alanharper Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Joe Cole was touted as a wonderkid. He went on to have a very decent career at the top level of course, but he never became the world class talent he was billed as when he was a youth player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 14 hours ago, scram said: 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 Did not know this - what is the medication for? 16 operations is madness, would hate to have one never mind 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 23 hours ago, CalmJimmers said: 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. Get this, Taarabt has had a resurgence in his career and is playing exceptionally well for Benfica in defensive midfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Ravel Morrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Stoop said: 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 He was never any good, I said that on here millions of times, and before we signed him, but the way Rhys’s career has gone is incredible. It’s plummeted even more than anyone could have thought. Now playing for bottom of Scottish League 2 Brechin City who avoided dropping out of the Scottish League purely by luck. Still only age 27 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Wilshere is the one that really stands out for me. I remember watching him play for Arsenal in some preseason game when he was 16 and thinking he was going to become a pretty special player. He was unbelievable a few years later in that game against Barcelona at their peak as well, he bossed the game at the age of 19 when Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets (maybe the best midfield trio ever) were at the height of their powers. Real shame that injuries took their toll the way they did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) Phil Jones (even if he is only 28) Edited June 2, 2020 by Sova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Shelvey for me. He looks class some times. Some of the things that he can do are better than a lot of the other English midfielders but he doesn't seem to be consistent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 10 hours ago, SallyCinnamon said: I’m on about Ross Barkley Sorry! I've had a mare reading a couple of posts properly this week, think I need to give my eyes a screen break. Stand by what I said about Lavery though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 17 hours ago, beswetherick said: Wilshere is the one that really stands out for me. I remember watching him play for Arsenal in some preseason game when he was 16 and thinking he was going to become a pretty special player. He was unbelievable a few years later in that game against Barcelona at their peak as well, he bossed the game at the age of 19 when Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets (maybe the best midfield trio ever) were at the height of their powers. Real shame that injuries took their toll the way they did Think a Spanish premier league player said awhile after when all the English media were saying we were going to have one of the worlds best midfielders that there are around 200 players in Spain with Wilshere's ability and he laughed at how our media hype up our players so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 01/06/2020 at 18:46, belfast owl lad said: Ditto Danny Wellbeck,aka Biscuit legs. I seriously believe he is made from biscuits as they melt in tea, or maybe hes a whitch and melts in the rain. Seems a nice guy in interviews, so maybe hes made from nice biscuits? Or them crap ones hotels abroad give you with a tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) On 01/06/2020 at 15:25, 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 Sabastian Diesler in Germany too much too young. Francis '"duck under the ball when it's easier to score and save us from relegation" Jeffers. Might have scored the winner in a world cup final.....but Mario Gortze is leaving Borrussia Dortmund after the expiry of his contract. Edited June 3, 2020 by helmut_rooster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 18 hours ago, fudge27 said: Ravel Morrison Had more clubs than most golfers and still in his twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 16 hours ago, markg said: Shelvey for me. He looks class some times. Some of the things that he can do are better than a lot of the other English midfielders but he doesn't seem to be consistent. Remember hearing Spit the Dog (Jamie Carragher for those with short memories) speak about him saying he had to leave Liverpool because he wasn't upto it, then Liverpool signed......Mario Ballotelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Think a Spanish premier league player said awhile after when all the English media were saying we were going to have one of the worlds best midfielders that there are around 200 players in Spain with Wilshere's ability and he laughed at how our media hype up our players so much. To be fair, Xavi said a few years back that he thought Wilshere could be one of the best in the world so maybe that’s where a lot of the media hype you mention came from! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, helmut_rooster said: Might have scored the winner in a world cup final.....but Mario Gortze Already achieved what every single football dreams of doing. Imgaine lifes a letdown after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Souleymane Coulibaly scored a hat trick against Brazil in the 2011 U17 World Cup and was tipped to be the next big thing... last seen playing for Partick Thistle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Dimitri Payet. Was fantastic for West Ham, was France’s main man going into Euro 2026, talk of him signing for Europe’s top clubs, then weirdly he went back to Marseille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stoop said: Dimitri Payet. Was fantastic for West Ham, was France’s main man going into Euro 2026, talk of him signing for Europe’s top clubs, then weirdly he went back to Marseille Great Scott!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 02/06/2020 at 13:31, alanharper said: Joe Cole was touted as a wonderkid. He went on to have a very decent career at the top level of course, but he never became the world class talent he was billed as when he was a youth player. He was ruined by Mourhino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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