As far as Premier League centre-backs go, there are few who can even compete with one Chelsea legend.
John Terry won near enough everything that was on offer while a player at Stamford Bridge, and was nearly always the man lifting the trophies as club captain.
Wayne Rooney named Terry as his toughest ever opponent when the pair were playing, and the Blues have been looking pretty much ever since his departure for a dominant defender to take his place.
The best example of that recently has been Thiago Silva, who said he would loved to have played with Terry when they were both at the top of their game.
As far as current defenders in the top flight go, the one who is constantly compared to the England international is Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool.
John Terry says he was better than Virgil van Dijk
Terry was asked by ‘FIFAe’ to speak when he heard a defender who was better than him from his playing days, with the Dutchman’s name coming up as one of the options.
The Chelsea legend stayed quiet, with him only saying anything when the name of Paolo Maldini.
It has been reported that Chelsea are looking to sign the ‘next’ Van Dijk by looking at a number of young Dutch defenders in recent windows.
Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana the starting centre-backs at Chelsea
The current backline at Stamford Bridge seems to be in the early stages of being formed, with Enzo Maresca looking as if he has found his desired centre-back pairing.
Levi Colwill and Wesley Fofana have started all three Premier League games alongside each other, with the Frenchman hopefully getting past the horrible injury that saw him ruled out for the entirety of last season.
While both are young and clearly still learning to become their best, there is plenty of promise that they can become a dominant duo at the back for years to come.
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