



We asked Dimitar Berbatov to construct the perfect footballer from the best he’s played with and against.



Heading – Duncan Ferguson (though I know that’s cheating)



Cristiano Ronaldo was great in the air, so was Alan Shearer. But I will say Duncan Ferguson, even though I never played with him. I would watch Ferguson play for Everton when I was growing up as he pulled and pushed defenders to score. He would go through the defender and I would ask, “Was that a foul? It was surely a foul?” but then the referee would blow the whistle.



Ferguson smashed people with a passion, and that was strangely beautiful to me. Did I hear about him catching the burglars in his home and them needing to go to hospital? Really, you should never break into the house of Duncan Ferguson.



But there is a difference in heading defensively. A defender can clear the ball but not score a goal with his head. I’m sure Ferguson would...