TKIZ!'s Scouting book for Boys (& ladies) of The Wanderer

[Nicko58]

Wasn't that centre half for Wimbledon and Spurs only 5'9 or something? I'm getting the name Chris...can't remember the rest.

Chris Perry. Wikipedia agrees with you on his height.

[Prufrock]

I think there's an Italian world cup winning captain and balon d'or winner (?) clearing his throat!

[malcd1]

I think there's an Italian world cup winning captain and balon d'or winner (?) clearing his throat!

Fabio Cannavaro? 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in if you mean him, which I presume you do. Not bad for a short arse.

[Trotski]

Here's a list of achievements from another short arse centrehalf:

Club:

La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011

International

FIFA World Cup: 2010
UEFA European Championship: 2008
Summer Olympics: Silver medal 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009

Individua
La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2001
ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
UEFA Club Best Defender: 2006
FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2010
UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament[53]
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2010
BBVA Fair Play award: 2011–12
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015)
World XI: Team of the 21st Century
UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016)

[Dr Hotdog]

That's got to be Puyol?

Surely he was at least 6'?

[Beefheart]

Franco Baresi was also 5' 9". Zat Knight 6' 6". The defence rests.

[BWFC_Insane]

FFS, my point wasn't that to be a good player you need to be over 6ft. That would be stupid in the extreme. My point was we're in league one and have a physically weak group of players. Adding height and power is important to us and in this league I think you need a physical side who can as an absolute first principle physically compete with the opposition.

Quoting small, world class players is fairly pointless because we're not at that level.

[thebish]

FFS, my point wasn't that to be a good player you need to be over 6ft. That would be stupid in the extreme. My point was we're in league one and have a physically weak group of players. Adding height and power is important to us and in this league I think you need a physical side who can as an absolute first principle physically compete with the opposition.

Quoting small, world class players is fairly pointless because we're not at that level.

if your point is that the problem was physical weakness - then the answer is physical strength, surely? not simply height... height does not equal strength. I'm sure the plan is not height, height and more height - but a balance of attributes.

[Beefheart]

FFS, my point wasn't that to be a good player you need to be over 6ft. That would be stupid in the extreme. My point was we're in league one and have a physically weak group of players. Adding height and power is important to us and in this league I think you need a physical side who can as an absolute first principle physically compete with the opposition.

Quoting small, world class players is fairly pointless because we're not at that level.

I don't get it, you're saying that Knight is better than Baresi?

[Trotski]

That's got to be Puyol?

Surely he was at least 6'?

Puyol is 5'10.

I thought him at least 6'1 or bigger. Cost me a round of beers, the midget.