Top 5 defenders of the season 2010/2011 – Rank 4 and 5
5 – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973:
The Real Madrid centre back bought from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 last season managed to have an outstanding season with his former coach Jose Mourinho. Carvalho didn’t take much time to adapt to the Spanish style of play and once again managed to shine while playing under
Mourinho.
Carvalho was Madrid’s main inspiration at the back and he was definitely one of their best signings during the season. He was outstanding and kept good hold at the back in order to keep http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 untroubled.
Real Madrid were criticized for their defence before Carvalho became a part of it. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol stood guard in the centre back positions. With the inclusion of Carvalho in the
team, the defence became strong with three outstanding players defensively.
Sergio Ramos, Carvalho and Pepe managed to shine throughout the season as the two Portuguese centre backs managed to form a good partnership. The only drawback for Carvalho was his age and his injuries because of which he couldn’t play throughout the season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-c30950 Carvalho made 48 appearances for Real Madrid in the last season and even though he had a perfect season individually, he could only help the team win one title – the Copa Del Rey.
Real Madrid finished second behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the Spanish La Liga and also lost the UEFA Champions League semi final against the Catalan Giants.
Ricardo Carvalho’s outstanding defensive ability makes him the 5th best defender for the 2010/2011 season.
4 – Lucio:
The Inter Milan centre back did not have a perfect season with the Italian side but he still managed to impress individually. The most experienced Brazilian centre back was quite commanding in the centre back role and that is the reason why he was chosen
to play in the Copa Del Rey.
Inter Milan were going through managerial problems and that is the reason why they could not win the Serie A and their local city rivals AC Milan snatched the title away from them. However, Lucio was on his toes whenever he was needed.
The basic reason why the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Ranocchia-c5708 was the one who took
his place. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucio-c22597 couldn’t really combine well with the Italian centre back and Inter Milan couldn’t really cope up at the back.
Lucio’s season as an individual was far above all the other Inter Milan defenders. He was the inspiration behind the Italian Giants once they made a comeback in the Italian Serie A and despite losing points in the early stages of the competition; they still
managed to take the second spot in the League.
Lucio’s outstanding defensive ability makes him one of the best defenders in the world. Even though he couldn’t help his team win the Italian Serie A, he still managed to keep his form intact and that is the reason why he deserves the 4th rank
in the 2010/2011 season.
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