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Playalikes: Number 2 – John Terry & Nemanja Vidic
Both these centre halves are colossuses. They are extremely dominant in the air at both ends of the pitch and chip in with their fair share of vital goals – Vidic as recently as Saturday evening against Sunderland.
They are exceptionally brave, both having suffered some sickening facial blows in the pursuit of clean sheets. In the world of Terry and Vidic, a tackle is not a tackle without taking a good thick slice of the man, not forgetting the ball.
Just as their strengths mirror each other, so does their most obvious weakness. Neither player is blessed with great pace, leaving them susceptible to rapid forwards in the Gabriel Agbonlahor mould. The Villa striker has scored twice against Chelsea in the last two seasons and just last month was brought down after outpacing Vidic at Villa Park, an offence for which the Serbian was lucky to escape a red card and/or penalty.
As such, Vidic and Terry are at their best alongside a more mobile centre half – step forward Rio Ferdinand and Ricardo Carvalho to complete the two most formidable central defensive partnerships in Europe.
Most apt phrase: ‘He’s better in the air than Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell’
Least apt phrase: ‘This lad would give Usain Bolt a run for his money’
Am chelsea fun and i will choose Vidic………………Vidic is the best defense in the world….