9. Edinson Cavani


Cavani is one of those strikers who is constantly
talked about as one of the finest strikers on the
planet, but whenever you sit down and watch
him play, he has an absolute stinker. His touch is
often heavy, his finishing is erratic and his
general influence on the game appears to be
lacking. While Zlatan Ibrahimovic wows the
watching public for Paris Saint-Germain, the 27-
year-old does very little.
In fairness, it’s hard to argue with Cavani’s
goalscoring record- it has been very impressive
at Napoli and PSG, in particular- but the Uruguay
international quite often fails to do it in the big
games, and is one of those players who bags
himself some cheap goals when games are
already put to bed.
The former Napoli man is nowhere near the level
of players like Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero and
Ibrahimovic, and it’s about time people stop
mentioning him in the same breath as them. He
is good player, but a long way short of being a
great one.

8. Mario Balotelli
Balotelli is undoubtedly one of the most talked
about footballers in the world right now, but too
often it’s either because of his zany off-field
antics or his ineptitude on the pitch. Despite this,
the Italian gets a lot of leeway from his
supporters and is always lauded as one of the
best in the business. The question is: what has
he really done to merit that (barring two goals for
Italy against Germany in the semi-finals of Euro
2012)?
In terms of natural ability, Balotelli has it all. He is
tall, fast, strong, skilful and a handy finisher, but
time and time again over the years he has
flattered to deceive. His attitude on the pitch is
invariably woeful, but if he was delivering the
goods in attack it wouldn’t really matter. The
problem is, he isn’t. Despite the odd flash of
brilliance- even that has been lacking so far at
Liverpool- there are too many poor performances
for the 24-year-old to be deemed world-class. He
has not delivered on a regular basis at Inter
Milan, Manchester City, AC Milan and, so far, for
the Reds.
Balotelli has fallen out with, and been dropped
by, the likes of Jose Mourinho, Roberto Mancini
and Antonio Conte, and they can’t all be wrong.
The ingredients are there for him to be a
fabulous striker, but he is far from that right
now. His unique personality actually works in his
favour, because it takes the focus away from his
consistently erratic performances.


7. Danny Welbeck
Welbeck is a player who divides opinion hugely.
Some feel he is a very effective player who will
prove to be a star for both Arsenal and England,
while others believe he is a gangly, inconsistent,
wasteful striker who will be this generation’s
Emile Heskey. He most certainly falls into the
second of those categories.
The 23-year-old has a certain amount of talent in
his armoury, in fairness- he is quick, works hard
and, on his day, he can be a handful- but if he
was so special Manchester United manager Louis
van Gaal would never have sold him to a rival
club. Welbeck lacks the football brain to be a
really top player, and too often his touch evades
him, his movement is lacking and his finishing
fails him at a crucial time.
Sure, he will have the odd game where he plays
well and scores a hat-trick, like against
Galatasaray in the Champions League recently,
but he will also miss a wonderful late chance in a
tight game against a Premier League rival. He is
incredibly Heskey-esque; useful, but ultimately
clumsy and inconsistent.
The former United man is a likeable person with a
good work ethic, but if we are pinning our hopes
on him being England’s number nine for the
next six or seven years, the future looks bleak.
Daniel Sturridge is far superior.

6. Gerard Pique



When Barcelona were at their all-conquering best
during the late 2000s and early 2010s, in which
Pep Guardiola had created arguably the greatest
club side of all time, things looked great for
Pique. He was widely regarded as one of the
world’s best centre-backs, and his partnership at
the back with Carles Puyol was formidable.
Cracks then started to appear, however.
The Catalan giants suddenly lost their genius,
with Guardiola leaving, key players getting too
old and injuries hampering their progress. They
no longer dominated the ball for the entire game,
and Pique’s defending was really tested. He has
failed to convince since then, looking shaky at
times and appearing lost without the retired
Puyol by his side. It makes you wonder whether
the ex-United man was a bit of a fraud all along.
As soon as he was expected to become the
leader at the back, he struggled.
The 27-year-old is far from a bad defender, and is
still worthy of his place in the side (just), but his
lack of electrifying pace, focus and consistency
are all very much under scrutiny now.
Barcelona’s defence is their weak point these
days, and Pique has to shoulder a large chunk of
the blame but that. Pretty good, but overrated.
Like his girlfriend Shakira.


5. Jack Wilshere
Wilshere has been lauded as the future of
England’s midfield and the natural successor to
Steven Gerrard for several years now, ever since
breaking into Arsenal’s first-team as a teenager.
In truth though, and as Paul Scholes pointed out
recently, the 22-year-old is no better now than
he was back then. Injuries have hampered his
progress, which is unlucky, but his performances
have still lacked a spark.
Too often he becomes embroiled in either a spat
with an opponent or a rant at the referee, and it
makes him a hugely dislikeable player to rival
supporters. If he just concentrated on his game,
perhaps he would be progressing a little better.
Wilshere registered his first assist for England in
Tuesday’s win over Scotland, and he is still yet to
score for the Three Lions despite now winning 26
caps for his country. For a supposedly creative,
imaginative midfielder, that is woeful. 11 goals in
147 appearances for the Gunners is equally
uninspiring.
Quite often Wilshere looks more dangerous than
he is- commonly known as Andros Townsend
Syndrome- running at players and flicking passes
around- but what actually comes of it? There can
be no doubting that the youngster is a talent,
and he is at an age where he could prove his
doubters wrong still, but at the moment he is
simply nowhere as good as some make him out
to be. One of the best young players in Europe? I
can hear the Spaniards, Italians and Germans
laughing from here.


