del Piero is probably *a bit* overrated but he has his old reputation to live up to, and nobody can be that good forever. However, he was an integral part of a World Cup winning side only last July, he's gotta be doing something right. His goal in the semis was as sweet as any goal I've ever seen.
I wonder if any Everton fans would agree that Materazzi is overrated. Well, I don't. I taught an Inter fan in Verona for a while who was adamant that he was the worst player ever. I wonder if he says that now.
This will be blasphemy, but for a few seasons Totti was overrated, maybe two seasons ago. He went from being absolutely SUBLIME to ordinary by Serie A standards. For Romanisti it was like the Emporer's New Clothes, everybody could see he wasn't the player he had been but nobody said it... fortunately now he's back to almost his best, but not quite the player he was in 2000 2001 2002.
I always thought that Cristian Vieri was overrated, massively. It was good that he got injured before the World Cup, otherwise he'd have got on the pitch and missed countless sitters the likes of Toni and Gilardino have for breakfast every day.
Ronaldo (fat one) is stupidly overrated, but we have to admit it's only by his own standards. He was just incredible when he was 20.
But for me the most overrated player is Inter's Adriano! The hype he gets in Italy is a joke, but they sit round on live TV saying how he's amazing and will start scoring soon. He only needs to unblock, to open the floodgates... and after all that, he's awful!
A few more for the list: Michael Owen (note how well Liverpool did without him in Istanbul), Crouch, Zenden and a few more I don't have time to list now.
A few more for the list: Michael Owen (note how well Liverpool did without him in Istanbul), Crouch, Zenden and a few more I don't have time to list now.[/b]Owen's a tough one to call I reckon.... a bit like Lineker. They're just great goalscorers, not great players... I wouldn't say they were over-rated though, most people see them for what they are.
Crouch has a 'love him or hate him' relationship with fans... he wouldn't be in my team.
...and was Zenden EVER rated, let alone over-rated???
Originally posted by invigorateNow then!
Vinny Jones - has made a good career out of very limited ability
Whilst I totally agree with your comment, I feel that I have to defend our Vinnie.... if it wasn't for him, we'd have been relegated from what was then the 1st Division - he came in and did a great job for us, and really epitomised what we were about back then.
We literally had to scrap for every point, and Vinnie was a real flag bearer for us that season.
Little skill, massive attitude... but I wouldn't say over-rated?
Originally posted by Esotericno..Rooney is the real deal.. a great player.. and he is only about 21 now i think.
Wayne Rooney
Allesandro Del Piero
David Beckham
One of the best English players i have seen.. AND one of the true world class players around at the moment.
i would rate him higher then Gazza.. who WAS over-rated!
Originally posted by SALADINNah... I'm not having that...
no..Rooney is the real deal.. a great player.. and he is only about 21 now i think.
One of the best English players i have seen.. AND one of the true world class players around at the moment.
i would rate him higher then Gazza.. who WAS over-rated!
Gazza was brilliant, he had everything.