This article is a continuation of the article ‘Players to keep an eye on – Defenders (Part 1)’
Marcelo: Another full-back who has impressed the football fans around the world is the Brazilian star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554.
The Real Madrid player was considered to be a burden on the team when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini was in charge of the Spanish club. However, since Jose Mourinho has taken charge of Real Madrid, a significant change can be seen in the Brazilian star.
Marcelo was able to impress throughout the last season. Mourinho lured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984, but Marcelo was so extraordinary that he benched the Portuguese full-back and took a first-team position at the Spanish club.
The Brazilian player also took part in the Olympics for the Brazilian national team and even there he has shown that he can be a phenomenal full-back.
He is improving as a defender, but he has shown the world that he is simply an extraordinary player when it comes down to making runs in the final third.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Godin: Even though the Atletico Madrid player is currently on the radar of many elite European clubs, there is no doubt that he is a defender to look forward to in the upcoming La Liga season.
Diego Godin is a player who has never failed to impress throughout his career at Atletico Madrid and that is why he is also considered to be one of the best defenders in La Liga.
The Uruguayan player joined Atletico Madrid in 2010 and since then he has managed to give out 52 appearances for Atletico Madrid in the league.
He is an extraordinary centre-back and he has shown it time and time again.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves: The Brazilian full-back is rarely considered to be a defender, but there is no doubt that he has been impressive for Barcelona whenever he has played for them.
Daniel Alves plays as a right full-back, but he is more of a winger when it comes down to playing for the Catalan giants.
Giving at least 15 assists in a single season, Alves has proven himself to be an integral part of the Barcelona system.
Another reason why Alves is under the ‘defenders to watch’ list is the fact that he has received the rest which is required for a player to perform at the highest level.
Alves broke his collarbone right at the end of the previous season and that is the reason why he couldn’t go on international duty for the Brazilian national team.
Since the Brazilian attacking full-back received the much-needed rest, he is going to be better than usual when he will play for Barcelona in the upcoming season.
Moreover, Alves is facing a stern competition from the young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 full-back, Montoya, who is going to cause problems for the Brazilian.
Pepe: Even though the Portuguese centre-back is regarded as the rashest player in the league, there is no doubt that while he partners up with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096, the two players form an extraordinary combo.
Pepe and Ramos fired Madrid to win the Spanish La Liga last season and that is why Pepe can be considered as a deadly opponent.
The Portuguese defender is strong in the air, and even though he is not the best of tacklers of the ball, he will be playing in Real Madrid’s first-team and each and every player is expected to perform at his best at Los Blancos.
Moreover, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol, who are going to fight for a first-team place at Real Madrid.
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