Friday, May 3, 2013
Highly overrated players so far in 2013
Ready for this one? Well, here we go… football, or soccer whatever
you choose to call it is such an amazing sport and very unpredictable too.
Opinions are allowed here-not to say these players aren't great, they are, however, too much hype from both the media and fans makes it impossible not to notice that maybe they are a little overrated. So, for 2013, here’s a list of some
of the highly overrated players so far.
6. Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)- Cisse had quite a good run in the start
of his career in the Premier League, he has scored many great goals-in only
half a year, Cisse scored 13 goals for Newcastle after joining the English side
in January of 2012 and he was instantly ranked in the Top 10 overall goal scorers in
the EPL. However, it seems the Senegalese striker is stuck in the past and is
finding it difficult to create those magical moments he once enjoyed not too
long ago for his side.
5. Tom Cleverly (Manchester United) - English footballer Tom Cleverly plays mainly as a central midfielder for
Manchester United and England. While
the 23-year-old midfielder is considered young, it is no excuse to be an average
player especially since they are a lot of talented players out there today. Cleverley
has started all of England's World Cup qualifiers this season and has left his
mark on none of them, with him being a virtual spectator.
4.Emmanuel Adebayor- the 29-year-old
Togolese striker who currently plays as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur and the
Togo national team has shown so many inconsistency in his recent performances, some
of which can be frustrating to watch. Moments of magic followed by poor
turnouts occur far too often for a player rated as highly as Adebayor. Adebayor who once had a career high of 30
goals in one year no longer enjoys the same stats. So far this year, he has scored a total of 6 goals under, his time at
Totenham Hotspur has been filled with ups and downs.
3. David Luiz (Chelsea FC) – As one of the
Samba boys of Stamford Bridge a group which consist of (David Luiz, Oscar and Ramires), it is easy to expect
wonders from this 26-year-old Brazilian defender. Ever since David Luiz moved to
Stamford Bridge on 31 January 2011, for an undisclosed fee, which Benfica, his
former club reported to be €25 million, on a five-and-a-half-year contract-wikipedia, his performance has left many wondering how Luiz was so highly rated in the first
place-In his defense, Brazilian players are not always best known for their
defensive talent. While he is seen as a long-term replacement for veteran John
Terry, it seems he lacks the discipline to play in that role, so he
therefore relies on moments of attacking brilliance to maintain his place in the
team even though he is a defender
2.Lionel Messi (Barcelona FC) - Surprise,
surprise, yes, Messi is highly overrated. Aside from the fact that he scored
the most goals in 2012 and went on to win FIFA’s Ballon d’Or an award which started
in 2010 after France Football Ballon d'Or and the men's FIFA
World Player of the Year merged, it is quite clear that Messi lacks the versatility
that past winners of the award (FIFA World player of the year) poses easily. His
comparison to Ronaldo is also quite unfair sometimes; to start with, Messi has been
with his current club (Barcelona) all his life, secondly, it is only expected
of him to score considering his position as a forward. Ronaldo on the other
hand plays center-forward which makes his goal scoring abilities even more
spectacular, also, Ronaldo moved from Man-U 2 years ago to waning Real Madrid and has since worked his wonder in the club to even their recent victories over Barcelona. This is where the personal opinion thing kicks in-Messi won’t be as
good if he played in a more competitive league. Challenge, he should play on
loan at Manchester United for half a season just to test his ability and
capabilities.
Aside from being a free-kick expert, the English midfielder lacks of any real footballing talent but is still held in the same esteem of that of Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi by many English football fans. Players like Frank Lampard who recently scored his 200th goal or even Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard whose career goal till date is 98, 1 goal higher than Beckham’s deserve the title of England’s best midfielder.
Other overrated players includes:
Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
Mario Balotelli (AC Milan)
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)You can add to the list or remove some of the names, no problems, remember, your opinions are welcome here-:), so have fun with the list.
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