Overhyped Players

[chicoazul]

Just thinking of some of the most overhyped players to make it to the Premier League.

Amongst my favourites are:

Steve Marlet - I think Fulham paid ten million for him.

Jozy Altidore - I've honestly not seen a worse forward.

Alexi Lalas - was meant to be boss but got his arse raped by average attackers

Veron - huge muck up by United that.

And one that was linked with us but didn't make it - Michael Bradley. Close shave that.


You?

 

[moosed]

Current - Ravel Morrison
Previously - Sean Wright Phillips

 

[bluejock]

Jack Wilshere
Tom Cleverly

 

[ToffeeDan]

At the top end of things.. allegedly - Suarez - rated 3rd best in the world by some, but not by everyone who writes for a living.. obviously he's very good but not as good as those who deserve to be mentioned in the top 3-4 in the world.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Welbeck, Young, Valencia - United
Ramires - Chelsea
Lucas - RS
Johnny 5

 

[Del]

El Hadji Diouf
Cheyrou
Heskey
Kewell
Morientes
Sissoko
Crouch
Pennant
Babel
Riera
Keane
Dossena
Aquilani
Meireles
Coates
Downing
Adam
Henderson
Carroll
Allen
Aspas

 

[big_daddy]

Veron was a top player, just didn't suit english football and had the wrong manager for him. There were some games that he was immense though, that 4-1 win over us at OT in 2001

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

SWP was alright 'til he decided that Chelseas bench was the height of his ambitions.



Taaraaaaaabt

 

[davek]

Lewis Holtby

Rafael

David Luiz

 

[big_daddy]

At the top end of things.. allegedly - Suarez - rated 3rd best in the world by some, but not by everyone who writes for a living.. obviously he's very good but not as good as those who deserve to be mentioned in the top 3-4 in the world.

Theres a group of players not called messi or Ronaldo that can be put in as the next best (suarez, aguero, zlatan, bale, iniesta), so wouldn't say he's overhyped like others mentioned here. And the OP looks more like a list of most overpaid players/big transfers that didn't live up to their fee (not necessarily the players fault)

 

[Baines' left foot]

Jack Wilshere
Tom Cleverly

Possibly is overhyped but I think he'll become a top quality CM.

Frank Lampard.

 

[ilikecheese]

Jack Rodwell-if he weren't Ingerlish, everyone would say 'meh'

Chico's Mar-gets far too much run round these parts

 

[TheFinnFan]

Welbeck, Young, Valencia - United
Ramires - Chelsea
Lucas - RS
Johnny 5

welbeck and ramires arent overhyped imo

 

[nigelcoyb]

Beckham. (one trick pony)

Lampard a close second and the rest labelled "the golden generation".

Presently Wilshere, De Gea and Joe hart.

 

[Del]

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