Overrated players

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Totti appraisals:

 

"A great player! What a phenomenon!"

— Lionel Messi 

 

"Totti is an artist of football, a true Number 10."

— Michel Platini

 

"Totti is immortal and he is a symbol of our sport. I only regret not having worked with him."

— Carlo Ancelotti

 

Ferguson tried to sign him at Manchester United too. 

Feel people maybe base their view on him on his late career European appearances with Roma who were often a poor match up for Elite European Clubs. The guys career is amazing and he won some prestigous awards in Italy when the standard of player was very high indeed. 

[Guest ManDoon]

6 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

It ended so quickly with Ronaldinho like. I went to Barca in 2007 and watched them against Almeria, he was honestly absolutely shocking. 

 

 

 

Yeah loved the party a bit too much, but man at his peak, he was absolutely unplayable. Like that’s used a lot but he genuinely couldn’t be stopped 

[Guest ManDoon]

Just now, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Totti appraisals:

 

"A great player! What a phenomenon!"

— Lionel Messi 

 

"Totti is an artist of football, a true Number 10."

— Michel Platini

 

"Totti is immortal and he is a symbol of our sport. I only regret not having worked with him."

— Carlo Ancelotti

 

Ferguson tried to sign him at Manchester United too. 

Feel people maybe base their view on him on his late career European appearances with Roma who were often a poor match up for Elite European Clubs. The guys career is amazing and he won some prestigous awards in Italy when the standard of player was very high indeed. 

He was ridiculously good and had basically zero pace. All technique

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

We weren't a bad side for a lot of that era too.

 

I'm just saying Shearer's memories are likely shaped by Sol's earlier days at Tottenham. It's not like he consistently had Sol's number.

 

Well you'd have to take it up with the man himself, he clearly thinks he did and didn't rate him all that highly. 

[Kid Icarus]

3 minutes ago, ManDoon said:

Yeah loved the party a bit too much, but man at his peak, he was absolutely unplayable. Like that’s used a lot but he genuinely couldn’t be stopped 

 

Ah god, I know, he was half the reason I went. In hindsight it was a pretty funny game in that I still ended up getting to the see the greatest player of all time come on and score a pen, I just didn't know it at the time. Unai Emery was managing Almeria then and Negredo was up front for them as well. 

[The College Dropout]

You can't have watched the Ronaldinho era in real-time and say he was over-rated.

 

For about 3 years, he was the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. I've never seen a player that good and that entertaining. He was such much fun and so entertaining that people forget that he scored more freekicks than Beckham, Messi, Ronaldo etc... pretty much everyone except Juninho.

 

At his best he was everything the sport should be. Stepped up in big moments, entertaining, physical, technical, seemed a good sport and looked like he enjoyed himself. 

 

 

[Guest ManDoon]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

 

Ah god, I know, he was half the reason I went. In hindsight it was a pretty funny game in that I still ended up getting to the see the greatest player of all time come on and score a pen, I just didn't know it at the time. Unai Emery was managing Almeria then and Negredo was up front for them as well. 

Negredo, damn that’s a throwback lol. Yeah it’s totally worth it, id give anything to have seen him on his absolute peak though, must have been crazy to watch @Village Idiotwill know. Imagine having watched R9, Messi, and Ronaldinho play for your team lol 

[The College Dropout]

Terry's weaknesses were often exposed when not in a deep block.

 

But his reading of the game was great. When you're a deep block defender, inevitably you're going to have to make a lot of last ditch challenges and blocks because the danger is so imminent. You don't see VVD in those situations often because he's marching his team back up the pitch at the first opportunity. But with Terry, that low-block was often a lockdown of the game. He & Jose were so good at it. You weren't going over or through that low-block.... unless you did something special.

[Pata]

38 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Feel people maybe base their view on him on his late career European appearances with Roma who were often a poor match up for Elite European Clubs. The guys career is amazing and he won some prestigous awards in Italy when the standard of player was very high indeed. 

 

I put him on the same level as Zidane, Zidane just had a more visible career. I don't think Totti has any regrets though like Big Al doesn't either.

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Just a supremely gifted footballer. To be honest most of the footballers mentioned in this thread are supremely gifted athletes. 

[WillingtonMag]

Edgar Davids

[greydos]

4 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

Van Dijk's arguably the best CB i've ever seen tbf. A lot of it is tactical because the plan involves leaving him 1v1. 

 

Fast, trickery opposition players don't want to see him 1v1 on the half way line. That's crazy. His intimidation to the opposition is crazy.

 

Deep defending is a piece of cake. Leadership. On the ball. Everything.

 

 

 

Who is it that argues with you about the best defender you have seen?

[TRon]

3 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

You can't have watched the Ronaldinho era in real-time and say he was over-rated.

 

For about 3 years, he was the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. I've never seen a player that good and that entertaining. He was such much fun and so entertaining that people forget that he scored more freekicks than Beckham, Messi, Ronaldo etc... pretty much everyone except Juninho.

 

At his best he was everything the sport should be. Stepped up in big moments, entertaining, physical, technical, seemed a good sport and looked like he enjoyed himself. 

 

 

 

Spot on. He was a game changer at the highest level.

[Guest ManDoon]

Nesta is the best I’ve ever seen personally. He was imperious. 

[The College Dropout]

Nesta is one of those players that's in everyone's list.

 

For me he's one of those I only ever saw on those big CL nights or in International competitions and he was every bit as good as his reputation suggested.

 

I remember thinking "what's all this noise about this Seedorf fella?" And he just had everything. You never really saw such a clean technician in the PL at CM those days. Looked like he was built of granite. Controllling balls dead that came at him at weird angles. Silkiness on the ball like a 10. Pass it short, one touch, long, all there.

 

I love a skilful, powerful, quick central midfielder. Very rare. I always thought Pogba was a spiritual successor, Camavinga too.

[Guest ManDoon]

Prob was a very early version of the ball playing CB we see today imo. Classiest defender I reckon I’ve ever seen.

[Guest ManDoon]

loved a slide tackle 

[Ronaldo]

51 minutes ago, ManDoon said:

Nesta is the best I’ve ever seen personally. He was imperious. 

Best CB I’ve ever seen. Had it all.

[brummie]

34 minutes ago, Ronaldo said:

Best CB I’ve ever seen. Had it all.

 

Best CBs I've seen play in the flesh - McGrath, Maldini, Baresi.

[Guest ManDoon]

3 hours ago, Ronaldo said:

Best CB I’ve ever seen. Had it all.

Aye, agree. Never seen anything like him since 

[Disco]

Always thought Figo was a bit overrated despite his career.

[Kid Icarus]

Just now, Disco said:

Always thought Figo was a bit overrated despite his career.

 

I thought he was class, but he was definitely part of that group of the world's best players around the turn of the century that were a level below the best players that came before and after them. 

[Disco]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

 

I thought he was class, but he was definitely part of that group of the world's best players around the turn of the century that were a level below the best players that came before and after them. 

Maybe it’s because his transfer was such a big deal and he was more practical than he was showy as a player but I never really got hugely into him. Class goal against England though. 
 

Always thought Rui Costa was the better play of that generation of Portuguese albeit that’s based solely on highlights so probably not the best base. 

[WillingtonMag]

7 minutes ago, Disco said:

Always thought Figo was a bit overrated despite his career.

One of the highest assist makers in La Liga history and scored a fair amount as well playing in great Barcelona and Real Madrid teams.

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