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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

it's only because LB is such a weaker position world wide than striker is

Exactly.

The edit on my earlier post was that I wouldn't even have Evra on the list.

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Roberto Carlos absolutely cannot defend.

• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1997 (Silver Award)
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2): 1998, 2002
• UEFA Defender of the Year (2): 2002, 2003
• UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2002, 2003

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Maldini moved to Center Back quite awhile ago

I'm saying Maldini was a better left back than Cole was/is. That he could play centre also only adds to the argument for him, just as Irwin and Lahm could play both wings.

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Irwin? That's more than 20 years.

We're talking Denis Irwin, right?

Anyways .... all this has done is prove how subjective the list is.