Author Topic: Most Overrated Footballers? (Read 66883 times)

payback · « **Reply #200 on:** May 5, 2011, 09:58:29 pm »

lescott
beckham
bryan robson
fellaini
barry
defoe

Jokerman · « **Reply #201 on:** May 5, 2011, 10:41:35 pm »

Pele.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #202 on:** May 5, 2011, 10:45:38 pm »

Quote from: payback on May 5, 2011, 09:58:29 pm

lescott
beckham
bryan robson
fellaini
barry
defoe

Not Beckham, sorry.

He worked his arse off to make himself a great player and no player is better at crossing the ball.

Clearly loves playing the game too which is refreshing.

LinvoyPrimus · « **Reply #203 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:07:28 pm »

Beckham is unfortunate because of the celebrity cult status he has - he is an excellent player and he showed that at United and Real.

gnaume · « **Reply #204 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:15:00 pm »

Dani Alves.

Mr Dilkington · « **Reply #205 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:15:59 pm »

Quote from: gnaume on May 5, 2011, 11:15:00 pm

Dani Alves.

No.

jotirori · « **Reply #206 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:18:24 pm »

Quote from: gnaume on May 5, 2011, 11:15:00 pm

Dani Alves.

hahah this thread is going mental, Neuer>Casillas, Pele and Alves overrated.

OneTouchFooty · « **Reply #207 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:24:39 pm »

Might as well just say every top class footballer is overrated and have done with the thread.

MKelly34 · « **Reply #208 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:39:52 pm »

I hear a lot about Alves being overrated, not just in here. But I think Messi wouldn't have this much of goals if it weren't for Alves. They link up brilliantly in many of the goals he score.

Also a great free-kick taker and dribbler.

Vidocq · « **Reply #209 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:41:52 pm »

Quote from: jotirori on May 5, 2011, 11:18:24 pm

hahah this thread is going mental, Neuer>Casillas, Pele and Alves overrated.

Neuer is overrated

Gus 1855 · « **Reply #210 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:43:43 pm »

Ferdinand is the one that winds me up no end.

TheGhost · « **Reply #211 on:** May 5, 2011, 11:44:43 pm »

Gennaro Gattuso

DanFromMars · « **Reply #212 on:** May 6, 2011, 12:26:32 am »

All of the man shitty squad.

kanbam · « **Reply #213 on:** May 6, 2011, 12:39:03 am »

Kaká. He was great in 2007 but never the best in the world IMO.

Vork+The Knights of Good · « **Reply #214 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:08:38 am »

Van Persie

Ciara (with a capital "C") · « **Reply #215 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:17:45 am »

Van Persie is the one that gets my goat. What is his role? Is he a winger? Play in the hole? Main striker?

I don't think he's good enough to play as a main striker. This is the first season in his career he has hit more than 11 goals in a season. 15 being his total so far. He takes alot of penalties too.

I don't think he is good enough to be the main striker at a club who want to challenge for honours. I don't think he'd get into Chelsea or United's team.

El Monjo Boig · « **Reply #216 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:26:32 am »

Maybe less so now, but I remember everyone going on about how great Cicinho was when he was at Madrid. I could never see it myself - he always seemed far too greedy and with a tendency to shoot really erratically. Maybe it's just me. $:-\$

blah · « **Reply #217 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:32:44 am »

Landon Donovan(over here in the states at least)
Van Persie is a good shout.
Beckham is the all time most overrated for me.

Acaustiq · « **Reply #218 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:42:10 am »

Rodwell, the new Michael Tonge.

Djimothy · « **Reply #219 on:** May 6, 2011, 01:54:25 am »

Quote from: Mr Dilkington on May 5, 2011, 03:21:34 pm

Gourcuff.

Agree with that.never seen him do anything special.

Oingy Boingy · « **Reply #220 on:** May 6, 2011, 03:31:09 am »

Never been that impressed with Abidal....

