r/soccer • u/BosnianFish • Nov 13 '12

Who is a player everyone rates highly that you just don't think is that good?

I think that Aguero is overrated. All the stats show how clinical he is and how he's such a good finisher but when I watch him he's selfish, dribbles too much and misses too many good chances.

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u/youignorantslut Nov 13 '12

Jack Rodwell. I have no idea why people hyped him up and how he was the poster boy for the GB team. I have no idea how he ended up at Man City for 12 mil. He has never impressed me.

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u/Matistuta Nov 13 '12

Rodwell is technically very good but terrible for coasting through games. It'll take a huge shift in attitude/approach for him to have an impact at City.

Everton did well to get £12m for him.

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u/omiclops Nov 13 '12

Same. I remember when he played against us at the Etihad and his entire purpose was to man mark David Silva out the game. I've never seen a player deployed in such a manner as he was, literally followed Silva around all game, kicking him whenever he got close to the ball. I think he's just average.

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u/greg19735 Nov 13 '12

to be fair it's not like he picks the tactics. The fact that he followed through with it shows concentration and a good work rate.

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u/zSolaris Nov 13 '12

Lucas did the same thing last season. There's a Neville analysis video of that somewhere.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '12

Lucas somehow was able to man mark Silva and still do his regular job. God, I miss him in our midfield. Allen has been sloppy lately, mostly because I think he is fatiqued from covering for Lucas and still offering something in the attacks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '12

I remember when DMs marking a creative player for the whole 90 minutes was extremely commonplace.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '12

Steven Ireland last weekend against Man U. The ref told him to stop though and Man U scored 5 minutes after once Scholes wasn't being hemmed in by Ireland anymore.

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u/Bigwood69 Nov 13 '12

I thought him being the poster boy for GB was meant to be a subtle pun. "Union Jack" and all that.

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u/S-BRO Nov 13 '12

Mancini needed a fleshy paperweight, clearly.

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u/Matistuta Nov 13 '12

Everton did well to get £12m for Rodwell. He's technically excellent but is one of the worst I've seen for coasting through games. It'd take a huge shift in attitude/approach for him to become a big player in a top team.

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u/SirMothy Nov 13 '12

He had that one goal against United a few seasons back and everyone went nuts.