Most overrated footballers of all time

[Cjay]

As it says

Who do we think?

Which player is nowhere near the player they are hyped up to be?

[Cjay]

Will start the ball rolling with Ryan Giggs.

Aside from being pretty horrible person I genuinely think he is massively overrated.

This isn't a Leeds fan thing just as a football fan.

Clearly a very professional player to play as long as he did but I really don't think he is as good as people say.

[The Subhuman]

Lionel Messi

[The Subhuman]

5

[The Subhuman]

4

[The Subhuman]

3

[The Subhuman]

2

[Jaydog]

Beckham

[whiteswan]

David Platt. Got his big break from that one wonder goal.........v Belgium?????

[BobHirst]

First name in my head was Beckham,

[airedale]

Jean-Kévin Augustin

[CUSSIE01]

Balotelli, laziest player I’ve ever watched

[VinnysTattoo]

Never got the hype on Rooney.

Flat track bully for the most part.

Telling England fans to F off after another poor performance summed him up for me.

How many of his international goals were against lower class opponents?

[Chilli D]

Balotelli, laziest player I’ve ever watched

I agree. Balotelli. Absolutely shite.

[Prisoner37]

I you look at money paid against effectiveness as a footballer, then it's Jack Grealish for me.

A reputation built on the self promotion of his own brand.

[PhoenixUnited]

Jean-Kévin Augustin

Does he even qualify under the category of "footballer"??

[Overman]

Roy Keane.

[Jaydog]

2

No nibble from Cjay

[andrewjohnsmith]

Will start the ball rolling with Ryan Giggs.

Aside from being pretty horrible person I genuinely think he is massively overrated.

This isn't a Leeds fan thing just as a football fan.

Clearly a very professional player to play as long as he did but I really don't think he is as good as people say.

I thought Giggs was an excellent player. Watched him from his introduction. Wish he'd stuck with England (played England youth) as the decent England teams from 1996 to 2006 were always screaming out for a left winger.

So, no. I can't agree on that one.

[andrewjohnsmith]

Beckham

I thought about him. He had a lot of quality. But he was missing attributes that prevented him from being world class. But as a crosser, corner taker, free kick taker, you can't argue that he was among the best.