Most overated player in the world?

[cjt4ever]

Wayne Rooney, so over-rated and pricky.

[evertonfan]

How that guy can say Inzaghi I dont know. You couldn't have hardly watched him play if you think that. I rarely see people going on and on about him either, all I hear is people on about Beckham, Ronaldo etc etc.

For me its Wayne Rooney. He scored one decent goal agains't Arsenal then apprently he was the best player in English football. For me he rarely does anything for Everton and England. Someone needs to replace this guy and find someone for Owen upfront for England.

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It's all about opinions. Whenever i've seen him (and, I admit, I haven't seen all of his games this year), I've never been impressed.

And, to borrow one of your phrases, if you think Wayne Rooney has done nothing for Everton this season, you couldn't have hardly watched him, outside of The Premiership's 30 second highlights. I'm not saying he's the best in the world, and he may be over-rated by some, but it's clear that one day, he will be one of the top players around. Give him time, because, as long as he doesn't get a serious injury, he will be around for a good 20 years. Oh, and no, he shouldn't be playing for England yet, Defoe, Smith or Beattie would be a better choice.

But like I said, it's all about opinions.

Edited May 21, 2004 by evertonfan

[R.W.]

I'll go for Alan Smith too. When you've got a goalscoring record comparable to Emile Heskey, you're not a good striker.

[Farmer Reil]

How the fuck has this topic got over 20 replies, with none of them mentioning Ruud Van Nistlerooy or Christiano Ronaldo?

They're the most overrated players EVER, and I'm not saying this because they're Man Utd players, I'm saying this before they're shit.

'The Stepover Kid' Christiano Ronaldo, who can amaze you with his "skill", then try to dribble properly and lose the ball to an Emile Heskey tackle. ROFFLE. The only reason Heskey isn't in my list is because everyone already knows he's shit, and doesn't rate him anyway

And Ruud Van Nistlerooy, who can score goals, yes. When he's not too busy practising for the Olympics this summer. The Netherlands are soo going to win the Diving gold.

Edited May 21, 2004 by TheReilDeal

[Timmoru Suzuki]

Van Nistelrooy isn't up there because he has got of the premierships best goalscoring records, and has been and will continue to be one of the leagues top scorers.

Ronaldo is a little overrated now, but has the potential to be huge, thats why he gets so much hype.

Edited May 21, 2004 by timmayy

[R.W.]

And Ruud Van Nistlerooy, who can score goals, yes. When he's not too busy practising for the Olympics this summer. The Netherlands are soo going to win the Diving gold.

Not if Gary Neville and Ashley Cole have anything to do with it

[Farmer Reil]

They won't. Neville will still be trying to find the plane that says "Destination: Olympics", and Ashely Cole will be too busy trying on Speedo's

[Guest UmpireAJS]

Wayne Rooney from the list and Emile Heskey, they are trying to pose him as Next Linekar or Shearer or something like that.

[Johnny Drama]

michael owen this guy is so overated when people think liverpool they think owen but he isnt that good i think murphy and gerrard are better players.

[Guest Takayamanofear]

Wayne Rooney, I really don’t see anything special about him. I only get to see limited games but what I have seen I don’t see the big deal. All I have seen him do is lose his temper and complain to the refs. Same goes for Alan Smith, I think a lot of it comes down to England tries to make their team sound a lot better than it actually is.

[SaNtY]

Who the FUCK voted for Paul Scholes....how the fuck is he even on the list!?

Scholes is definately NOT over-rated. Under rated IMO. Scholes is one of the best players in the world.

[Guest OnlyOneKeano]

The Most over rated player IMO is Scholes closely followed by Ruud Van Nistelrooy . Ashely cole with a close 3rd .

I Have a special spot for Rooney because i saw him play against Spurs U19's for Everton , He Ruled all the defence that day .

[SaNtY]

Please tell me how you can call Scholes over-rated.

He doesn't get any awards, doesn't get any recognition from the media and isn't classed by many people as a world class player.

Yet Scholes is one of the first names on the United and England team sheet, is an all-round good midfielder, he can score, tackle, create...he can do everything.

[Guest OnlyOneKeano]

Paul Scholes is apart of Sir Alex Ferguson's big fad with Keane and giggs and will never be dropped , this season he has been fucking awful . And because hes been playing bad he is lashing out at players (in the villa game) there isnt any need for it . Scholes doesnt deserve to be in the england squad with the season Franky Lampard has had . Although i hate to admit it Pires is better than scholes (bare in mind im a spurs fan) Scholes reached his peak a few seasons ago and has gone downhill .

And if you want an excuse for RVN , Gary Linekear wannabe springs to mind

[botchedpiledriver]

How the fuck is Van Nistelrooy over-rated? He scores 30 goals a season, you can't dispute that. He's a striker, his goal is to score goals, and he does.

Personally, I find Rooney over-rated, at the moment. Sure, he'll be class in a few seasons time, but at the moment he's just a 'maybe' player.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Paul Scholes is apart of Sir Alex Ferguson's big fad with Keane and giggs and will never be dropped , this season he has been fucking awful . And because hes been playing bad he is lashing out at players (in the villa game) there isnt any need for it . Scholes doesnt deserve to be in the england squad with the season Franky Lampard has had . Although i hate to admit it Pires is better than scholes (bare in mind im a spurs fan) Scholes reached his peak a few seasons ago and has gone downhill .

And if you want an excuse for RVN ,  Gary Linekear wannabe springs to mind

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I hope when you mentioned Giggs name you didn't mean he was over rated, because if you did then you are insane.

[TMM]

Scholes has supposedly told Eriksson to drop him and play Lampard because of the poor season he has had. Now, I don't really like Scholes, but if he has said something along those lines, I've got a little bit of respect for him.

I really wish more players would say something like that though.

[Big Red Fury]

i dont even see any football names up their either.....

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[slaps face]

Dear lord, it's people like you who give us a bad name. Anyways I am tempted to say Becks, because he was good, but I think he's probably 2 years past his prime.

[Miami Vice]

Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees.

Oh....you mean the "football" world.....

Edited May 31, 2004 by Miami Vice

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Scholes has supposedly told Eriksson to drop him and play Lampard because of the poor season he has had. Now, I don't really like Scholes, but if he has said something along those lines, I've got a little bit of respect for him.

I really wish more players would say something like that though.

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True, but who would want not to play in a big match like this even if it might benefit the team?

And

  Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees.

Oh....you mean the "football" world.....

Yes we do.