Burnsie Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 So, which players failed to kick on from a promising start to their career whether this is due to injury/lack of talent/built up too much in the media. I'll start, Michael Owen (could have been an all-time great if it wasn't for injuries) Jonathan woodgate (was as good as, if not better than, Rio. Again injuries curtailed his potential) Adam lallana. Always saw him as someone cultured and controlling the midfield like some form of Italian maestro... Never really happened 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Burnsie said: So, which players failed to kick on from a promising start to their career whether this is due to injury/lack of talent/built up too much in the media. I'll start, Michael Owen (could have been an all-time great if it wasn't for injuries) Jonathan woodgate (was as good as, if not better than, Rio. Again injuries curtailed his potential) Adam lallana. Always saw him as someone cultured and controlling the midfield like some form of Italian maestro... Never really happened Disagree with Lallana - think he just reached his peak when he moved to Liverpool. Still really good at his peak. Dean Ashton always looked class when I saw him, just too many injuries took their toll on him. A real unit. Adel Taarabt always looked way, way too good for the Championship but could never push on. Seemed to have almost everything in his locker. Michael Johnson looked class for Man City when they started spending ridiculous money, then just disappeared. Was expecting him to go on and be a mainstay for England. Think he said it was due to the pressure of the game. For Wednesday - when Beevers came through I thought he was going to be class, just read the game so well. Then seemed to lose form and never got it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Ross Barkley? Has done ok for Chelsea but people thought he’d be the next Gazza. Not done it yet for England. Jack Wilshere. Class when he was younger but injuries ruined him. Real shame, I remember him absolutely bossing the midfield against Barca when he must have only been 18/19. For Wednesday, I thought for a couple of seasons under Gray, Caolan Lavery was going to be a good player for us. Had plenty of pace and could finish. The spendathon under Carlos and DC seemed to put an end to his Wednesday career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Ross Barkley? Has done ok for Chelsea but people thought he’d be the next Gazza. Not done it yet for England. Jack Wilshere. Class when he was younger but injuries ruined him. Real shame, I remember him absolutely bossing the midfield against Barca when he must have only been 18/19. For Wednesday, I thought for a couple of seasons under Gray, Caolan Lavery was going to be a good player for us. Had plenty of pace and could finish. The spendathon under Carlos and DC seemed to put an end to his Wednesday career. Don't think Carlos and DC can be blamed for Lavery. Didn't really do it anywhere else. Barkley is a good one, but I think was just starting to come good at Chelsea before lockdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfast owl lad Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Every season we hear of the next 'Wonder Kid' about to come through,Where are they now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 20 minutes ago, belfast owl lad said: Every season we hear of the next 'Wonder Kid' about to come through,Where are they now? This guy. Braut Haaland. Not been seen around Hillsborough yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, Burnsie said: Don't think Carlos and DC can be blamed for Lavery. Didn't really do it anywhere else. Barkley is a good one, but I think was just starting to come good at Chelsea before lockdown? He has improved this season. Only realised he’s 26, thought he was older than that. Still time for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, Dronfield Blue said: This guy. Braut Haaland. Not been seen around Hillsborough yet though. Sounds like a new deodorant... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Andy Carroll definatly...35 million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfast owl lad Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 49 minutes ago, HIGHERSTATE said: Andy Carroll definatly...35 million Ditto Danny Wellbeck,aka Biscuit legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNChance Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 You can add Jack Rodwell to this list and dare I say Adam Johnson until he started fingering underage girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Harry Kewell - Burst onto the scene with Leeds and looked the real deal. Moves to Liverpool, struggles, gets injured, goes off in the two major finals he was involved in and then goes off to Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) Rhys McCabe Everyone got a hard on when he had a blinder for Rangers in the old firm derby when he was 18. Came here looked a world beater in his home debut v Birmingham then turned out to be useless Edited June 1, 2020 by Stoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Ledley King, though mainly due to Injury. Also shout outs for 3 players who were phenomenal then almost overnight turned into very average players compared to what they were Torres Shevchenko Falcao And shout out to our own Mr Rhodes on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 hours ago, SiJ said: Harry Kewell - Burst onto the scene with Leeds and looked the real deal. Moves to Liverpool, struggles, gets injured, goes off in the two major finals he was involved in and then goes off to Turkey. I believe he had 16 operations on his groin He also has a condition that meant he had to (still does) take some heavy duty meds - and always will do I think on balance he actually carved out a really decent career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 9 hours ago, SallyCinnamon said: He has improved this season. Only realised he’s 26, thought he was older than that. Still time for him. Lavery will be 28 this year and has scored 10 times this season in League Two, think we made the right decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 The whole England team, as a unit, described as the golden generation. My arse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danblakemore Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Madine - £7m once to Cardiff. Berahino - Stoke waste of space Nile Ranger - enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 6 hours ago, hirstyboywonder said: Lavery will be 28 this year and has scored 10 times this season in League Two, think we made the right decision. I’m on about Ross Barkley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 David Bentley Lee Sharp Jon Flanagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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