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Originally Posted by Neo
I was never a huge fan of Pique, and a lot of his deficiencies were masked by the excellence of Puyol at both club and international level, but he has undoubtedly improved tenfold over the last couple of seasons.
He was exceptional last year, and was arguably the best centre-back in the world.
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Every defender has his weakness, especially in this era of eagle-eyed conservative refereeing. In this era defenders can't raise a foot off the ground, let alone plant it on the attacker, which wasn't the case in the era of Maldini, Baresi or even Nesta and Cannavaro. This meant defenders cannot overcome their weaknesses through risky tackles which the defenders of previous era could.
@jem
What are you on? So you think signing Stones would be as difficult as signing Messi, Ronaldo and Müller? Is he already one of the best in the world or is Everton one of the biggest club in the world?