- Sergio Aguero names John Terry as the perfect Premier League defender he is confronted
- He additionally picked Frank Lampard as the perfect midfielder above Gerrard and Scholes
- The Man Metropolis legend has confronted a lot of the league's greatest ever defenders
- However former Chelsea skipper is head and shoulders above the remaining, says Aguero
Sergio Aguero has named John Terry as the perfect defender he'd ever confronted whereas fellow Chelsea legend Frank Lampard pipped Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes within the endless England's greatest midfielder debate.
The Manchester Metropolis legend was pressured to retire from skilled soccer again in December attributable to a coronary heart situation, months after the striker left the Etihad to affix Barcelona on a free switch.
Aguero started his profession at Independiente earlier than making a transfer to Atletico Madrid in 2006. Nevertheless it was at Metropolis the place he would make a reputation for himself, turning into some of the deadly strikers to have ever stepped foot on a pitch.
In his trophy-laden profession, which noticed him assist Metropolis beat rivals Manchester United to the Premier League title on the ultimate day with some of the well-known objectives ever scored, Aguero got here up towards a lot of the sport's greatest defenders, together with Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Virgil van Dijk and extra.
Nevertheless it was Terry that was the toughest defender he is ever confronted within the Premier League following a query on Twitter.
When requested who was the perfect Premier League centre again he performed, Aguero merely replied 'Terry' with a grimacing face emoji.
Nonetheless, Aguero was not Terry's decide when requested who was the hardest ahead he confronted in 2015, with the centre again saying Thierry Henry used to provide him 'nightmares'.
'Thierry Henry would positively be the hardest I've performed towards,' Terry stated in 2015. 'I used to have nightmares earlier than I performed towards him.'
Aguero was additionally requested who he thought was the perfect out of Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes - an ongoing debate amongst England followers - however the choice was easy for the Argentine, given he has beforehand revealed his admiration for Lampard.
Whereas they solely performed one season collectively at Metropolis, Aguero and Lampard grew keen on one another and have each named one another as the perfect of their respective fields beforehand.
In 2019, Aguero stated Lampard was the most effective goalscorers on the planet, regardless of enjoying predominantly as a midfielder.
He instructed Metropolis's official web site three years in the past: 'My private favorite, I would like to decide on Frank Lampard, who despite not being essentially a striker, stands among the many high 10 goal-scorers. That deserves reward.'
He added: 'I had the prospect to play alongside him and it was a helpful expertise. He is each inch an expert and a person you possibly can respect.'
A decade at Metropolis noticed Aguero win 5 Premier League titles, six League Cups and an FA Cup, scoring 260 objectives in 390 appearances.
His last Metropolis look ended within the heartbreak of a Champions League last defeat by Chelsea, with one other profession low level being the 2014 World Cup last loss to Germany.
He helped Argentina win the Copa America in 2021 although, whereas in 5 matches for Barcelona Aguero scored as soon as, in a 2-1 defeat by Actual Madrid.
