Wayne Rooney has appointed a former star from England “brilliant” as her most difficult opponent, given her plating capacity and her skills in possession of the ball.
Rooney reveals the hardest opponent
Very few defenders were able to take over a regular basis of Rooney, as evidenced by the fact that the legend of Manchester United is the third top scorer in the history of the Premier League, with 208 goals in his name.
The striker born in Liverpool spent the majority of his career in Old Trafford, where he was very successful, playing a role in the Red Devils winning five Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, a FA Cup and a Champions League.
During the Sir Alex Ferguson era, United was extremely dominant, but they spent three seasons without winning the title in the early 90s, given the emergence of Chelsea by Jose Mourinho, who finished the first back in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
The tastes of Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Petr Cech were all cemented like legends of the Blues in the process, but it was their former captain who was appointed Rooney’s hardest opponent during overlap. The 39 -year -old said:
“I always said that John Terry was one of the most difficult defenders against who to play. On the ball, he was very good – he was brilliant, and he could approach. I also liked to play against the great central defenders because I wanted a challenge and I wanted this bodily contact – I could make them all run and take them out, then take them in place. John Terry was most difficult,”
Terry was part of the largest League defense
It is not surprising that Rooney considers Terry as his most difficult opponent, given all that the former star of England achieved in Chelsea, including a key role in the West Londoners establishing the record at least of goals conceded in a season of Premier League.
During the 2004-2005 campaign, Mourinho’s team did not score 15 goals throughout the season, the 78 times international in England has only disappeared two games, and he has since continued the Portuguese manager with praise.
Not only was the ex-Chelsea captain was a rock in the back, but he is also the most score defender in the history of the Premier League, scoring 41 goals in 492 appearances.
With Levi Colwill for a long spell on the sidelines due to an LCA injury, Chelsea needs a new central defender, but it will be extremely difficult to find a capable of getting closer to the impact that Terry had at Stamford Bridge.
