Givemefootball’s Mark Shail has decided to try and pick his best XI from the Premier League era – from 1992 to the present day.
Two days ago, he offered a selection of full backs; today it’s the turn of the centre halves. Stick with Givemefootball as we work our way through all positions before coming up with our ultimate dream team...
Gary Pallister
Gary Pallister didn’t have a bad career considering he was still playing for non-league Billingham Town at the age of 19. He then moved to
Middlesbrough and spent four years on Teeside before a British transfer record £2.3 million switch to
Manchester United.
Pallister forged an outstanding defensive partnership with Steve Bruce, winning the league title three times, and he is one of the few players to be capped by England before playing in the top flight. Plus, when he returned to Boro, he went for the same fee!
Marcel Desailly
I couldn’t decide between Jaap Stam and Marcel Desailly, but in the end I opted for the latter. He made his name as a central midfield player at AC Milan, winning the Champions League in 2003, but won the majority of his 116 caps for France playing at centre half, winning the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championships in 2000.
Moved to
Chelsea in 1998 and played over 200 games for the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Tony Adams
A natural leader if ever there was one, Adams is the only player to have captained a side to three championship titles in three separate decades.
The
Arsenal legend also won three FA Cups, two League Cups and a UEFA Cup during his 22 years with the Gunners. In total, Adams played over 500 games for the club and also won over 50 England caps, captaining his country at Euro 96.
John Terry
Another inspirational skipper who has been one of the outstanding defenders in the top-flight for the last half a dozen years.
Terry was voted the best defender in the Champions League in both 2005 and 2008, and he also won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award in 2005. Terry, who captained Chelsea to back-to-back Premier League titles under Jose Mourinho, has now won over 50 England caps for England.
Rio Ferdinand
A silky, elegant defender,
Ferdinand broke the British transfer record when he moved from
Leeds to Manchester United in 2002 for £30 million.
He has now won 70 caps for England and taken part in three separate World Cup campaigns. Although now into his 30s, Ferdinand appears to be getting even better with age, and has won five Premier League titles with United so far.
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