Best XI of players who were rubbish for us but had good careers

[Vaughan]

Random thought ran across my mind on a Sunday afternoon, who would make up a speculative team of players who didn’t set the world alight when wearing royal blue but had good or even legendary careers away from us. Here’s my attempt off the top of my head:

—————Vesterveld——————

Neill———Dier——Materazzi——Valente

Van der Meyde—Dacourt——Gazza——Ginola

———Mark Hughes———Eto’o—————

Thought Valente was solid for us but couldn’t think of anyone else and his couple of decent seasons with us pale in comparison to european glory with Porto

Who is in yours?

 

[Lloydystark]

Random thought ran across my mind on a Sunday afternoon, who would make up a speculative team of players who didn’t set the world alight when wearing royal blue but had good or even legendary careers away from us. Here’s my attempt off the top of my head:

—————Vesterveld——————

Neill———Dier——Materazzi——Valente

Van der Meyde—Dacourt——Gazza——Ginola

———Mark Hughes———Eto’o—————

Thought Valente was solid for us but couldn’t think of anyone else and his couple of decent seasons with us pale in comparison to european glory with Porto

Who is in yours?

Think,you’ve named em all lol Walcott, schneiderlin maybe

 

[john jako]

James Rodriguez

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Dacort?

 

[bebo86]

Controversial...Rooney

 

[john jako]

Siggy

 

[bebo86]

Mcgeady I guess had a descent career, pathetic for us. Whatever happened Matteo Ferrari, I would say Beattie had a descent career aswell

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

David Johnson 2nd spell.

 

[Lloydystark]

Blomqvist ? Delph ?

 

[Guru888]

Controversial...Rooney

Rooney rubbish for us? Not sure about that mate

 

[Drico]

Almost everyone who has played for Everton since 1988.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Thankfully there's not a lot of players in the Premier League era who had a decent run with us (let's say, 10+ games) and were average/crap yet went on to bigger and better things with other clubs. Olivier Dacourt and Marco Materazzi are decent shouts (nether were crap but they hardly set the world alight at Everton). Eric Dier I don't think got a start when he was with us?

I wouldn't put the likes of Gazza/Eto'o/Ginola/Mark Hughes/comeback Rooney in the list to be honest, as they were clearly on the way downhill and were using us as a last decent pay day.

Manny Fernandes is one actually that comes to mind - didn't quite hit the expected heights with us, had a decent career thereafter. Jo also had a good-ish career post-Everton (still was capped by Brazil in 2014, four years after Everton, so he couldn't have been all that bad).

 

[Bullens Rd]

Not really any point putting in players who joined us at us end of their careers to be honest. Of course they are going to be crap when we sign them for free at 37 years old.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

 

[Tipp blue]

One for the future. Moise Kean.