You didnt see the Barca game at The Bridge did you?
Look, i hate the bloke with a passion, but you cant deny he is still a very very good centre half, maybe not world class, but certainly good enough to be starting for England.
Or the previous game against napoli where he was exceptional.
The definition of world class is so vague it's barely even worth discussing.
But he's easily good enough for England (he's our best CB imo). And he certainly hasn't been crap for the past 2 seasons which Tim's post suggests
I don't think he has been crap by any stretch of the imagination. I would say that he is a shadow of the player I saw a few years back. Maybe thats more to do with my ever growing disdain for him.