I think his best tackle was against Darren Huckerby. It's hard to find the clip but was inhuman.I think the tackle against Henry was even better.
I agree and disagree. They weren't the best team but they were the best set of players, quite possibly, ever put together. This was the era of the galacticos. It was an experiment that ended in failure because it doesn't matter who you sign if there is no strategy behind it. Defensively though there were better defensive teams. Juve (with Cannavaro and Thuram) and Milan (with Nesta and Madini) are good examples and harder questions to answer.Ledley King was born in 1980. Played for Spurs between 1999-2012, and represented England between 2002-10. Obviously he would´ve had a longer career both for club and country had it not been for the injury woes.
But in his active years, Real Madrid were NOT the best team in Europe. They were even far from being the best in Spain during King´s active years. Barcelona won the CL 3 times, AC Milan and Manchester United even played 3 finals. Real Madrid played how many finals between 2001-2012? None. So to say King was so good he could´ve played for RM is in some way an insult.
TBH: Ledley King could´ve played for any team in the world - and made them look better. But he chose to play for a mid-table club in North London, and will always be remebered as King of the Lane, true legend.
Especially considering they never had the best defence of best CB pairing in Europe / the World during King's era (or any era?).I dont really like the '....could have played for real Madrid' as if that is the highest level every player should be aiming for.