Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 His goal against us was largely fluke imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Crouch. Want to talk about stat padding, his England record is the perfect example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Mark Noble Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I feel like a lot of the best players in the world around the turn of the century were a level below the players before or since, so I think the likes of Nedved, Davids, Khan, Owen, Raul, Morientes, Casillas could all be seen as a bit overrated in hindsight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, Optimistic Nut said: Crouch. Want to talk about stat padding, his England record is the perfect example. The ultimate stat pad, worse than Ronaldo’s at int level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: McManaman. Not a great player, definitely overrated at least by the English media. Part of that whole spice boys era at Liverpool. Somehow got a move to Madrid, the skinny floppy haired sod. Shit pundit an aal. Other way around for me, really good player who the Madrid fans apparently have a lot of time for because he was good for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Might be a controversial one but I'm not sure James Ward Prowse is that good outside of his set pieces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, joeyt said: Might be a controversial one but I'm not sure James Ward Prowse is that good outside of his set pieces Yes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, joeyt said: Mark Noble Nobody rates Mark Noble Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: I feel like a lot of the best players in the world around the turn of the century were a level below the players before or since, so I think the likes of Nedved, Davids, Khan, Owen, Raul, Morientes, Casillas could all be seen as a bit overrated in hindsight. I loved Predrag Mijatovic in that mid-90s Madrid team and I have vivid recollection of Morientes "stealing" his place so disliked him and thought he was a overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, joeyt said: Might be a controversial one but I'm not sure James Ward Prowse is that good outside of his set pieces I think the opposite tbh. Think people underrate how good a player he actually is because all people talk about is his free-kicks. Very good passer and engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfmk2 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Cantona in Europe and pre/post 1995/6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I’ll add Kevin-Prince Boateng to the list, Balotelli is an obvious one, Alexis Sanchez and a recent one is Axel Witsel. Probably controversial (or already said) but Kaka and Pato were massively overrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: I think the opposite tbh. Think people underrate how good a player he actually is because all people talk about is his free-kicks. Very good passer and engine. Amazing player. Think he’s criminally underrated actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, McCormick said: I’ll add Kevin-Prince Boateng to the list, Balotelli is an obvious one, Alexis Sanchez and a recent one is Axel Witsel. Probably controversial (or already said) but Kaka and Pato were massively overrated. Damn Kaka is a very controversial one, I thought he was incredible. Pato kind of flamed out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, McCormick said: I’ll add Kevin-Prince Boateng to the list, Balotelli is an obvious one, Alexis Sanchez and a recent one is Axel Witsel. Probably controversial (or already said) but Kaka and Pato were massively overrated. Definitely. He was one of those players (I think Hulk was another) who were signed by Russian teams for astronomical amounts in an era when players didn't go for that kind of cash. Never got Witsel at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Jozy Altidore and Matej Kezman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 minute ago, ManDoon said: Damn Kaka is a very controversial one, I thought he was incredible. Pato kind of flamed out. Thought Kaka was a magnificent player, just seemed to glide around the pitch, brilliant finisher too. Class hair as well, had it all. Pato is a good call though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I rated Kezman tbh. Mutu should have been better than he became if Chelsea didn’t screw him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 minute ago, LionOfGosforth said: Definitely. He was one of those players (I think Hulk was another) who were signed by Russian teams for astronomical amounts in an era when players didn't go for that kind of cash. Never got Witsel at all. My bullshit theory is that his reputation grew based on him being absolutely class in Fifa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 minute ago, ManDoon said: Damn Kaka is a very controversial one, I thought he was incredible. Pato kind of flamed out. For Kaka, I think it was that he was disappointing more than anything. Did look like a world beater in his early days but didn’t really get to that level yet still gets talked about like he did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I thought Alexis Sanches was great up until circa 2017-18 when he burnt out. Didn't he end up playing something like four consecutive summers without a rest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Yeah he was a strange one, pretty average player. Hulk was god awful Imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ManDoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, McCormick said: For Kaka, I think it was that he was disappointing more than anything. Did look like a world beater in his early days but didn’t really get to that level yet still gets talked about like he did. Yeah perhaps didn’t hit the heights he might of, still was amazing to watch on his day though, elegant footballer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said: Tricky thread and topic because there are so many players that could be argued were good, even close to great and yet you don't like them because of x or y and it's all just opinion anyway. Couple more: Mendieta - memory might be playing tricks, quite good at Lazio but can't recall him doing anything for Boro in the 90s and was a Spanish international for ages Marcelo - I don't know if he's "overrated" per se but I think he's absolutely terrible. Positionally a joke, runs around like fucking Benny Hill Marcelo has been done for ages but was unbelievable for Real in those CL winning years. Their best player in a lot of those games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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