Football Special Report: Ten irreplaceable club legends (Part 1)
Football is a team game and it is often said that an individual cannot be bigger than the team. This especially holds true for club football. Players come and players go, but the team remains. The club colours are what matter in the end.
However, there are some who truly leave their mark. These players become synonymous with their clubs. The fans love them as much as they love the club. With this, the names of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-c14050 Baresi, Franz Beckenbauer and Bobby Moore instantly come to mind. These
legends have left their mark with their respective teams. Years and decades have passed since they hung up their boots, but their memories remain fresh even now.
Much has been said about the money hungry and egoistic footballers of modern era, but there still remain some who play football only for football. Their passion remains still. Each day, they don the jersey with the same pride that engulfed them upon their
unveiling.
Bettor.com now pays tribute to ten legends who made their mark, players who will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come, players who will be irreplaceable the day they hang up their boots:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 (Chelsea FC)
Leaving his personal life and extramarital affairs aside, Terry has been a loyal servant for the Blues. Ever since he made his debut in 1998, Terry has been a permanent fixture in Chelsea teams. His outstanding potential was never in doubt, and the fact
that the 30-year-old remains one of the very few ‘one-club-men’ remaining in football is praiseworthy.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are one of the highest salary paying teams in the world, and critics would point out that playing for such rich owners should hardly be a problem. However, people fail to understand the fact that Blues were a Europa League team prior to the Russian
takeover.
While Terry is without a doubt, one of the best centre backs in modern game, it’s his leadership and outstanding captaincy that sets him apart from the rest of footballing greats. Leading from the back, Chelsea no. 26 has won a host of honours.
Terry turned 30 this December and has now entered the last stretch of an illustrious career. Abramovich will look near and far, but he will be hard-pressed replacing the inspirational skipper.
Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan)
Arguably the best defender of his generation – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Nesta-c4735 is living the last days of a legendary career. There is no other way about it. Sandro is last in the line of old school Italian defenders, players who relied
heavily on their superior intelligence, impeccable reading of the game and excellent technical ability.
Nesta started his career with his childhood team, SS Lazio, and was already donning the captain’s armband by the age of 21. With Lazio, the stylish defender won the Scudetto; Lazio’s second and one that came after 26 years of excruciating wait. Many expected
the skipper to finish his career with Aquile Standard on his chest, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775’s financial troubles meant Nesta was sold off to AC Milan, resulting in mass protests from the Aquilotti faithful.
With AC Milan, the defender has gone one step further. Playing alongside Paolo Maldini, Jaap Stam and Cafu, Nesta formed arguably the best defence of modern era. While his legendary partners hung up their boots in recent years, Nesta is still going strong.
The ageing legend is running on the last few drops in his tanks, and retirement looms around the corner for him. Without Sandro, Rossoneri defence falls apart like Confetti. Simply put, he is irreplaceable. No one can replace his aura – Marcelo Lippi would
bear testimony to that – and the day he calls it a day, it would be a sad day for football.
Continued in Part 2...
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