Juventus' victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League last-sixteen was, for a lot of people, the big talking point of the tournament so far.Spurs somehow saw their welcome into Europe's elite disappear in just three minutes as Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala grabbed a goal each to flip the tie on its head.The Italians looked in control from then on, a level above what their opponents could handle in experience and tactical nous.The first leg had seen quite the opposite as Spurs turned a 2-0 deficit around to leave Turin with a 2-2 draw - that result appeared to show off a new Tottenham that could hang with the cream of Europe.Heung-Min Son's opener at Wembley appeared to confirm that, only for Juventus to change their system, get their goals, and kill the game in a flash.And that was the real difference between the two: when Juve had the scoreline they wanted, they knew how to make sure the game was done.The team who had struggled to match Tottenham's intensity suddenly became rock solid and comfortable - something that was exemplified by Giorgio Chiellini.Chiellini's performance was heralded after the game as that of a world-class defender performing at his peak, but Jamie Carragher believes it was more than that.In his column for the Telegraph, Carragher laments the idea that it was 'old school' defending and instead discusses how these were the standards all defenders should aim for."Whatever happens in the Champions League this season, Chiellini's reaction when intercepting [Son's] cross will be one of the competition's enduring images," says Carragher.

"It was a moment that made me jump out of my seat and applaud the television screen."

"Some people call this 'old-school' defending," he explains. "It is not. It's just world-class defending.

"Such qualities may only seem less fashionable because there are fewer centre-halves capable of playing in this way."

The former Liverpool defender then takes particular aim at English defenders.

"This is a skill I do not see in the current crop of England defenders," he says. "During my era, England had John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Ledley King, and Jonathan Woodgate.

"They were leaders, defenders who could get their clubs through those torturous last 20 minutes - to protect a lead."

He then goes on to blame academies focusing on ball-playing centre-backs at the expense of more traditional defenders as the reason for the lack of elite English talent at the back.

"There is an increased demand for multi-functional centre-halves," Carragher explains. "You have to be comfortable easing out at the back and technically gifted enough to pass through midfield.

"Our academies are focused on breeding defenders like this, but has it gone too far in one direction at the expense of the basics?

"No matter where the game goes, managers will treasure defenders with the ability to put their body on the line and protect a one-goal lead away in Turin, Madrid, or Munich.

"Would you associate any current England centre-back with this kind of performance?"

It's safe to say he's got a point.