the goal machine 7,824 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Luca Toni. Don't rate him as highly as everyone else on Earth seems to! He's getting a bit old now but he was superb in his first season at Bayern and at Fiorentina. 47 goals in 67 appearances for Fiorentina and 38 goals in 56 appearances for Bayern. Not too shabby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 richard dunne, mccgeady, darren fletcher, nani, totti, gilardino, abidal, pique, carragher Gilardino scored a 12 minute hat-trick tonight against cyprus...wow You can only beat what's infront of you. And a 12 minute hat-trick at international level is something to be proud of, regardless of the opposition. If it wasn't why doesn't everyone score a hat-trick into Cyprus? And anyway, who really rates Gilardino that highly? im guessing ancelotti since he signed him And sold him, so clearly not too highly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancedeangers1 287 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 80 % of the English Premier League are overrated and vastly over paid. Aiden M'Geady and Scott Brown are the most overrated players in Scotland thats for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,824 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Luca Toni. Don't rate him as highly as everyone else on Earth seems to! He's getting a bit old now but he was superb in his first season at Bayern and at Fiorentina. 47 goals in 67 appearances for Fiorentina and 38 goals in 56 appearances for Bayern. Not too shabby. Boyd's record is brilliant too, but theres still endless pages of arguments about him Boyd's record is in the SPL which is a slightly inferior league to Serie A and Bundesliga. Toni has also done it in Europe and for Italy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando0606 565 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 richard dunne, mccgeady, darren fletcher, nani, totti, gilardino, abidal, pique, carragher Gilardino scored a 12 minute hat-trick tonight against cyprus...wow You can only beat what's infront of you. And a 12 minute hat-trick at international level is something to be proud of, regardless of the opposition. If it wasn't why doesn't everyone score a hat-trick into Cyprus? And anyway, who really rates Gilardino that highly? im guessing ancelotti since he signed him And sold him, so clearly not too highly and prandelli still paid 15 mill for him 10 mill less lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando0606 565 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 richard dunne, mccgeady, darren fletcher, nani, totti, gilardino, abidal, pique, carragher Gilardino scored a 12 minute hat-trick tonight against cyprus...wow You can only beat what's infront of you. And a 12 minute hat-trick at international level is something to be proud of, regardless of the opposition. If it wasn't why doesn't everyone score a hat-trick into Cyprus? And anyway, who really rates Gilardino that highly? im guessing ancelotti since he signed him And sold him, so clearly not too highly and prandelli still paid 15 mill for him 10 mill less lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 becks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,824 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Luca Toni. Don't rate him as highly as everyone else on Earth seems to! He's getting a bit old now but he was superb in his first season at Bayern and at Fiorentina. 47 goals in 67 appearances for Fiorentina and 38 goals in 56 appearances for Bayern. Not too shabby. Boyd's record is brilliant too, but theres still endless pages of arguments about him Boyd's record is in the SPL which is a slightly inferior league to Serie A and Bundesliga. Toni has also done it in Europe and for Italy. I should clarifiy, I'm not saying for a second that Boyd is in the same league as Toni! I know I see your point that goals aren't everything but I think that Toni is a good all round player and that has allowed him to flourish in two top leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluenoseGaz 27 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Nemanja Vidic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluenoseGaz 27 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 glen johnson artur boruc wayne bridge robbie keane micheal owen theres 5 off my head Have you seen him playing lately? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Michael Ballack Nemanja Vidic Carlos Tevez Eric Abidal Klass-Jan Huntelaar Robinho Could go on and on.... Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic would have been on that list 6 months ago, but, recent form has shut me up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirFleckNRothen 1,789 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Jamie Carragher went from under-rated, pre-Istanbul, to over-rated following Liverpool's european success. If the striker he's directly up against is big, quick or strong (Drogba being the perfect example), he'll struggle to cope. I've said it before on here, him and, to a lesser extent, Vidic look much better than they actually are because a lot of their challenges are last-ditch. 'TV tackles', if you wish. Though, players like Ferdinand (Yes, I saw his fuck-up) are such good readers of the game that they're very, very rarely in the position to require a late lunge. Vidic was praised to the heavens last season, but that performance against Liverpool at Old Trafford was humiliating. So much so that it's really put me off him, he looked so restricted against players like Gerrard and Torres who stretched him and really made him work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersJamie52 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Boruc, McGeady, Brown, Robson, Irish Pele, Nakamura, Petr Cech, Lescott, and probably Kolo Toure although he can be alright sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Another 2 Clint Dempsey & Florent Malouda Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Another 2 Clint Dempsey & Florent Malouda Clint Dempsey overrated?!?! You must be having a giraffe mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo1873 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Messi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henders82 544 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Some one said ronaldo 6 months ago!?!? He's probably been the best player on the planet over the past 2 seasons!! Man u - ronaldo would not have won 3 prems and a champs league in the last 3 years!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henders82 544 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think people that say players like ronaldo, kaka and messi are over rated tend to have heard more than they have seen!! I must admit that I am the same with Pato, been disappointed so far with what Ive seen of him!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 That was me. The reason behind it, was because he had an unbelievable season two years, nobody can take that away from him, but after that he became so overrated it was hard to believe. Last season he lost ball countless times in matches, showed no desire in trying for the team and became a passenger for the most part of last season. Yes, he still scored 20+ goals, but how many came against the so called top four? How many assists did he get for a right winger? How many crosses did he actually make the whole of last season? IMO for a right winger he didn't supply enough and went missing against the better teams. Except Arsenal away in the Champions League semi-final, the best performance I've seen from him. I will admit though, he has been incredible again this season and it's a joy to watch, because of the fact he is happy again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 , gilardino, pique, oh come on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Nemanja Vidic really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Nemanja Vidic really? Yes, throw a top class striker like Eto'o and Torres against him and he isn't half the defender people think he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SandyWaTp Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Nemanja Vidic really? Yes, throw a top class striker like Eto'o and Torres against him and he isn't half the defender people think he is. Take last year's CL final for example Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Nemanja Vidic really? Yes, throw a top class striker like Eto'o and Torres against him and he isn't half the defender people think he is. Take last year's CL final for example And United's 4-1 home defeat to Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 A top defender is a consistent defender at a top level = VIDIC. Everyone has a bad game. Already forgot Vidic in the 2008 CL final against Drogba? Let's keep things in perspective eh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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