Van persies guide to finishing is to smash it and hope for the best

downtown · « **Reply #221 on:** May 6, 2011, 03:55:57 am »

Quote from: Ciara (with a capital "C") on May 6, 2011, 01:17:45 am

Van Persie is the one that gets my goat. What is his role? Is he a winger? Play in the hole? Main striker?

I don't think he's good enough to play as a main striker. This is the first season in his career he has hit more than 11 goals in a season. 15 being his total so far. He takes alot of penalties too.

I don't think he is good enough to be the main striker at a club who want to challenge for honours. I don't think he'd get into Chelsea or United's team.

19 goals and 8 assists in 30 games this season.......surely not good enough to be a main striker

He is a fantastic footballer when fit

BeautifulGame91 · « **Reply #222 on:** May 6, 2011, 04:39:38 am »

Quote from: isildurrr on May 5, 2011, 08:00:09 pm

pastore has massive massive talent.the price being quoted is ridiculous but in terms of his ability he is not over rated at all.
pato hernandez and van der vaart i just cannot agree with.

quaresma and ribery i agree with.two massively over rated players though ricardo seems to have dropped off the radar.

wilshere is a class act.to put him on this list sounds like sour grapes

Pastore has massive talent but havent u seen how Zamparini hypes him .

Hernandez has done really well but buy of the Century give me a break . If he is buy of the century what should Ronaldo be termed as ?

Van Der Vaat is someone who never adopts to any formation . Not someone with good tactical intelligence for someone came from Holland .

Wilshere what exactly has he done to deserve the massive hype .Never stood out in a big match . He doesnt create much and not a great tackler either . Nor is a great passer like Alonso . Yes he is a good footballer but he has a long way to go match the hype the media is vesting on him .

harleydanger · « **Reply #223 on:** May 6, 2011, 04:55:06 am »

Quote from: Vidocq on May 5, 2011, 11:41:52 pm

Neuer is overrated

No he is not. He'll be one of the best in Europe over the next ten years. On the same level as Schmeichel for me if he can hold his form.

harleydanger · « **Reply #224 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:00:21 am »

Quote from: BeautifulGame91 on May 6, 2011, 04:39:38 am

Wilshere what exactly has he done to deserve the massive hype .Never stood out in a big match . He doesnt create much and not a great tackler either . Nor is a great passer like Alonso . Yes he is a good footballer but he has a long way to go match the hype the media is vesting on him .

Wilshere recieves the type of hype Lucas would if he was English. Unfortunately Lucas is Brazilian, so the media/majority of fans expected him to be a Kaka type player and were all left completely perplexed for 3 seasons before they worked out he is a DM.

NowInOz · « **Reply #225 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:12:55 am »

Beckham was well over rated in his day, totally hyped up by the british media because of his celebrity status. Good player and must admit has grown on me as a person too. But the way people in the media would say he is one of the best in the world etc etc, he was never nearly one of the best in the world at any point.

blah · « **Reply #226 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:15:05 am »

Quote from: NowInOz on May 6, 2011, 05:12:55 am

Beckham was well over rated in his day, totally hyped up by the british media because of his celebrity status. Good player and must admit has grown on me as a person too. But the way people in the media would say he is one of the best in the world etc etc, he was never nearly one of the best in the world at any point.

"A good right foot does not a player make". - Mr. Miyagi or Yoda, I cant remember.

Ecuared · « **Reply #227 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:16:29 am »

Quote from: Oingy Boingy on May 6, 2011, 03:31:09 am

Never been that impressed with Abidal....

blah · « **Reply #228 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:19:00 am »

Quote from: Ecuared on May 6, 2011, 05:16:29 am

Amazing movie by amazing directors based on an amazing book by an amazing writer. Amazing really.

Ecuared · « **Reply #229 on:** May 6, 2011, 05:22:04 am »

Aye. Brilliant movie.

* · « **Reply #230 on:** May 6, 2011, 06:06:50 am »

Zidane & Kaka.

