Pepe

Blanco

Active member
The best defender that i have ever watched wearing our shirt. I am talking about pure defensive abilities like positioning, aggression, strength, technique, leadership and so on… not including scoring goals if you know what i mean.

Getting rid of Pepe to play Varane is the only mistake made by Zidane at the helm
 

KingLeo10

Senior Member
As a pure defender, he is/was better than Ramos.

Ramos much better attacker and better leader though (but not by much).
 

Morten

Senior Member
An excellent CB, not as good of a passer as some of the others, but as good at defending as any of his generation.
 

Maradona37

Well-known member
He's aged better than Ronaldo, but tonight he was really exposed. He didn't cope well with those high balls that Slovenia looked to win second balls from. To be fair he is 41 and shouldn't be playing a grueling extra time period. He's generally been solid in the tournament, but that was a tired touch/passage of play, and at this level and against the best sides that is all it takes.
 

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