Ellis Rimmer Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I’m seeing a trend where players become more and more overrated I think this is potentially due to an influx of new fans looking at highlights (US fans) Bergkamp - great player, but in seeing him regularly appear in best PL player discussions. He was very good but not that level Scholes/Carrick-These two seem to be benefitting from another weird thing that Lampard and Gerrard become less rated over time and get a lot of people wondering why those two were playing instead of these two. Le Tissier-lots of flair but ultimately bigger clubs didn’t try hard to get him for a reason. Saw somebody saying Spurs were trying to get him as though that had any relevance during the 90s i think the above have the highlights reels in common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Drewswfc Posted December 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2023 Bergkamp was absolutely world class 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Drewswfc said: Bergkamp was absolutely world class Yep. A very odd example of an 'overrated' player. He was sublime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beighton Owl 87 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Iliman Ndiaye. According to them lot the best player the championship has ever seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, Drewswfc said: Bergkamp was absolutely world class Depends what you mean by world class but he was never the best player in the PL and seems to be bandied about at that level nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie melua Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Beighton Owl 87 said: Iliman Ndiaye. According to them lot the best player the championship has ever seen Also according to them lot, John Brayford is the greatest right back ever to play the game of football because he had a beard whilst playing for them 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighworthOwl Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Bergkamp for me is the best foreign player in the premier league era. He was unreal for club and country. An absolute superstar! The Dutch team in that era had so many good players. Still regularly watch England take them apart at Wembley in 96. Amazes me to this day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Neymar Vastly overrated / underwhelming 2 Spanish leagues 1 UCL A few non descript French league titles 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo hippy Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, katie melua said: Also according to them lot, John Brayford is the greatest right back ever to play the game of football because he had a beard whilst playing for them Not just any beard! Bergkamp is one of the best premier players ever Tony yeboa maybe? Apart from a couple of screamers, was he really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, HighworthOwl said: Bergkamp for me is the best foreign player in the premier league era. He was unreal for club and country. An absolute superstar! The Dutch team in that era had so many good players. Still regularly watch England take them apart at Wembley in 96. Amazes me to this day! He was not Henry, Cantona, Ronaldo, Shearer level which is where he seems to be put these days 9 minutes ago, The only way is S6 said: Neymar Vastly overrated / underwhelming 2 Spanish leagues 1 UCL A few non descript French league titles He’s still going though I think lots of people think like you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightLikeAGirl Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I think the reason why people went nuts over Le Tissier was because he looked like a Sunday league player but didn’t play like one. I always associate The Life of Riley with him because he was always on Goal of the Month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaton_Swfc Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Neymar is absolute dog toffee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Eaton_Swfc said: Neymar is absolute dog toffee I honestly can't watch that tósser player football 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Bergkamp was a brilliant footballer. Yeah, perhaps not Premier League All Time XI, but he was a super player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Also, Scholes was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Tbh, I sometimes find the platitudes given to Van Dijk a tad ridiculous. Believe Michael Owen went so far as to describe him as the greatest defender of all time which is just hilarious really. No denying he's a top player and will go down as one of the great PL Cbs but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie melua Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Speaking of Paul Scholes being overrated https://redflagflyinghigh.com/2011/05/blogs/scholes-tribute-the-worlds-top-players-on-the-ginger-prince/2/ https://www.givemesport.com/1785980-paul-scholess-reaction-to-praise-from-messi-ronaldo-zidane-and-other-football-greats/#:~:text=Scholes has been praised by,experts in the football world. Easily one of the greatest attacking midfielders I've seen. Respectfully disagree anyone mentioning overrated and Paul Scholes in the same sentence To this day, I'll never understand why Sven put him on the left wing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Le Tissier-lots of flair but ultimately bigger clubs didn’t try hard to get him for a reason. Saw somebody saying Spurs were trying to get him as though that had any relevance during the 90s As hard as it is to believe, Tottenham Hotspurs were and remain a huge football club in this country. They were one of the "Big 5" who were key in setting up the Premier League. Remember they signed Gazza from under Man U's/Fergie's nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl_For_a_Lifetime Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Neymar I definitely agree with, English wise I'd go with Rooney, no arguing he was a good player but never did anything internationally after 2004.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Owl_For_a_Lifetime said: Neymar I definitely agree with, English wise I'd go with Rooney, no arguing he was a good player but never did anything internationally after 2004.. Tbf, how many English players of that so-called "golden" generation did? Ashley Cole was consistently good. Not many players from that era replicated club form at international level. Personally, I think Rooney gets massively underrated by far too many. Each to their own though. Edited December 17, 2023 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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