Because human beings are prone to something called the halo effect, and football is susceptible to network effects, aka winner-takes-all, the players at the top are getting exponentially more money, fame and following for ever smaller increases in footballing ability, we are of course getting the phenomena where some players are glorified to the point that it makes one puke.
Anyway, who do you think is overrated, overappreciated, or just not as special as people say they are? Here’s my list:
Messi (I’m glad he’ll be retiring soon, got sick of all the “he’s not human” blah blah blah, people acting like he’s the second coming of Jesus).
Maradona
Neymar (really not that special)
Iniesta
Aguero - good striker, but definitely not the best ever to play in the EPL, like some making him out to be
Pogba.
(Truth be told, this thread may be a bit pointless, as probably we’ll all think of the same few players at the top).
Indeed. If anything, he is under rated. Especially when you hear people say things like “Harry Kane is World Class”. If Kane is World Class then it’s an insult to Messi to also describe him as such. Need a whole new word/phrase to define just how good Messi is!
For me, Giggs is the first name that comes to mind. Longevity at the same club does not make you a great player.
I’m such a Del Piero fanboy. I’m sure you watched him more than I did in fairness, especially later in his career, but I’m still a but suprised to see him on this kind of list.
