Alessandro Nesta or Fabio Cannavaro ??? who's better?

Question

if your an avid Italian football fan like myself, Alessandro Nesta is by far a greater defender as the guy doesn't make mistakes. Cannavaro is a great leader but as a defender does not have the same comparitable attributes of Nesta. Italian Football fans will agree with me here but I just want to see your views.

Nesta is 3 yrs younger than cannavaro you baffoon

Well you are all obviously just looking at the world cup as your judgement. Nesta reads the game better than Cannavaro, he is always there when Cannavaro messes up. Hmmm he's a better leader thats all he has over Nesta. Nesta is your greatest defender along with Paolo Maldini of Modern times. Go back 15yrs it was maldini and Baresi. I woulod advise you guys to look at Alessandro Nesta's tackle success and his stats as Cannavaros is no where near as good.

Answer 1

Not only am i an AC Milan fan, i am a huge Italian football fan. I will not give a partial judgement because i am a Milan fan. Nesta and Cannavaro are both great defenders with different skills and technique. They combine, extraordinarily, well together.
Now to be specific, Nesta is someone i'll call a creative central defender. He is the best sliding-tackler in the world and he would rarely get cards. You cannot drop a decent cross in the Milan 18-yard box because of him except when he is not there. Though, he is capable of making some silly mistakes, but who is not anyway? Lastly, he is more prone to injuries than Cannavaro.
Cannavaro, on the other hand, is a sturdy sentinel. There is little or no creativity in his style. He is more of a military man while Nesta will pass for a civilian. He can be dangerous in the opponents' 18-yard box when it is time for corner-kicks. You would think he is short, but he's got a great jumping ability. He can be caught off-guard sometimes too.
In my opinion, i feel Alessandro Nesta is better.

Answer 2

Both are very good indeed I watch all of the Italian Seria A games on RAI International every Sunday and I see them both play a lot..Cannavaro knows the game more than Nesta and he reads plays better than Nesta but Nesta has the height advantage where Cannavaro 5' 9" and Nesta 6' 2" he has the advantage and Nesta also has a greater tackling ability and can mark strikers hard with his speed and height. The only reason I'd pick Cannavaro would be the fact that he doesn't get hurt as easily as Nesta does.

Answer 3

Depends whether you are an AC Milan or Juventus fan hehehe

I used to think that Nesta was the best defender Italy had, but Cannavaro on the World Cup has been dazzling.

So, I'd say they both are great. Both can compete for best defender in the world.

Answer 4

I would say that from the matches that I have watched of the two cannavaro has been better than Nesta in both Serie A and the world cup

Answer 5

Who is better Nesta or Cannavaro?

Why don't you just ask:
What is better a Ferrari or Lamborghini?
Da Vinci or Michelangelo?
The Colosseum or St. Peters?

Answer 6

They are both good but I like Cannavaro.

Answer 7

i think cannavaro is better. he can predict all the offenses attacks and blocks them before they even make the shot. he can direct the whole team and they listen because they respect him.

Answer 8

It deffers from a match 2 another...overall canavaro is better...

Answer 9

both of them are good,

Answer 10

Cannavaro rocks my socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!