Arsenal: Best Ever Premier League 11

Best Centre-Back 1: Tony Adams

A position that Arsenal made their own under George Graham was the centre-back. As the Arsenal fans would chant "1-nil, to the Arsenal" and embittered opposition fans retorted with "Boring, boring, Arsenal", the Gunners formative years in the Premier League were based upon a solid defensive foundation. The days where the club would play five at the back may be long gone for a new expansive style of attacking football, but this system made a legend out of one Tony Adams, otherwise known as "Mr. Arsenal". A one-team-man from his debut at the club in 1983, Adams was the heart and spirit of Arsenal for nearly two decades. A player that managed to maintain a solid defensive frame even when his personal life was crumbling in the 1990s, Adams confronted his demons and became a bona fide legend of the club under both Graham and Wenger, and was one of the most intimidating and effective centre-backs in the history of both Arsenal and English football in general. Adams' career would be littered with success at his only club, with a grand total of four league championship medals (two of them in the Premier League), three FA Cups, two League Cups, and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Not only this but Adams has the distinction of being the only man to captain a club to title wins in three different decades, an honour which demonstrates the longevity of his ability at the club. In his many years at the club he was able to rack up 672 matches and scored an impressive 44 goals, with only David O'Leary having played more matches for the club. Moreover he was able to accrue individual honours such as the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in 1987, and was a member of the first Premier League Overall Team of the Decade from 1992/93-2001/2002. However, whilst his unbreakable defensive fortitude alongside Steve Bould and Martin Keown was his bread and butter, perhaps the most memorable moment of his career came in Arsenal's game against Everton towards the end of the 1997/98 season, when he broke through the Toffees' defense to score an emphatic finish and seal Arsenal the Premier League title for the first time. This characterised the sheer strength and desire that defined both his professional and personal life. Other contenders: Steve Bould, Martin Keown