Hugely Over rated/Under rated Players

So often players get labeled as over rated etc
Players like Beckham Figo Totti have had this tag for years. In many cases, Figo's especially is is completely unwarranted, A fabulous footballer. Totti also, despite what Eamo and the boys think is a bloody good player and Becks can be very good also. They are funny cases as some people over rate them and some chronically under rate them.
So who, current or recent past do you see as being GENUINELY over rated and to make in interesting also under rated players.

Over rated....Rio. All on his own. Savagely over rated.
Under rated - Tim Cahill
Over rated - Damien Duff, always was, good player no doubt, world class...no
Under rated - Shay Given - Second best keeper in england if not the world
Over rated - Ryan Giggs , and has been for some time
Under rated - Clarence Seedorf. Many will tell u he is a plodder , some plodder!

Under-rated
Rui Costa
Pippo Inzaghi
Seedorf
Given
Roy Keane (until 2001)

Over-rated
River Ferdinand
Beckham
Fat Frank
most England players in fact
Puyol

over-rated: giggs, lampard, lampard, lampard, lampard....oh and that fat guy that plays for chelsea frank something

under-rated: javier zanetti, xavi, iniesta

Under rated

Lee Carsley
Artetta
Given

Over rated

Gerrard
Lampard
Wright Philips
Nani
Rio
Ronaldiniho

Over rated

Gerrard
Terry
Rio
Raul
Puyol

Under Rated

Carvalho
Messi
Pirlo
Vidic

G Spain u must REALLY rate Messi if u think he is under rated :) Most people regard him as a top 3 in the world player!

Over rated: Rio, Gerrard, Fowler, Adriano, Nakamura, Downing, Pepe, Podolski, Schweinsteiger

Under rated: Carragher, Afonso Alves, Given, Defoe, Benayoun, Benjani, Kim Kjallstrom, Juninho, Lescott, Mancini, Naismith, Cousin, Ribery

Soft spot for the Huns eh Frank :)

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Originally Posted by an_ceannaire

Over rated....Rio. All on his own. Savagely over rated.

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I will assume you are referring to Rio Ferdinand ,

On the contrary to be over-rated I believe due to the amount of slagging he receives usually on here , he is really under rated . A fine defender who's perceived (probably rightly) repuatation as being a right **** has blurred some peoples views on him as a footballer.

I admired Steven Naismith when he was at Kilmarnock. I thought he was a very good player. I don't think he's getting enough of a chance at Rangers, even though he did really well to set up a goal against Falkirk the other week.

Daniel Cousin was a top striker in France and that's why I rate him highly.

I dislike both Old Firm clubs equally.

Gustavo I know what you mean. I used to say that about Beckham.
Beckham was not the world class player some of them across the pond would have us believe, how ever he was a bloody good footballer and way better than some here would have you believe. He would still get in most teams but he was never in the Zidane class.
Rio, nothing to do with his personality, i wouldnt care less what kinda geezer he was, I just think he is a very ordinary footballer.
I would honestly rate Vidic, Carra, a fit Woodgate, Terry, Dunne, Lescott, Carvalhio and Toure ahead of him. And probably Ledley King too

What are you views on Beckham Figo and Totti lads?

Over Rated Frank Lampard, Robbie Keane, Stephen Gerrard, Arjen Robben, Vorinin(the lad at liverpool).

Under Rated Tim Cahill, Carles Puyol, Andrea Pirlo, David Bentley, Olaf Mellberg.

I would honestly rate Vidic, Carra, a fit Woodgate, Terry, Dunne, Lescott, Carvalhio and Toure ahead of him. And probably Ledley King too

What are you views on Beckham Figo and Totti lads?[/QUOTE]

Beckham out wide with the ball at his feet is lethal and a half second to see who is available in the box he has great stamina. Outerwise he lacks pace, Intelligence never was world class but good none the less.
Figo at Barcelona was spectacular he just beat people for fun. When he went to Real he kept it going for a year or two only. Great pace intelligence.
Totti is a nice player behind the front one-two only I think he stayed at Roma to long.

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Originally Posted by an_ceannaire

What are you views on Beckham Figo and Totti lads?

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I always thought that in the early days that Figo was over-rated. It was Rui Costa who pulled the strings. He destroyed us in Lisbon in 95. At Euro 2000 Figo was given MOTM against England when it was Rui Costa who destroyed them. EVen Jaio Pinto did more than Figo. Having said that Figo did come into his own after that and has been briliant for Inter since handing back his Galactico membership card.

Totti is an imposter IMO. No where near as good as the likes of Baggio. Its a Roman think, they had the same affection for Giannini.

We know what Beckhams good and bad points are. The good outweigh the bad. A team would have to be built around him ala Riquelme. But this would not happen with English teams.

Thats my spoke anyway.

the swede for inter milan whose name i cant spell is the most over rated player on the planet

Ibrahimovich
ya very over rated
agreed
Whats everyones opinions on Henrik Larsson?
Over rated? Under rated? A wasted talent in a ****e league?

Overrated : Christiano Ronaldo, Essien, Hargreaves, Sagna, Milner, Nakata.

Underrated: Malbranque, Marcos Paulo Alves, Gianluca Pessotto, Candela.

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Originally Posted by an_ceannaire

Whats everyones opinions on Henrik Larsson?
Over rated? Under rated? A wasted talent in a ****e league?

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Great striker.

Scored in Holland, Scotland and Spain and also scored at three World Cups.

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Originally Posted by osarusan

Overrated : Christiano Ronaldo, Essien, Hargreaves, Sagna, Milner, Nakata.

Underrated: Malbranque, Marcos Paulo Alves, Gianluca Pessotto, Candela.

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nakata is finished playing i think anyone know where he is?

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

Great striker.

Scored in Holland, Scotland and Spain and also scored at three World Cups.

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and england