Del Piero in India.
"Average" players looking godlike in weaker leagues
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Beckham and Del Piero being described as average. Some of you need to give your heads a wobble.
This thread is a mess. Every player and league has been mentioned.
Could state average players looking godlike in back water leagues and someone will say "Forlan at Villarreal".
Could state average players looking godlike in back water leagues and someone will say "Forlan at Villarreal".
Falcao at Atletico Madrid.
Couldn't hack it in the premier league against elite defenders.
Couldn't hack it in the premier league against elite defenders.
Quaresma. Player of the year in Portugal, Bidone d'oro in Italy.
Diego forlan
Aaron Hughes at 36 looked like peak vidic in the Indian Super League.
This thread reminds me of Dirk Kuyt. I read just yesterday that he scored a hat-trick to seal some title for his team in Holland. He's like 72 and banging them in for fun.
Shevchenko at Dynamo and AC. Just never really turned up at Chelsea...
I don't think some people get this thread
This thread is once again proof that the definition of "average" on this forum is completely out of wack.
Jardel was a weird one. I don't know why a top team didn't take a punt on him in his prime as the guy was a scoring machine. I wouldn't even say it was a case of him being average in the right league, I think he just let himself go and didn't put the effort in when he first came to England
yep. I was already beginning to think I didn't make it clear enough in my OP. there are some good shouts, but Forlan, Shevchenko and Falcao?!
OT: Rivaldo, nearly at the age of 40 in Uzbekistan
obviously, he was untouchable there, leading Bunyodkor to title and finishing the season with most goals and most assists in the league.Trying to stick with the original theme (I think!) of the thread...
Ricky van Wolfswinkel in Holland and Portugal. Tore it up from what I gather but couldn't hack the Premier League.
Alfonso Alves for Heerenveen had a ridiculous goal to game ratio, but was pish for 'Boro.
Sergey Rebrov, class for Dynamo Kyiv, awful in a better league for Spurs and West Ham.
Ricky van Wolfswinkel in Holland and Portugal. Tore it up from what I gather but couldn't hack the Premier League.
Alfonso Alves for Heerenveen had a ridiculous goal to game ratio, but was pish for 'Boro.
Sergey Rebrov, class for Dynamo Kyiv, awful in a better league for Spurs and West Ham.
Same with the definition of "world class" and "overrated"...
Scott Sinclair looks like prime Ronaldo in the Scottish league. An average Premier League player/upper Championship player in England.
Any player in the Celtic squad.
Are you seriously calling the Serie A that Shevchenko played in a "weak" league?? At that time it was one of the best leagues in Europe.
Forgot it was from weaker leagues lol.
ON A NATIONAL LEVEL
Yeah, notice it more and more on this site.
Sorry, I haven't understood what you want to mean.
Fontaine post about Rivaldo being a difficult ego.
Strong ego (like Zlatan, Rivaldo) and complex ego of a player who thinks he is a great one are 2 different stories
It was a stupid joke, sorryStrong ego (like Zlatan, Rivaldo) and complex ego of a player who thinks he is a great one are 2 different stories
Bebe?
The worst were Kezman and Alfonso Alves.
You a herder?Pogba in Italy? ... I will get my goat.
Bas Dost?
Dembele's got the potential to be excellent and is already quite good, to be fair.
Eto'o looked finished, but is now scoring for fun in Turkey.
yep. Vagner Love is there too, league's top scorer.
Yeah, it's been a while since he's gone
There's an awful lot of people saying Portugal or Holland here. :O Basically, any league that isn't in the top 2 then?
Before or after Kaizer Chiefs? because he was a beast when he first arrived in South Africa
That's no way to talk about your missus.Pogba in Italy? ... I will get my goat.
Off optic but can you imagine if Ronaldo played his entire career in the MLS, he would have a 1000 goals
It's off optic all right
To be fair, it's a little more legitimate when you're talking about a 38 year old David Beckham or Del Piero. They're certainly not average players, but they were at a more average level by that point. The latter was finished by the time he came to Sydney FC from Juventus, but still looked insanely good in our league and his name still gets sung by the Cove.
Bringing up the likes of Silva, Mata, N'Zonzi and Dzeko in this thread however...
He was never actually that bad in Germany, had a lot of injury problems.