Ken-Obi · « **Reply #231 on:** May 6, 2011, 06:08:35 am »

I noticed that a lot of the players considered overrated are the ones that aren't well liked on RAWK for whatever reason...

BeautifulGame91 · « **Reply #232 on:** May 6, 2011, 06:25:23 am »

Quote from: harleydanger on May 6, 2011, 05:00:21 am

Wilshere recieves the type of hype Lucas would if he was English. Unfortunately Lucas is Brazilian, so the media/majority of fans expected him to be a Kaka type player and were all left completely perplexed for 3 seasons before they worked out he is a DM.

Lucas is a DM for us . Song plays that role for Arsenal .Wilshere plays the role that Gerrard or Alonso plays for us but he neither creates much and hardly scores ever like Gerrard and his passing isnt great like Alonso .

Also Lucas has dominated Chelsea United and City midfields this season alone . When was the last time Wilshere stood out in a big match .

LF · « **Reply #233 on:** May 6, 2011, 07:59:28 am »

Quote from: jotirori on May 5, 2011, 11:18:24 pm

hahah this thread is going mental, Neuer>Casillas, Pele and Alves overrated.

I was bored and had lot of time. So I got out my Pele book and waded through everyone of his matches and goals to get this stat

Pele vs European teams - 177 matches 173 goals.

god he would have absolutely raped any and every european league if he had been allowed to play. And yes he played against some shit ( never heard of these teams) european teams but checking the stats he only got around 10-15 against them. Most of these 173 goals come against european national teams and recognizable European teams like Benfica, Inter , Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Roma, Newcastle, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Deportivo, Malaga, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Wolsburg, Hannover, Napoli, Genoa, Malmo, TSV Munich, Stade Reims, Anderlecht, AEK, Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, West Ham, Fulham, Feyenoord, Basel, Lyon, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sheffield Wednesday, Schalke, Atletico Madrid, AIK (Sweden), Red Star Belgrade, Bologna, Marseille, St Etienne, Fenerbache, Girondins Bordeaux etc etc. Most importantly he scored twice against Stoke City on a cold and rainy night at the Britannia

.

I actually hope its the end of the he played in shit brazilian league argument. his goal scoring ratio is better against european teams then it against brazilian teams and I was rofl when I saw scorelines like Santos 7 Inter Milan 1

. It's incredible how many people disrespect Brazilian football and I'm not even sure how this argument started in the first place. Brazil ruled football during Peles time, the best footballers of their country played in Brazil itself and South American football itself was very strong at that point.

Hahariz · « **Reply #234 on:** May 6, 2011, 08:56:27 am »

Quote from: harleydanger on May 6, 2011, 05:00:21 am

Wilshere recieves the type of hype Lucas would if he was English. Unfortunately Lucas is Brazilian, so the media/majority of fans expected him to be a Kaka type player and were all left completely perplexed for 3 seasons before they worked out he is a DM.

Please don't compare lucas with wilshere. You're embarrassing yourself.

Suspect Package. · « **Reply #235 on:** May 6, 2011, 09:03:19 am »

Ibrahimovic Podolski

Bale Milner Khedira Taraabt

Drenthe Boateng Albiol Bosingwa

Given

That's actually not that bad a team though.

BeautifulGame91 · « **Reply #236 on:** May 6, 2011, 09:12:07 am »

Quote from: Hahariz on May 6, 2011, 08:56:27 am

Please don't compare lucas with wilshere. You're embarrassing yourself.

Are u suggesting wilshere is far superior to Lucas or vice versa ?

indianscouser · « **Reply #237 on:** May 6, 2011, 09:25:15 am »

The most overrated footballer, by himself.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/4637229/I-am-Arsenals-best-striker-says-Nicklas-Bendtner.html

tepy75 · « **Reply #238 on:** May 6, 2011, 09:34:01 am »

Istvan Kozma

Dubit10 · « **Reply #239 on:** May 6, 2011, 09:37:12 am »

All time......Beckham
Present day......Rooooooooooooooooooooooney