7) Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Trending
And a list like this without an Italian defender is no list at all. We sum up our best defender of this season series with Juventus’ Leonardo Bonucci, who had yet another fantastic season with the Old Lady.
Juventus have won their 5th Serie A title in a row and he has been an ever-present rock-like entity that leads the backline of the Turin club. There was once a time when doubters thought he wasn’t good enough to be the first choice defender of a top club.
Now, however, he is one of the indispensable players in the Juve team.
His positioning skill is so good that he doesn’t have to make many tackles since the need for that is averted even before it arises. With 2.4 interceptions and 4.3 clearances in every game, he further proves his intelligence when it comes to sensing danger and removing it before it does any damage.
