Curva Sud Milano Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 (edited) 27 minutes ago, danswan said: Stanley Matthews I consider this a personal attack on my grandfather...I was writing this last night !!! 21 hours ago, Curva Sud Milano said: My grandfather escaped from the fascists in 1937 and took refuge in London returning to Italy only in 1959... no one in my family ever understood why he became a Villa fanatic while living in London. His sister laughingly said that he was probably screwing a whore from Birmingham, he replied that in England he only loved Stanley Matthews... he was so crazy that he often went from London to Blackpool to watch him play. Jokes aside... he'd seen thousands of matches in his life and knew a thing or two about football; he told me that Matthews was not only the best English player ever but also among the best in the world. He said that the only players better than him were Pelé, Di Stefano and Meazza. Edited October 30, 2025 by Curva Sud Milano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 1 hour ago, mouldy_uk said: Beckham Underrated if anything. Doesn't get talked enough for his footballing ability. 112 England caps, multiple individual accolades etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 Peter Shilton. At his seventies peak he was tremendous but played for England 10 years too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 If you want a Newcastle player id say Ginola. We had the best of him and he's forever entwined with the entertainers but his career was nowhere near what it should have been. His image, the fact he scored the odd breathtaking goal and he went on to play for media darlings Spurs meant he had such a high profile. Ruel Fox had more career assists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 1 hour ago, Moose said: Drogba for Marseille was the first time I remember any one player ever taking us apart single handedly. He was an outstanding player, criminally underrated if anything I’m sure I heard recently he scored in 9 finals out of the 9 he played in, or something similar. Outrageous for such an unselfish forward. Big game player who completely changed the perception of the role of an EPL striker, as someone else said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 Scraping the barrel here but Paolo Ferriera for Chelsea. Perhaps Obi Mikel, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 I've never thought as Drogba as overrated, but if the opinion is that he single-handedly changed the way football is played then aye he probably is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted October 30, 2025 Share Posted October 30, 2025 4 hours ago, Skeletor said: Richarlison. Never saw the hype and he was dog shit again on Wednesday. Injuries have taken their toll but I would say he's more underrated than overrated. Versatile, passionate and a good lad. Everton Richarlison would've been an absolute beast in a Howe team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Not sure he is rated particularly highly these days. But I almost never see Kolo Muani have a good game. Only a handful of times. So maybe I only see him when he’s shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 9 hours ago, Froggy said: Just the opposite with us now. If anything Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko are underrated. Really? Pretty much everyone I speak to say how good Cunha and Mbeumo are? Both have always been fairly highly rated on here, too? Well, they were. But they probably get loads of stick now due to the club they are at. Quite right and all Sesko has looked far more neat and tidy the last two times I’ve seen him. Not sure a £70m striker who has regularly looked invisible is underrated, mind. Usual caveats of he is still young, you watch him more than me etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 8 hours ago, Keggy_Keagal said: Peter Shilton. At his seventies peak he was tremendous but played for England 10 years too long. Arguably got England knocked out of three different WCs by being shite at the wrong moment. Clough thought he was great of course, and who am I to argue - but Shilton to me is proof and ne plus ultra that the English have long overrated their own goalkeepers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Dennis Bergkamp. A poor version of Beardsley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Reece James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 1 hour ago, 500bhp said: Dennis Bergkamp. A poor version of Beardsley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 1 hour ago, 500bhp said: Dennis Bergkamp. A poor version of Beardsley. Don’t be silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Coloccini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Another barrel scraper but I always thought Adam Lallana was wildly overrated, never saw it with him at all but knew a few who thought he was Barcelona/Real Madrid level when he was at the scousers, thought he was crap and did very well to have the career he had for such a basic player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 4 minutes ago, Fak said: Coloccini. Definitely, massively overrated by us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Another barrel scrape as he's not too highly rated these days but I always though James Ward Prowse was a myth of a player. Jack Colback with set pieces like Beckham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedder Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 1 hour ago, 500bhp said: Dennis Bergkamp. A poor version of Beardsley. Also Bergkamp for me. A really good player, obviously scored some world class goals, but was great for a short period in late 90s. Before and after he didn’t reach those levels, yet people talk like he’s an all time Premier League great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 1 minute ago, Vedder said: Also Bergkamp for me. A really good player, obviously scored some world class goals, but was great for a short period in late 90s. Before and after he didn’t reach those levels, yet people talk like he’s an all time Premier League great. I don't see any way he's not a PL great like He's one of the most talented players ever to play here and scored some absolutely ridiculous goals. Yeah maybe not for 10 years, but who does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Eden Hazard - Technically brilliant obviously, but flattered to deceive for most of his career and barely showed up in the huge games. His best ever big game performance for Chelsea was probably against a Man City team that were playing Demichelis in midfield which kinda says it all. To compare him to another Chelsea player in this thread in Didier Drogba who was a monster in big games, Hazard was basically everything he wasn’t from a mentality POV. I waited years for his impact to match his ability and reputation but it never actually happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Paul Scholes. Wildly overrated since retirement. People talk about him like he's one of the greatest players of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 Scholes gets better with every year he has been retired. I’m sure some of those quotes. Were the likes of Xavi are saying he’s the best player of all time (citation required). Are totally made up and all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted October 31, 2025 Share Posted October 31, 2025 8 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I don't see any way he's not a PL great like He's one of the most talented players ever to play here and scored some absolutely ridiculous goals. Yeah maybe not for 10 years, but who does. Bergkamp absolutely is a PL great, the guy was an artist on a football pitch. I wish there were more players like him in the game today that are graceful, instead of the proliferation of physical monsters that we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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