Kemal Blondeau

With explosive speed and a fire in his eyes, this French center-back hunts down strikers as if his life depends on it. He still recalls being sent off as a youth for attempting to header a bird out of the sky mid-match, an intensity that makes him lethal in the air today even if his fiery temper sometimes spirals out of control. His ability to read the game is as masterful as his uncompromising desire to win every duel.