Raphael Varane

[mc_lovin]

His last few years in Madrid were shocking.. he sunk them a couple of times in the CL.

Him being a top CB is purely based on reputation right now. He's still young though, so there's hope.

 

[Joan]

I used to be crazy about this guy. Good times.

 

[Catta]

At one moment a Varane-Umtiti CB pairing looked like the best in the world. How things change in just a coupe of years.

 

[Morten]

Uhm...look at who actually played the game first?

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

He was benching prime Pepe when he was a tennager. Now he's in what should be his prime and getting benched by Harry Maguire.

that's really stunning, why this guy left madrid lol

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

His last few years in Madrid were shocking.. he sunk them a couple of times in the CL.

Him being a top CB is purely based on reputation right now. He's still young though, so there's hope.

yeah he was better in his early years but i think he would have been still a starter

 

[Catta]

Imagine being on the bench because of Harry Maguire.

 

[jamrock]

No way Maguire is better than this chap or martinez

 

[feggydinho]

No way Maguire is better than this chap or martinez

they're all useless , I don't even know what they can do to get better

 

[Andresito]

Officially retired from French NT at 29 years old and 93 caps.

 

[El Gato]

Testament how much of a fulfilled life Madrid gave that generation of players and why so many find it so difficult to play consistently in the league

 

[khaled_a_d]

Him winning the World Cup at 25, and being injury prone make it more appealing to retire tbh.
France has a great generation of defenders too.
He is same age as Totti when he retired for example.

 

[Marshall D Teach]

Peaked at 19

 

[fergus90]

Over 30 and very injury prone. Got to be a target this summer surely.

 

[CuleLife4Life]

Could see him retiring. Already won it all and doesn't seem really have the drive to keep playing like a Ramos or Puyol who both also won it all but played until mid/late 30s.

You almost want to say he never reached his full potential but his trophy cabinet says otherwise. Still imo, there is something super underwhelming about him.