To be fair this is actually an amazing choice. I don't think I can come up with a better one.
Who is the most UNDERrated player in PL history?
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For me it’s Andy Cole.
Luis Nani and Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha
He’s so over rated now though. Pundits all seem to use his name as the unsung hero of the league. All singing his name, not unsung anymore.
Besides some of the names listed above, I’d like to add Park. Brilliant player, perfect attitude, and he pretty much seems to be forgotten.
It has to be Carrick.
He’s so under appreciated by United fans and other fans. The guy has been playing with Cleverley, 40 years old Giggs, Anderson and Phil Jones in midfield 2 since 2010/2011 season. One man in midfield and we still won 2 league title.
Being ignored by English managers. How is Scott Parker playing ahead of him is beyond me.
Even during LVG era first season I still remember our percentage of (winning or not losing, can’t remember which one) when he played was like 85% or something. I think him being declined due to his age in LVG second season also part of the reason why LVG wasn’t able to implemented his football style.
Another extra why I said he’s the most underrated in PL, people even think Matic is better or on his level. Ridiculous!
The guy was praised as a complete midfielder by one of the best centre mid Xavi. Xabi Alonso also quoted that he is like himself.
He’s so under appreciated by United fans and other fans. The guy has been playing with Cleverley, 40 years old Giggs, Anderson and Phil Jones in midfield 2 since 2010/2011 season. One man in midfield and we still won 2 league title.
Being ignored by English managers. How is Scott Parker playing ahead of him is beyond me.
Even during LVG era first season I still remember our percentage of (winning or not losing, can’t remember which one) when he played was like 85% or something. I think him being declined due to his age in LVG second season also part of the reason why LVG wasn’t able to implemented his football style.
Another extra why I said he’s the most underrated in PL, people even think Matic is better or on his level. Ridiculous!
The guy was praised as a complete midfielder by one of the best centre mid Xavi. Xabi Alonso also quoted that he is like himself.
Dennis Irwin
Yeah, that post just shows how utterly overrated Carrick had become around these parts at least.
Michael Carrick
Carrick, Beckham, Cole, Alonso
Gerrard going by the other thread.
The fact you don’t even appreciate it also shows how underrated he is.
All defensive midfielders will get a shoutout, simply because you don't see them talked about during highlights or receiving golden balls. They do a thankless unglamourly job in the shadows of the diving frollicking cnuts in front of them.
Special exception for Busquets who is a diving frollicking cnut himself.
Special exception for Busquets who is a diving frollicking cnut himself.
good shout...incredible scoring record over a long period of time, however, somehow doesn't often get considered to belong to the top echelon of EPL strikers.
Tuncay Sanli
Phil Jones
I agree. For me Son is second behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Insane if you think that most people can't even spell his name correctly, this dude scored 24 goals in 34 Premier League games (not even a full season) for a very weak Arsenal side.
Nani
Probably just echo some of the names already mentioned... Andy Cole, Jamie Vardy, Xavi Alonso, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Ledley King, Lucas Radebe, Michael Carrick,
I also think Robert Pires is probably slightly underrated... feel like you don't hear his name branded about that much, but he was class.
I also think Robert Pires is probably slightly underrated... feel like you don't hear his name branded about that much, but he was class.
Andy Cole.
Hoddle ruined him reputation wise with his comments. Fergie really should have rallied back with some barbs that ridiculed them and thus restored order. Alas, was not to be, and now Cole is a footnote despite a storied career with numerous great goals and plays with and without Yorke and that season.
Carrick has been rallied around; he's not underrated anymore, if anything, he's been retrospectively enhanced.
Hoddle ruined him reputation wise with his comments. Fergie really should have rallied back with some barbs that ridiculed them and thus restored order. Alas, was not to be, and now Cole is a footnote despite a storied career with numerous great goals and plays with and without Yorke and that season.
Carrick has been rallied around; he's not underrated anymore, if anything, he's been retrospectively enhanced.
Vieira, Pires and Desailly
Ji-Sung Park
Wes Brown or Park
Carrick
Most underrated player ever in English football
Most underrated player ever in English football
Not sure I would agree, kinda see it more as people just suddenly realised he was good because he was still doing the same things he usually did. I came from Talking Reds and there were still people talking about how poor he was there till the day that it shutdown so maybe my perception is a bit skewed by that. I mean you’ve got Xavi, Pep,SAF and Iniesta singing your praises and saying your underrated so if they are saying it then surely there has to be some truth in it.
Which ones?
There was one more ManUtd forum, ManUtdtalk or something where so many used to shit on him saying how much better Fellaini is (when he was at Everton). Fellaini was also very skillful player compared to Carrick who was as useful as training cone.
Also in other forum, there were Manutd fans who used to argue Song was better than Carrick.
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Alonso, Carrick, Park, Okocha, Milner, Fernandinho, Carvalho
Well, Carlton and Marcos, duh.
Oh I see people have understood the question as who is the most underrated United player.
Park
Park
How the feck are Beckham and LeTiss considered underrated? What is going on
I think that settles it then Fellaini and bloody Song
Feel like he just came about at a time when the British perception was still midfielders crunching in to tackles and going box to box and over his time period it started to change. It’s still criminal to me that we never really got the midfield around him. I know we still did well but I mean Giggs was his partner in a final against Barca.
Carrick, Park Ji-Sung and Fletcher are the ones that come straight to mind for United.
If anything Le Tiss is overrated.
Benayoun
Park
Milner
Park
Milner
You can't argue with Auba's record but its his style as a poacher not often involved in general play that makes him a bit forgettable. A bit like Mario Gomez, who was a top striker numbers wise for a while.
Arsenal are not a 'very weak' side either. They are in the top 6 best clubs in the PL and there is a significant drop off in strength below that currently. Arsenal are 10 points clear of Leicester in 7th.
I'd say Milner.
City's squad from a squad perspective could do with him, more so than Delph.
I would've preferred him over Young at the time (although he did move a year earlier).
City's squad from a squad perspective could do with him, more so than Delph.
I would've preferred him over Young at the time (although he did move a year earlier).
Emile Heskey...
Sergio Aguero for me.
It is very impressive what he has been able to accomplish since coming to City. He has the best goals pr. game ratio of the top 10 all-time goal scorers in the Premier League (slightly ahead of Henry) and he doesn't even take penalties, if I remember correctly. He also comes up with goals against the other top 6 clubs on a very consistent basis. Really he should be talked about in the same breath as Henry, Shearer, van Nistelrooy, etc. but he does not seem to get that recognition yet.
It is very impressive what he has been able to accomplish since coming to City. He has the best goals pr. game ratio of the top 10 all-time goal scorers in the Premier League (slightly ahead of Henry) and he doesn't even take penalties, if I remember correctly. He also comes up with goals against the other top 6 clubs on a very consistent basis. Really he should be talked about in the same breath as Henry, Shearer, van Nistelrooy, etc. but he does not seem to get that recognition yet.