Overrated players

[Nalis]

Who do you consider overrated?

 

For me its Ledley King.

 

Seen an article which inspired this thread when England defenders of 2000s were reviewed and a load of people were jizzing over him saying he's the best of that generation.

 

I really don't get and never have, think it was a case of people remembering a select handful of games were he played well and assuming if he was fit he would have played at that level constantly, rather than remembering the rest were he was decent enough but nowhere near Rio / Terry's levels.  Or they're blinkered Spurs fans. Or both.

[foxfanazer]

50 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Who do you consider overrated?

 

For me its Ledley King.

 

Seen an article which inspired this thread when England defenders of 2000s were reviewed and a load of people were jizzing over him saying he's the best of that generation.

 

I really don't get and never have, think it was a case of people remembering a select handful of games were he played well and assuming if he was fit he would have played at that level constantly, rather than remembering the rest were he was decent enough but nowhere near Rio / Terry's levels.  Or they're blinkered Spurs fans. Or both.

For exactly the same reasons as you've put for Ledley King, I nominate Jonathan Woodgate. 

 

Wilf Zaha is an obvious more recent one

[Izzy]

Just waiting for someone to come along and say Paul Scholes so we can have that debate again 

[boots60]

Paul Scholes

[Wymsey]

Lacazette.

Ozil.

Grealish.

Zaha.

Harry Maguire.

Edited 10 April 2020 by Wymsey

[don_danbury]

traore

ederson

martial 

rashford

[ScouseFox]

1 hour ago, Izzy said:

Just waiting for someone to come along and say Paul Scholes so we can have that debate again 

even in these times of isolation, years after paul scholes retired he’s still being overrated 

 

STILL GOT IT 👏👏👏

 

it’s a penalty from about 8 yards away with no goalkeeper. this is basically his career in a nutshell. occasionally pops up and does something a child could do and weirdos on twitter say he was better than zidane. 

[foxes_rule1978]

Most of the Arsenal, Tottenham and Man U players of late... 

[Izzy]

15 minutes ago, ScouseFox said:

even in these times of isolation, years after paul scholes retired he’s still being overrated 

 

STILL GOT IT 👏👏👏

 

it’s a penalty from about 8 yards away with no goalkeeper. this is basically his career in a nutshell. occasionally pops up and does something a child could do and weirdos on twitter say he was better than zidane. 

But if you watch closely, he's aiming for the top bins corner stanchion of the net and hits it flush on 

[Dr Marco]

Harry Kane

[Corky]

Ravel Morrison

Declan Rice

[pSinatra]

Rashford

 

Pickford

 

Rice

 

Messi (he ain't no Diego)

[bovril]

Definitely Scholes. 

[bovril]

1 hour ago, Izzy said:

But if you watch closely, he's aiming for the top bins corner stanchion of the net and hits it flush on 

It took him 3 days of constant filming to manage it.

[Izzy]

3 minutes ago, bovril said:

It took him 3 days of constant filming to manage it.

I almost tagged you in my original Scholes quote 

[ScouseFox]

2 minutes ago, bovril said:

It took him 3 days of constant filming to manage it.

it’s also not impressive at all. if he’d have hit a coin in the very top corner of the net from there with no goalkeeper after numerous attempts i still wouldn’t be even slightly impressed. 

 

although thinking about it, maybe it’s ever so slightly impressive from a player who has never been any good at football. 

[Izzy]

I'll just leave this here 

 

 

[bovril]

The Einstein of Football  

[Soar Fox]

Once Michael Carrick retired he became overrated. You would have thought he was prime Iniesta or Xavi by the way he’s been spoke about since finishing.

[Izzy]

11 minutes ago, bovril said:

The Einstein of Football  

Always makes me smile how legends who've played the game past and present think he's a genius yet some on FT think he's overrated.

 

 

[boots60]

6 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Always makes me smile how legends who've played the game past and present think he's a genius yet some on FT think he's overrated.

 

 

Sven played him on the wing!

[Izzy]

7 minutes ago, boots60 said:

Sven played him on the wing!

Cos Sven was a twat. Not Scholes fault!

[Nalis]

14 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

Once Michael Carrick retired he became overrated. You would have thought he was prime Iniesta or Xavi by the way he’s been spoke about since finishing.

Agreed. No doubt he was a quality player and seems to be a top bloke from interviews but he wasnt think world class midfielder now he's retired.

[chrishlcfc]

Pogba and Ozil are the 2 recent ones that are most definitely overrated 

[bovril]

29 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Always makes me smile how legends who've played the game past and present think he's a genius yet some on FT think he's overrated.

 

 

Being a legend of the game doesn't mean you're always right in your opinion. There are plenty of legendary players who've turned out to be awful managers and evaluators of talent.