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Micky van de Ven

I disagree.

VDV relies so much on his pace, being able to make up for the mistakes he’s already made in positioning and reaction.

The great defenders rarely need to make tackles, because they get to the ball before it even reaches the attacker.
we're talking about rankings here - usually a popularity contest.
there are plenty of CBs in the mould of Romero and he's not the most attractive to the eye
VDV on the other hand ... if he keeps up the goals and that particular one gets nominated for the puskas, he'd be on every fan's and reporter's radar
 
Rankings like top 10, top 5, best in the world etc are difficult. I think Romero and VdV are good enough to be candidates to be in a conversation about being top 10 in the world, even if they're not actually in that list for most people. That's quite good.

Our main issue with Romero and VdV has been injuries and them thus not being available to play.

If one of our priority problems were Romero or VdV not being good enough we'd have a hell of a team and squad.

Lucky to have them, both of them. Imo we'd be unable to sign even equally good centre backs, never mind better. If we ever end up with better it will be a result of someone developed over time to become an absolutely outstanding, clearly world class CB.
 
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