“Don’t lie” – John Terry hits back at Rio Ferdinand and Virgil van Dijk over best center-backs in PL history
Chelsea legend John Terry responded to Virgil van Dijk and Rio Ferdinand over their list of top-five centre-backs in the history of the Premier League.
However, Manchester United legend Ferdinand invited Van Dijk on the “Between the Lines” series and asked him for his opinion on the best centre-backs in Premier League history.
The two went on to talk about some familiar names, with Ferdinand choosing himself as the best, with Nemanja Vidic, Virgil Van Dijk, Jaap Stam and John Terry taking the rest of the positions in that order.
Van Dijk himself opted for Ferdinand as the best, with Vincent Kompany and Jaap Stam rounding off the top-three. The Liverpool defender chose John Terry as his fourth pick and put former Liverpool man Sami Hyypia in fifth position. Needless to say, John Terry, one of the best defenders to ever play in England, had a problem with the list.
The Chelsea legend posted a range of statistics on Instagram, claiming that while opinions might be subjective, “statistics do not lie”.
Terry is often regarded as one of the best defenders football has ever seen and was famous for the “Terry position” that allowed him to stop dangerous crosses and low balls into the box.
Below is the discussion between them on top 5 best centre back in PL History!
Top 5 centre backs in the Premier League era with @VirgilvDijk…. Thoughts? What’s yours?#BetweenTheLines (3/3)
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) May 24, 2022