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Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby PorkChop » Jul 26, '17, 12:58 pm

- Ryan Giggs was never that good, even in his prime

- Gareth Barry is probably the most underrated Premier League player post-2000

- Southampton's academy is a good academy, but not world class as it's often praised. The only elite player they've ever produced is Gareth Bale, and Spurs had a bigger role in developing him into the player he is today than Southampton ever did. Lallana, Shaw, Walcott and Ox are all good but not great players.

- Pep Guardiola is nothing more than a chequebook manager. My dad could succeed at Barcelona, Bayern and Man City given the funds Pep had. He'd certainly do no worse.

- Eric Cantona was overrated. He's a cult of personality and that's what made his a household name and a beloved figure. A bit like Zlatan, but not as talented.

- Pele is a charlatan who played against fishermen and farmers and it's laughable that people still talk about him in the same breath as Ronaldo and Messi

- Leicester City were all on steroids

- Jack Wilshere is an average mid-table footballer at very best

- I actually perform better at right-back and not centre-back, no matter what my mates say

- Dennis Bergkamp, whilst good, was never the unbelievable footballing genius that many Arsenal fans would have you believe

- Harry Kane is world class
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby Daz » Jul 26, '17, 2:35 pm

Harry Kane is indeed world class. Learnt it all at Norwich.
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby ShaneOfan » Jul 27, '17, 10:46 pm

It's called soccer.
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby Viazon » Jul 28, '17, 9:53 am

ShaneOfan wrote:It's called soccer.


Piss off.



Anyway, it's a shame what happened to Wilshere. He is definitely an average player now. But he had potential to be something great. I remember watching him in a few friendlies when he was like 15 or 16. He would play against top quality experienced players and he would run circles around them. His injuries definitely took a toll on him.
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby PorkChop » Oct 08, '17, 10:38 am

- Joe Hart didn't become shit overnight. He's still a great goalkeeper and arguably still the best England have

- Tim Sherwood as England manager would be a better appointment than most other potential candidates. The memes, interviews and general banter would also be quality

- Mario Balotelli isn't one of football's "what ifs" and isn't wasting his talent due to a bad attitude. He's just not very good, and never really has been

- Similarly, Jack Wilshere isn't a "what if" either. He's just not that good. There's not one particular facet of the game that he's great at.

- Paul McGrath doesn't get the recognition he deserves as one of the best defenders the English game has ever seen

- Edgar Davids also doesn't get the recognition he deserves. He was consistently class throughout his career but his name never gets mentioned as one of the top players of the 90's and early 2000's

- Harry Kane is worth £250 million
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby AkydefGoldberg » Oct 09, '17, 5:18 am

Phillipe Coutinho is over-rated and Liverpool should have accepted the mega-bucks Barcelona were offering in the summer. He's a talented player, but he really performs in spurts throughout a season rather than mind-blowing consistency. Hence why the money Barca were offering was nuts.
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Re: Unpopular / Controversial Football Opinions

Postby AkydefGoldberg » Dec 25, '17, 11:46 am

Eddie Howe is over-rated and unfairly pushed as a bright English coaching prospect when there's no tangible philosophy of what he stands for. Yet he's plastered all over for media interviews. I'd say Dyche is worthy of more praise.
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