One of the most gifted defenders of his generation, Ledley King was cited by no less than Thierry Henry as the player he had most difficulty playing against, built with the strength of a Lucio and blessed the graceful touch of a Rio Ferdinand, who knows where Ledley would be today had his 13 year career at Tottenham Hotspur been so hampered by injury. On the rare occasion King turned out for England he was lauded, but revelations that the defender’s body could not handle training two days in a row and couldn’t handle two matches in a week mean we’ll always be left guessing about exactly how much he could have achieved. It’s still a rare pleasure to see Ledley play for Spurs.
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