Although Schweinsteiger got the plaudits, Boateng was probably motm for Germany in that World Cup final.
Great, he had a couple of years at peaking. Doesn't change that his career average is just that, average. He's a player that gets better by having better players around him but take them away from him and he looks bad. He's not the the holds up the standard, i.e. he's not world class. We've had many CB's better than him in the PL era.
No.
Excuse me? Who? Please, don't fecking say Thiago Silva, Ramos or David Luiz.
Diego Godín.
Top5? Sure. The best?? Nah.
Nobody wanted Boateng. As for why he's getting games, they've got injury problems with Hernandez and Alaba having various spells out of the side, plus Kovac liking to play Kimmich in midfield now and again. He didn't play in the first three league games and when everyone is fit again I imagine he'll be back on the bench.
In case you've watched him regularly in the past, you'll definitely find yourself in the minority with that opinion amongst those who've also watched him during his peak.
With what opinion? You keep mentioning his peak, I keep pointing out that his peak was short and a fraction of his total career. A defender that rarely had to defend. As Bayern have had to defend more, the worse he has looked.
That he was good for only a couple of years, never world class, and overall had an average career.
Last point I didn't say, I said that his total career performance is average. He's had a great career but so have a lot of players.
Just because he happened to win the world cup? Ferdinand and Terry were world class for 10+ years.
Never been the same player again after this happened. Messi truly destroyed him.:
This. Prime Boateng was the best CB I've seen of this generation. Defended like Godin and had the passing of Hummels/Bonucci. He just couldn't keep that level up for as long as his peers. He needs to move, maybe that'll refresh his form. 31 is not too old for a CB.
He isn’t even bad this season, what did you watch? He‘s also Bayern’s 4th CB.
Read again what I quoted. Performance vs accomplishments aren't the same. Kleberson won the Brazilian league, World Cup, PL and and Copa America in the space of 3 years. Pretty good career. Not what I was saying where you bolded.How can a few years beeing one of the, if not THE, best CB in the world while winning the WC, CL and multiple other titles be called an average career?
did he feck your gf or something?
Not sure what you are getting at here. He played at a level very few CBs of this generation attained when Bayern and Germany were winning titles.
Pretty sure Boateng slept with Snow‘s wife.
VVD was claimed to be the best defender Europe has ever seen based on 1 season
Ferdinand was clearly a better centerback than Boateng. You could maybe argue that Boateng's peak was close, but I would choose Ferdinand every time and I was a massive Boateng fanboy. Terry is a bit of a different story, because he would look out of place in many "modern" teams. But for a team like Chelsea, he was also a better player than Boateng was.
Just the first one that came to mind with a video available. Boateng was nowhere near that level, in no game he ever played.
feels like I haven’t seen you post in years for some reason. Hope you’re well.
