re: Most overrated football (soccer) player

Haha my bad. Good catch. It has been changed. Now I do realize overrated is a point of view and mine probably differs from a lot of you. For example, I do know Keane is probably one of the top 5 Irishmen ever to play the sport. I really did not follow him until rumors came out that he was being targeted by LFC, which was in the later part of his career. But to me, he was overrated, especially when David Villa was the other target. LFC brought him after a few great Champions League runs like he was going to put them back there and he did a bunch of nothing. Van Persie really isnt overrated, I just cant stand his attitude. He always acts like a spoiled brat, which really isnt debatable. I stand by what I said about Arshavin and Podolski though. Sorry you Gunners are butthurt about it.

Benitez actually didn't want Keane, he said as much...

I always have kinda liked him... he's great for the galaxy!

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I'd also add that while I think Gareth Bale is a very good player, he is way overrated in terms of what Real Madrid paid for him.

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Couple of people have said this now. I completely disagree.

ETA: Based on his play before and after being bought.

How do I not know what Im talking about? You even agreed with me on Podolski. I never said he wasnt a solid or even good player, I said he was overrated. He was thought to be great and an up and coming star, which he hasnt quite lived up to. You even called him a role player.

And I do agree with you on Arshavin being great with RVP and Cesc but he has not been since. Again, overrated is a point of view. After seeing Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko tear up in 2008, I thought both would go on to great club careers. Both have had solid club careers, I just thought they would do better after seeing them rather dominant in 08.

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Back then, we could never get the left side shored up... Reira was a mediocre winger and Aurelio was made of glass...

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Then there was that one week where that Italian leftback whose name escapes me played amazing. Beat Real 4-0 and Man U 4-1. He played amazingly well. Was the best leftback in the world that one week.

I always thought Gerrard was at his best as a support striker/no.10. That Gerrard-Torres combo in 2008 was so good. I'm amazed he's adapted his game to the deeper role, but he needs a lot of protection, and doesn't have the finesse of other playmakers.

Dossena... he was generally poop outside of that week..

that was one of the best weeks of my life...

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but by then the damage was done and Alonso wanted out

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wasn't there some rift between Alonso and Benitez regarding Alonso leaving, or wanting to leave, to see the birth of his child?

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Giuseppe Rossi



It's hilarious that people think a double digit goal scorer in Serie A wouldn't make the US team, like we have ever had that. He would be among our best players, injuries and all. Rossi's career has been derailed by injury but he's still an extremely effective player. And Fiorentina is better than nearly any team any of our players play for.

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Exactly.


Everyone's entitled to an opinion but the guy in this thread saying that Rossi is no longer an elite striker and that he hardly plays for a mid-level club is about the most ill-informed post I've read on this board in a while. Which is saying something during World Cup time.

1. I would say that Fiorentina is better than any club any outfield player we have plays for and by a comfortable margin. When fit he was their best player this season; Cuadrado, Gomez, Valero included.



2. Rossi actually looked better than when was at Villarreal this season for Fiorentina. He didn't seem to have lost a step but his vision and passing were often downright spectacular in a way they were not always at Villarreal. His goal per minute ratio is among top few strikers in all Europe.


3. Rossi was a shoe in not only for the Italian NT but a starting spot before his last setback.

That he still went into the final cut having played in only a couple of matches and not yet a full 90' after coming back from the most recent setback and word being that he still seemed reluctant to go into challenges etc says a lot.

Even given his questionable conditioning, his omission from the roster still caused more controversy in the Italian press than any other and that was him not being chosen over Immobile who just led Serie A in goals and Dortmund bought this summer to Lewandowski.


I realize that a lot people hate him for not choosing the USMNT but that's no reason to just make shite up.

I don't know if this guy has been mentioned yet, but I feel like Tom Cleverly has gotten a lot of hype over the last couple years for someone who is a fairly average player.

I don't know if you're serious or not. United probably have the most overrated young players right now.
Cleverly was overrated, despite everyone and their mom making fun of him.
Smalling is another player that gets a lot of hate, but disserves it.
Rafeal is good at attacking, but just a disaster when he has to defend.
Phil Jones is a Rooney, but on defense. I don't agree that Rooney is as overrated as most people think, but he runs a full 90 and seems like he can win a game on his own at times. Phil Jones on the other hand does all the running, but rarely has the defensive output that would make him a starter every week.