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I remember the first year of Abramovich they played Besiktas at Stamford Bridge and Yalcin destroyed them that night. Really gifted player.
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Naturally gifted slightly underrated footballers?
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Country: Scotland
Player:Gabriel
I remember the first year of Abramovich they played Besiktas at Stamford Bridge and Yalcin destroyed them that night. Really gifted player.
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sergio_giorgini
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MD3 Gunner
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Gheorghe Hagi is another one who comes in mind.. Absolutely destroyed Petit and Vieira in the UEFA cup final at the age of 35
Bloodbather
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Hagi is probably the most underrated legend of the 90s. Won the European Cup with Steaua, played for Real and Barcelona, took Romania to the quarters of the World Cup and the Euros, and won Galatasaray a UEFA Cup and a Super Cup as the clear best player on the team.
Flying Okapis
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Underrated? By whom?
Man was included in World Cup Allstar teams and 4th in Balon d'or behind Stoichkov, Baggio and Maldini.
Dont think anyone out there who doesnt rate Hagi.
Bloodbather
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Underrated in retrospect I mean. Wasn't underrated at the time.
MD3 Gunner
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I really think Bergkamp was underrated at Inter also.. Wasn't as bad as the Italian media claimed
MD3 Gunner
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People don't talk about him nowadays
Flying Okapis
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Is he?
I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Hagi, with Hagi I suppose the issue is lack of glamour you sometimes get when being from unfashionable nations like Romania.
You could say it about quite a lot of eastern block players of the past, no one really remembers them as fondly as the big nation dogs.
Stoichkov, Hagi, I doubt Puskas would get much love fame if he didnt have an award named after him.
MD3 Gunner
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People claim Makelele was underrated.. I think otherwise. He was rather overrated if anything
Flying Okapis
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The 'underrated' part of this discussion is really difficult, under appreciated may be a better fit as when you look back no one is really underrating many of the names listed and it seems to be more of a case of having a mix of underachieving compared to talent and less fan appreciation/love compared to there team mates from the same era.
Its very difficult to play for Real Madrid or whoever and be underrated and if some one is underrating then they probably dont know **** a out football.
But then you get a Matt Le Tissier who was at a **** club and never did much for England but everyone was still aware of his talent.
Good thread by OP.
Its very difficult to play for Real Madrid or whoever and be underrated and if some one is underrating then they probably dont know **** a out football.
But then you get a Matt Le Tissier who was at a **** club and never did much for England but everyone was still aware of his talent.
Good thread by OP.
MD3 Gunner
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Matt Le Tissier was unreal.. Would've loved to have had him at Arsenal...
Flying Okapis
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Bloodbather
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Well underrated doesn't mean not rated at all. Think Hagi isn't one of the names that people instantly think about when it comes to the top players of the 90s, but he really should be. You are correct on the reason, his European triumphs came for a Romanian club and a Turkish club, and his national team was Romania, for whom making the quarters was a major achievement.
Flying Okapis
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Cant lie but I didnt think much of Joe Cole, good player but nothing more.
Riou
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Player:Gabriel
Kanu, 100%...
...he's probably the most skilful player, to ever play for The Arsenal...definitely doesn't get the acclaim he deserves, imo.
...he's probably the most skilful player, to ever play for The Arsenal...definitely doesn't get the acclaim he deserves, imo.
mpower2540
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Dmitri Alenichev was a lovely player to watch. I remember watching Iker Muniain a few years ago and thinking he was going to be a superstar. Basturk from Leverkusen too.
Hjalmaar
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Country: Finland
Jari Litmanen belongs to this conversation. He's a legend for us Finns but somewhat forgotten outside Ajax. Fantastic technique and vision. Was great for Liverpool in just about every game when Houllier decided to pick him. Still can't understand why he didn't play more.
RunTheTrap
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Calum Chambers: No, I don’t think he’s one of football’s elites like others have mentioned but his technique is very good. It’s a shame he has zero athleticism because he would be appreciated more.
Moussa Dembele: Was there a more press-resistant midfielder in the league when he was at Sp**s? Could dribble his way out of telephone box. My type of midfielder. Big and strong but dripping in sauce *pause*.
Nani: I’m kinda surprised how no one speaks of Nani these days. He’s not even considered a “streets won’t forget” type of guy. Excellent dribbler and destroyed Arsenal many times. His last two seasons at United were inconsistent but when he was on it he was a great winger to watch.
Diego: I don’t remember his full name but he played his best years at Wolfsburg and Athletico Madrid, and I always thought he was class. In the 2010s, when speaking of attacking midfielders, you would hear names like Özil, Mata, Sneijder, David Silva etc etc but rarely was the Brazilian brought up.
Moussa Dembele: Was there a more press-resistant midfielder in the league when he was at Sp**s? Could dribble his way out of telephone box. My type of midfielder. Big and strong but dripping in sauce *pause*.
Nani: I’m kinda surprised how no one speaks of Nani these days. He’s not even considered a “streets won’t forget” type of guy. Excellent dribbler and destroyed Arsenal many times. His last two seasons at United were inconsistent but when he was on it he was a great winger to watch.
Diego: I don’t remember his full name but he played his best years at Wolfsburg and Athletico Madrid, and I always thought he was class. In the 2010s, when speaking of attacking midfielders, you would hear names like Özil, Mata, Sneijder, David Silva etc etc but rarely was the Brazilian brought up.
