minutes ago
Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived
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I was talking specifically about the Carvalho/Terry partnership.
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And the article is about his career

Does anybody find it kind of fitting that JT was the last surviving member of that fantastic spine and first PL winning team?!

The last of samurai

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 3 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 6 minutes ago
Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived
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I was talking specifically about the Carvalho/Terry partnership.
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And the article is about his career
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Indeed, but you seemed to be addressing a point that no-one had raised. Carry on.

comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 3 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 6 minutes ago
Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived
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I was talking specifically about the Carvalho/Terry partnership.
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And the article is about his career
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Indeed, but you seemed to be addressing a point that no-one had raised. Carry on.
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But you raised Makalelee, and this is about JTs career. A valid response. Unless you want to simply ignore the fact.

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 3 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 6 minutes ago
Terry was a great defender before Makalelee arrived
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I was talking specifically about the Carvalho/Terry partnership.
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And the article is about his career
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Indeed, but you seemed to be addressing a point that no-one had raised. Carry on.
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But you raised Makalelee, and this is about JTs career. A valid response. Unless you want to simply ignore the fact.
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I mentioned Makelele is response to the point about Carvalho and Terry being a great pairing. I didn't suggest that Terry wasn't a great defender before Makelele joined the club, so no idea why you came back with what you did.

Maybe because this is a forum and I wanted to. Dorry, not maybe.