Player who has silenced his critics

[Raconteur]

I can still see it clicking for Berbatov. His talent is just too big, if he goes somewhere else he'll get back on track imo.

 

Like Diego Forlan...?

 

[James]

Bobby Robson

 

Englands World Cup 90 Squad

 

Englands Euro 96 Squad.

 

Perhaps this is where we've gone wrong since, too much positive hype of England in the media in the build up.

 

What if instead of fawning over Beckham's metertarsal in 2002, the media questioned his place in the squad from day one, would it have had a better effect?

[madras]

joey barton.

 

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Bobby Robson

 

Englands World Cup 90 Squad

 

Englands Euro 96 Squad.

 

Perhaps this is where we've gone wrong since, too much positive hype of England in the media in the build up.

 

What if instead of fawning over Beckham's metertarsal in 2002, the media questioned his place in the squad from day one, would it have had a better effect?

 

Shearer particularly for that.

[morpeth mag]

Pires. Was so-so in his first season and then......

[Cajun]

James milner [/obvious]

 

Enrique.

 

Cronaldo got a lot of stick in his early man u days.

[Guest je85]

Malouda, Dawson, Nani, Zamora and Gomes are my picks from this season.

[Cronky]

Agree on Milner.

 

I wouldn't say Rooney had critics, but a couple of years ago, there seemed to be a lot of doubters.

 

As for Beckham, it really depends on which criticism you listen to. My feeling with him is that while he has certain talents (set pieces and crossing) which catch the eye, he also has some limitations and his overall contribution to a side isn't always positive for that reason. He's only won one trophy since he left Man U, (la Liga with Real) and he struggled to get in that team.

[Nobody]

I'll hold my hands up when it comes to Milner like.

Darren Fletcher is another one.

[Guest Reyrolle]

Warren Barton

 

and for oldies like me..

 

Mick Martin

[summerof69]

Thierry Henry, Andy Carroll, Frank Lampard.

[Guest Phil K]

Andy Carroll silences his critics.....often with a glass to the face or a fist to the jaw.

LOL so true.

Did you call my pint a puff ?

 

For me, it's Enrique who had a few slight doubters, Collo did certainly, and seems to be improving every game, and Jonas has shown the few questions we had were misplaced.

[Optimistic Nut]

If managers were being included in this then Steve McClaren is well on his way to doing so.

[Fenham Mag]

Bramble

[Guest je85]

There could be a long list of recent ex-newcastle players, add to Bramble, Duff, Milner and Michael Ow.. 

[OzzieMandias]

When he was here, Sibierski.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Bale is certainly another. Rio Ferdinand up until this season, Colo and Jose at us, Michael Dawson is the ultimate.

 

Colo & Jose haven't proven any critics wrong yet, particularly Colo.  Hope they both do.

[The Prophet]

Beckham? Who said he'd fial in a slower paced Serie A?

 

Malouda and Gomes are good shouts.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Joe Cole

[AlanSkÃrare]

Petrov at Villa?

 

José Enrique

[Guest palnese]

Evra

 

Bendtner

 

Eboue

 

Zamora

 

 

 

 

[Ocho]

Evra

 

Bendtner

 

Eboue

 

Zamora

 

 

Still sh**

[Guest Wally_McFool]

John Tudor - once widely ridiculed and barracked by the crowd until the day he blew kisses to the fans.

Turned out to be a bit of a cult hero after that.

 

 

 

Hallelujah, John Tudor, John Tudor.

Hallelujah, John Tudor, John Tudor.

 

   

[Guest geordienorway]

Guiseppe Rossi

John Arne Riise

Sebastian Eguren

Yossi Benayoun

Andriy Voronin

 

[Crumpy Gunt]

Gary Speed got slaughtered in his first season at SJP.