Top overrated football players all time
What is? Is ANDRIANO. A ferocious left-footed shot and ability to score from miles out every so often does not a world class player make. Adriano had all the talent to be one of the best strikers in the world, but could never produce the goods on a consistent basis, and his occasional screamer shouldn’t mask what was overall a disappointing career.
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| What is? Is a FAUSTIO Undoubtedly a wonderfully talented forward, but one who was often more of a hindrance than a help. His spell at Newcastle was punctuated by sublime moments of skill and of course an unforgettable Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona, but all too often Asprilla meandered around the pitch looking like he’d rather be anywhere else. |
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Nah is a It remains something of a mystery how the volatile striker has had £59m spent on him in transfer fees. At Inter, Manchester City, AC Milan and now Liverpool, Balotelli has failed to completely fulfil his apparent potential, and generated more headlines for his antics off the pitch than for his performances on it.
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| One of the world’s best on his day, but unfortunately his day was very infrequent. Ginola’s carefree attitude infuriated most of the managers he worked with, which is partly why he never lasted more than three years at any club. Too often Ginola was a luxury player who struggled for consistency. |
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| Silky skills and a world-record transfer fee aside, Denilson didn’t achieve a great deal in his career. Granted, he won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, but he was no more than a fringe player and he failed to deliver on the early promise that saw Real Betis break the world record for a transfer fee when they signed the playmaker for £21.5m in 1998 |
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| The Brazilian defender’s likeability and penchant for ridiculous passes and pieces of technique often masks his limitations as a centre-back. Luiz is frequently found wanting defensively, most brutally during his country’s 7-0 defeat to Germany at the 2014 World Cup. Quite how Luiz has had £70m spent on him in transfer fees is anyone’s guess. |
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| Lavezzi runs around a lot and looks busy, but isn’t actually very good. He failed to score a single goal from six matches at the 2014 World Cup and has managed just four goals in 31 games for PSG this season. Yet somehow he is always linked with a big money move to the Premier League |
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| A player who has always seemed driven primarily by his next big pay packet, Falcao has performed so badly at Manchester United this season that he is likely to be sent back to Monaco. With just four goals in 22 appearances for Louis van Gaal’s side this campaign, following 11 in 20 games for Monaco in the weak French league last season, Falcao appears to be a player on the wane. |
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| Zlatan Ibrahimovic - No-one’s denying he’s excellent value with his ridiculous proclamations about himself, but is he actually as good as he thinks he is? No Champions League wins in his career and the fact that he hasn’t played in one of Europe’s top three leagues since leaving Barcelona for Milan in August 2010 suggest he may not quite be the phenomenon he claims to be. |
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| Rooney was as good as many in this country think he is, he’d have been snapped up by a Real Madrid or a Barcelona. The former Everton striker has definitely had his moments, but his poor goal return in major tournaments for England, coupled with just the one Champions League win, illustrate why he can’t be considered one of the game’s true greats. |
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| Gerrard should be regarded as a very good but not great player. For all the Roy of the Rovers moments (the 2005 Champions League final, the 2006 FA Cup final salvo), there have been the high-profile setbacks – the slip against Chelsea and the red cards, including against Manchester United last month. |
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| Is A Snidjer A mercurial talent who has been overlooked by the biggest clubs throughout his career – for the simple reason that he is not quite at the top level. An excellent World Cup in 2010 (in a tournament of desperately poor quality) made many think the Dutch schemer was better than he actually is; his current gig in the relative footballing wilderness of Galatasaray gives a more accurate reflection of his standing in the sport |
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