Paxi
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Jay-jay Okocha. I mean I don't know anyone that dislikes him and he was a very skillful player but grossly overrated.
It says underrated. Players you think other people rate too highly. Even if they’ve won the ballon d’or. Nothing to do with players you previously thought were amazing.Are most people not understanding the thread? It's players you personally thought were amazing then later realised they weren't as good as you thought they were.
I was on the Januzaj hype train for certain.
Are most people not understanding the thread? It's players you personally thought were amazing then later realised they weren't as good as you thought they were.
I was on the Januzaj hype train for certain.
It says underrated. Players you think other people rate too highly. Even if they’ve won the ballon d’or. Nothing to do with players you previously thought were amazing.
Definitely, people have got him in their greatest ever XI
Need a clearer title. "Footballer you overrated the most."
Are most people not understanding the thread? It's players you personally thought were amazing then later realised they weren't as good as you thought they were.
I was on the Januzaj hype train for certain, definitely overrated him.
Huh? At no point is the the word unnderrated present.
The OP talks about how he thought Larsson was the best player in the world then later realised how that wasn't case.
He ends it by asking:
"Who is your favorite player that you overrated? "
He's clearly asking who you and I have overrated in the past, not who are players that other people overrate.
Yes you're right but i made a meal of it cause i was pissed out of my mind. Sorry.
I think almost all the players I overrated to death were when I was a kid/teenager and I irrationally liked some players to the point I thought they were much greater than they were. I really liked Gaizka Mendieta because of his hair and he was good in my bootleg videogame, and thus thoguht he was a top top player in the world
Overrated is what I meant sorry. I think what you’re saying is a better discussion anyway otherwise it’s just full of people talking shite.Huh? At no point is the the word unnderrated present.
The OP talks about how he thought Larsson was the best player in the world then later realised how that wasn't case.
He ends it by asking:
"Who is your favorite player that you overrated? "
He's clearly asking who you and I have overrated in the past, not who are players that other people overrate.
Virgil van Dijk. Good defender but feck me you'd think he's Baresi, Maldini, Nesta rolled into one.
His nickname is Henke. Short for Henrik. Someone is free to correct me if I'm wrong.Looking through it appears you yourself don’t even understand the thread. This must be a first.
Also it’s Henrik Larsson not Henke Larsson. You’re not very good are you?
They constantly do that. Right now they have the best GK itw, probably the best LB and definitely the best RB itw but the best FB pair for sure, the best CB in a generation, best young CB in Gomes, best DM in Fabinho and best captain in Henderson, also the greatest substitution ever made in Wijnaldum and the best front 3 itw.
Suarez also had the greatest ever season in the PL bar none and this Liverpool team is the greatest in English history.
All those are legitimately claims I've heard from Liverpool fans. Online and in person.
It's funny that were clearly the best team in PL times. We've won 13. But nothing of ours was the best. They actually argue Salah or Ronaldo, forgetting Ronaldo scored 42 goals in England as a 22 year old.
It's gotta be a Liverpool fanatic thing. They've overrated their individual players for years. I recall them rating Finnan the best RB in the country for a while. And don't get me started on Gerrard, who for me is the most overrated player of my lifetime. Scratch that... second most behind Van Dijk.
I don't agree with Cristiano but definitely agree with you on Zidane. He was the ultimate big game player and you'd want him in your team in a one-off match with everything on the line, but over the course of an entire season he's light-years behind everyone else that is talked about amongst the very best.I know i will get a hiding but here goes (in no particular order);
1.Cristiano Ronaldo: I dont dispute that he is one of the greatest goalscorers ever but outside of this goalscoring art his all round play has often been average even in his prime compared to some of the elite of the game. Based purely on his goals and longevity i would have him in top 10 of all time but never in top 3.
2.Zidane: Big moments in big games but never consistent enough to warrant comparison to luis ronaldo. Won the ballondor for 2 goals in the 1998 final and is often put in top 10 of all time lists.
Early Championship Manager made me overate Davids without actually seeing him consistently.
He was a friggin midfield god in those early games.
So VVD has two good season's.People here saying VVD is only overrated because of Liverpool fans haven't been paying much attention. Everyone and their mother is hyping him up, it's not a "Liverpool thing". Kompany recently called him the "best ever" PL defender.
I can fully understand the hype. He got a justified 2nd place Ballon d'Or placement, no other PL defender has ever been near winning it like him. He's a complete package like no one else (strong, fast, good technique, great long passing, reads the game well, a leader, etc etc). He transformed both Matip and Gomez to top top defenders (when they play with him only). He doesn't have the longevity or the team achievments to justify being the "greatest", but from a simple eye test it's easy to understand why people call him the best. I look at Terry, Ferdinand and Vidic, and I can't really single out one of them as more complete than VVD. After VVD joined Liverpool, we got the third most points in PL history, won a CL, and is about to win PL for the first time in ages. He plays a big part in that.
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Carrick gets my shout as well for most overrated (at times). I remember people seriously saying he was as good as Xabi Alonso. A good and reliable player, but not world class like many seemed to rate him as.
I'd love to hear why you think a player who most would rate as the greatest of his era and top 3 of all time is overrated.Probably some of you think of it and don't want to say it out loud of fear the majority in this forum will be reaping them off , but I am going to say it anyway.Messi.