Wayne Rooney, hands down, and I'm a Manchester United supporter. He does practically nothing at international level, and until he scores 20 in the Premiership like Fernando Torres, I wish people would quit purring about him. He needs to be less of a footballer and more of a predator. Chip Barbre.

Paul Scholes doesn't play and when he does play he chokes in big games; he can't run and is even lazier than Andrea Pirlo; he can’t tackle and that makes him a liability. Twice a season he'll hit some blistering volley and for that he's hailed as a football genius. Nonsense. RJA.

Pele. A fantastic international career, winning three World Cups (though after being injured early in the tournament, he contributed as little to Brazil’s 1962 triumph as Jimmy Greaves did to England’s 1966 victory) but what about his club career? Yes he played for Santos and scored an incredible number of goals, but neither then nor now is the Brazilian league home to the best defenders in the world. He was a Brazilian legend playing in a cosseted environment, unlike Diego Maradona who tested and proved himself in the Spanish and Italian leagues, home of great defenders, man marking and brutal tackles. Pele didn’t do that and, as such, only had half a career. He is the Matt Le Tissier of Brazil. Clarence Darrow.

Andriy Shevchenko. Absolute rubbish. The biggest waste of money in football history, and probably the source of most of Chelsea's problems in the last couple of years. Simmojo.

The most overrated accolade would go to Michael Owen and Ryan Giggs. Resting on glorious past achievements does not give you the divine right to be on the team sheet. Alex.

Eric Cantona. He only ever rose to the small occasions. Whenever Man United played in Europe he hid. Joshua.

Patrick Vieira for me. I could never see what the fuss was all about. He hardly ever scored and passed the ball back or sideways most of the time. He wasn't a bad player but everyone raved about him and I just couldn't see it. Tim H.

I watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic play every week. If he is overrated then everybody is. He has been outstanding since joining Inter Milan, scoring more regularly than he ever did with Juventus and Ajax. He allows team-mates to score with great passes and displays tricks on the pitch with fantastic skills in minimal space. He has the bad luck to play for a team that dominates in Italy, but has huge difficulties against strong European teams. Also, his national team, Sweden, does not suit his capability. Of course, he still has some limits, but he is absolutely the best player of the past two years. Ale.

Deco: at a club with quality players such as Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho, it makes him look good when the team win comprehensively against lower opposition. He doesn't have the creativity others possess, lacks fitness and is now only pushing for a place warming the bench at Barcelona. Neil Thomas.

I am happy that in the past few seasons, people have started to pick up on Lampard’s faults, especially England fans. He scores goals but what else? He contributes very little to the passing side of the game and blasts it at every chance. And where does he go in big games? The reason Liverpool won the Champions League was that Gerrard is a big game player. Liam Hanfrey.

Lampard couldn’t buy a goal in the World Cup despite having the most shots. He was woeful. Turns like a tank, average technical skills but scoring four against a basket case club like Derby County leads to plaudits. At Juventus he would be lucky to get a game. Jonas, Liverpool.

Wake up, England. Your obsession with Viking footballers like Gerrard is why you'll go even longer without winning anything. For a true reflection of a player ask someone who sees him day in day out: his coach. Rafael Benitez realised very quickly that Gerrard had to be part of his set up but didn’t want him anywhere near the brains of his team because of his poor short passing game, severe tactical indiscipline and inability to dictate tempo. That is why he entrusts the running of Liverpool to proper central midfielders like Alonso and Lucas Leiva who don’t charge around a pitch. The last time Arsenal and Liverpool met, Cesc Fabregas made 109 successful passes, Gerrard made 33, yet Sky pundits judged Gerrard man of the match. Lampard is the best goal scoring midfielder in the world. Only one midfielder, in the professional game has managed to score more than 20 goals a season for four seasons in row, and this year he will make it five. Denton.

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C. Ronaldo isi the best player in the world as at now YES! he wasn't 7months ago and he might not be 7months from now.

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@Ibime

How can you say Totti is overrated? Is it because of his poor form for Italy in the World and European Cups? That is a major minus in Totti's career.However, he has been a colossus for Roma for a decade now. He won the European Golden Boot last season,he has been voted Italian Footballer of the Year 5 times now.

To me,he is one of the greatest players I have ever seen.If anything,he is underrated.I always felt,when he was still playing as a midfielder,that he was as good as Zidane was in his prime.

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You rate Deco highly? Is it his goal scoring exploits(virtually non-existent) or his level of assists(relatively meager)? Deco is one of the most overrated players.I always felt Barca made a huge mistake letting Riquelme go and signing Deco.Deco is old news anyway,he is not even sure of a starting place anymore.

Ibime:

In who's prime? Please don't start.

If you read my post, I said that I am not saying these players are poor - they just don't deserve their profile. Did you know that in Italy, Totti is considered one of the top three players in the world? OK - Name one major tournament that he has been a success in.

And yes, he was top scorer in Serie A last year. How many years has he been playing football and did not even trouble the goalscoring charts?

No, I don't rate him as the best - but I do not think he is overrated. Don't kick Deco when he's down. Have you seen Deco play live? I have seen play against Brazil where he and Quaresma completely ran the show. For your info, he doesn't score as much at Barca because he has more defensive duties. Ronaldinho, Messi and Eto do not cross the half-way line. That is why Henk Ten Cate devised a pressing game which means that Deco is no longer an attacking midfielder, but a central midfielder.

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As for Totti being a striker or not, he plays in the Trecarichi position - just behind the main striker. So do Del Piero and Roberto Baggio - and they scored a lot of goals.

^^^^ Look, my guy - how is Deco overrated? I have never heard any sports commentator say that Deco is the best midfielder in the World or even close. He may not score goals but he dominates the midfield.

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The more you post,the more you contradict yourself.You just said Baggio and Del Piero "scored a lot of goals" and yet,you were knocking Totti's goal scoring ability. Totti has a goals ratio of 0.41 for Roma in Serie A,unremarkable until you find that Del Piero's ratio for Juve is also 0.41,Baggio's club ratio is 0.45(the differrence is minimal).

So how come Baggio and Del Piero have "scored a lot of goals" but Totti "did not even trouble the goalscoring charts" as you put it.This is the European Golden Boot winner we are talking of here.