You'll never guess who Claude Makelele named as his best ever teammate
Claude Makelele is known as perhaps the best defensive midfielder of all time, and the "water carrier" role is even named after him now following his time with France, Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Makelele took part in a UEFA.com Twitter Q&A, and was asked who was the best player he's ever played with. His answer... his answer will confuse you:
"I'm not going to say Zidane, because he's my friend and I'm always talking about him! I'm going to say Iván Helguera who played in midfield with me at Madrid. We had a great chemistry; we'd train together, we'd eat together. He knew where I'd move on the pitch, I'd know when he was going to push up and try and score. We didn't even need to talk, just a look was enough to know what the other was going to do."
Ivan Helguera.
Ivan.
Helguera.
Now, no disrespect to Ivan Helguera. He was a fantastic player and a key part of the Real Madrid side that won two Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles.
But, c'mon, man. Ivan Helguera?!?! Here's a short list of players Makelele played with who probably deserve the nod ahead of the Spaniard: Zinedine Zidane, (Original) Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Raul Gonzalez, Roberto Carlos, Arjen Robben, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba.
Claude Makelele's won just about everything there is to win. He's played with the world's best. It's his world, it's his list. I'm just a guy from the Internet. But, man. I'm speechless.
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