4. Wayne Rooney
Quite a few players on this list divide opinion
enormously, but there is probably nobody who
has both fans and detractors in larger numbers
than Rooney. It has been that way for most of his
career. First things first, the 29-year-old has had
a brilliant career, and the fact that he is going to
become England and United’s all-time top scorer
speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean he can’t be
called overrated though.
Rooney’s performances at Euro 2004 all those
years ago were absolutely sensational, and it
looked as though he was well on his way to
becoming one of the top three players in the
world, if not the best. Since then, however, he
has never been even remotely close to reaching
the level of his peers Lionel Messi and Cristiano
Ronaldo. He has always lacked consistency, often
scoring 10 goals in as many games then not
finding the net for two months, and his
performances at major tournaments have been
shocking.
At 29, he should be at his peak, but he has now
become more of a functional forward than
anything. His finishing is very good, but he’s lost
that genius that once made him so special.
When was the last time Rooney put in a truly
brilliant Man of the Match display, leaving the
field to a standing ovation? Exactly.
Rooney will go down as a great of the English
game when he eventually retires, but there will
always be a nagging feeling that he’s fallen
significantly short of reaching his potential.

3. Hulk


If there is one player who plays as though he’s
threatening to doing so much, yet produces so
little, it’s Hulk. The 28-year-old is one of the best
examples of a luxury player you could ever wish
to find. He first came to the public eye during his
time at Porto in the latter part of the 2000s,
where his hammer of a left foot, stocky physique
and eye for the spectacular could be very
effective. The problem was, he blew hot and cold
all the time.
He joined Zenit St Petersburg for €60m in 2012;
a quite frankly ridiculous sum of money for a
player who can pretty much only cut inside from
the right and hit and hope. Of course sometimes
it will come off, and the ball will fly into the top
corner, but more often than not, a spectator
catches it and another Zenit move peters out.
He was very poor for Brazil at this summer’s
World Cup, and his lack of work-rate and
inconsistency played a big role in the hosts’
ultimately disastrous campaign. Like many
players on this list, there is a huge amount of
talent at Hulk’s disposal, but he looks so much
more menacing than he actually is. A vastly
overrated footballer, earning five times more
than he deserves to be.


2. Mesut Ozil
During his Real Madrid days, Ozil was a fantastic
player, weaving his magic and creating more
goals than any other player in Europe over
several years. He was one of the world’s best
attacking midfielders. When he moved to Arsenal
in 2013, it was seen as a signing that would take
Arsene Wenger’s side to the next level, with
many calling him their new Dennis Bergkamp. It
hasn’t worked out like that though.
The 26-year-old has simply not hit his former
heights at the Emirates, barring a good first few
games, looking unimaginative in possession,
showing little influence and giving off a poor on-
pitch demeanour. The Arsenal faithful will
desperately try and tell you that ‘he’s a subtle
player who does things you don’t notice’ and
that ‘he’s so much better when Olivier Giroud is
fit’ but they need to accept the facts. He’s been
a stinker of a signing so far, considering how
good he can be.
It’s hard to think of a single game in which the
Germany international has been far and away the
best player on the pitch, having the kind of
impact on a game that new signing Alexis
Sanchez is having week in, week out. If you’re
that good, you should stand out regardless of
whether you’re being played in your best
position or not- another excuse Arsenal
supporters use. Even at this summer’s World
Cup he was easily Germany’s least effective
attack-minded player, hovering on the periphery
of games.
Ozil was not overrated in the slightest during his
Madrid days- if anything he wasn’t appreciated
enough- but there can be no doubting that,
during his time in England, he has been horribly
over-hyped despite his turgid performances at
the Emirates.

1. David Luiz
If there’s one player who truly deserves the tag
of Most Overrated Player In The World Right Now,
it’s Luiz. The former Chelsea man moved to PSG
for £50m this summer, which considering he’s a
centre-back who can’t defend, was an absolutely
sensational piece of business by the west London
club.
The 27-year-old could be an effective defensive
midfielder if played there, given his expertise on
the ball and tenacious style, but as a defender he
is not even close to being good enough. His
positional sense is appalling, he is ridiculously
rash, he switches off and he has no consistency.
At the World Cup, it became abundantly clear
that Thiago Silva was doing twice the work he
should have been doing at the back, and Luiz
seemed more interested in jeeing up the crowd
and taking free-kicks. As soon as the captain was
suspended for the semi-final against Germany,
Luiz’s flaws were highlighted in embarrassing
fashion. He was beyond dreadful, as the host
nation trailed 5-0 at half-time, and he left the
pitch in tears.
Jose Mourinho must be rubbing his hands with
glee that he managed to get rid of Luiz for such
a huge sum of money, and PSG have no chance
of doing anything of note in the Champions
League if he is starting in defence. How anyone
rates him as a centre-back beggars belief.

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Hey! You forgot to add:
Victor Moses and Delgado

pls I'll like to know the jazz Chelsea used on PSG to get them to pay 50 million for David Luis. I won't pay 15 million for him. as a matter of fact I'll think twice before paying 5 million.... lol

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