He said: "Every one of those lads is outstanding. They have different characteristics as players but every one of them has been outstanding during the season," he said. "Cuti and Micky have played a bit more but then Radu came in in January. He's a very good lad, he's tough and he wants to improve. He's got a good mentality.
"Cuti, well I don't need to use too many words on Cuti! He won the World Cup in 2022 so I'm not the right person to speak about him. He's a massive player and Micky of course has been outstanding.
"In the way we play, with the high line, his speed has been very, very important for us. I'm very proud. I can say they are the best defenders I've played with so I'm very proud of that. Praise to them for a big season but next season we want to do better."