Different football teams have different players with their own characteristics. Some are good in defending and some are good in attacking. Moreover, some are even very good at goalkeeping. The attributes of a football player is what decides his place in a football match, whether in the English Premier League or some other match.
Talking about the different teams and their attributes, today we will discuss about the best defense teams in the Premier League, in addition to the best defenders. These teams have great defending skills with some players, who have excellent defending proficiency.
Today, in football, attack is considered more significant than defense. Moreover, most of the full backs and centre backs are appreciated for their ability to go forward or ball playing skills. However, the defending art is almost forgotten now. More goals are being allowed and defenders are said that they are unable to do the essentials, like positioning and marking. Although, the best defenders do not make the headlines often, they form the fundamentals of every best football team.
A lot of skills as well as talents are required in order to create a victorious back four. In these skills, some include the strength, tactical nous, experience, as well as pace of each defensive unit of a club as a whole.
There are a lot of famous teams and title favorites, such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City. However, the main question here is does their defenses too are that much great as the team.
So, let us look at the best as well as the worst defensive teams in the league. We have ranked the football clubs according to their defense abilities, which means the first one has the best defending prowess and the last one has the worst.
- Tottenham
Walker, Alderweireld, Rose, and Vertonghen are really good defense players today. They are accompanied by Wimmer, Davies, and Trippier, who provide solid back-up to the team.
- Arsenal
With the arrival of Mustafi, Hughely has highly strengthened. Bellerin is the top most right-back player around, while Monreal and Koscielny are smooth operator in this team. Gabriel, Gibbs, and Holding are decent back-up players.
- Manchester City
This team has solid full-back options with players like Sagna, Clichy, Zabaleta, and Kolarov, in addition to top-notch injury-prone captain Kompany. The team also has unconvincing Otamendi and unproven and expensive Stones.
- Manchester United
Shaw, Smalling , and Bailly are top notch players in this team. However, Valencia is not that much convincing in defense and Blind does not have pace. Furthermore, Rojo and Darmian have not been satisfactory.
- Everton
Veterans Williams, Jagielka, and Baines still have oodles of class, whereas Coleman is one of the most excellent right-backs in the team.
- West Brom
This team is well-drilled by Pulis, along with the skills of veteran McAuley. Moreover, the new boys Galloway and Nyom, along with Olsson and Dawson all balance the composed Evans, who plays the ball.
- Southampton
Fonte and Soares, the European champions, are well supported by the classy Van Dijk and reliable Bertrand. However, Targett, Martina, Gardos, and Yoshida are doubtful alternative football players.
- Leicester
Morgan and Huth were exceptional players of this team in the previous seasons of the Premier League, but in this season they have shown some weak signs. Furthermore, Fuchs is a great player in this team, at the same time as Hernandez is a solid addition; even though the true quality of Simpson is dubious.
- West Ham
Reid is the main player in this team, along with Creswell, experienced Collins, and promising Byram, who are all valuable players of the team. Italy international Ogbonna, youngster Oxford, and veteran Arbeloa all supply good strength to the team.
- Chelsea
Cahill and Azpilicueta are top-quality players of this team, while Ivanovic and Terry are way past their best. Furthermore, Alonso is an unproven player at the top ranks and Luiz is over eccentric.
- Stoke
Munlesa and Pieters are handy players of this team, while the best days of Bardsley and Johnson are gone. Moreover, bolstered by Martins Indi and guided by Shawcross, the team has clean sheets.
- Hull
Dawson and Davies provide a lot of proficiency in the middle in the English Premier League, while Robertson is an extremely great left-back player of this team. Furthermore, Elmohomady is a good going forward player from right to back. However, the team still lacks alternative players.
- Bournemouth
Adam Smith, Daniels, Cook, and Francis are well settled players in the EPL. Moreover, youngsters Brad Smith and Ake are good back-up players in this team.
- Liverpool
Matip and Clyne are probably the sole top level performers in this team. However, Moreno is a terrible left-back player, while Klavan and Lovren are unconvincing.
- Watford
Holebas, Britos, and Cathcart are solid players of this team. However, the additions of the Newcastle dud Janmaat and unstable Kaboul are not inspiring. The departure of Nyom is a blow to the team.
- Burnley
Mee and Keane have a great centre-back partnership. Ward does well as a left back player. Lowton is not that much good in going forward and he is not a powerful player of the team.
- Middlesbrough
Although Chambers and Fabio are lightweight players, Friend is a consistent performer in this team. Barragan has gained experience and skills from Valencia.
- Swansea
Although Kingsley appears to be promising, Fernandez, Amat, and Naughton are the bottom half of this team. Moreover, after the team lost their captain, Williams, the team has become much less credible.
- Sunderland
In this football team, Kone is the sole top defensive player. O’Shea is not the best now, while Love, Manquillo, McNair, and Denayer are weak additions to the team. Djilobodji could improve and Van Aanholt is a top notch going forward player in the team.
- Crystal Palace
Although, Dann is a decent top flight performer, Delaney is not the best. Ward and Kelly are unimpressive and Tomkins is a weak signed player for £10m.
These are how the 20 football teams are ranked in their defense skills in the league this season.
