Caporegime
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Lets make a list of over-rated players
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There is a really good article on Zonal Marking about him, Sid Lowe wrote a good article about him as well. He's a great player. Getting forward is what his game's about, or about as much as his defensive duty.
Tim Cahill has scored 56% of his goals (30 of them), with his head. His head! Four foot three Tim Cahill! Mad.
He clearly has some kind of rockets built into his shoes.
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Oh I do think he's a good player I'm just saying that I don't think that the first thing you should look for in a defender is his goals and assists. I guess he doesn't really get tested that much in Spain, I'm not doubting his ability to get forward and contribute though.
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One issue is with La Liga and the style of the league, I don't think its any worse than the EPL at all at the moment, but its a different style, Italian league is much slower, top to bottom, EPL loves its 4-5-1 at the moment with bottom teams over the past 7-8 years often parking the bus, though more recently you've got a few teams that go all out banana's trying to win games, those guys are at the bottom while teams that more often park the bus are doing far better than they ever used to. Stoke, Sunderland(sometimes), Bolton, Blackburn but even most of those are more offensive than they used to be.
La Liga though, its just about balls out football at times, teams rightly have a go at Barca now and then, and often after goign 1-0 down they will attack more, La Liga in general don't seem to care about goal difference and the end of the season, but about attacking footie.
Barca/Real beat teams 7-0 far more regularly than EPL teams do, as such the worst players in the team have much improved stats vs the worst in the EPL. Arsenal go away to stoke and scrape a 1-0, Barca go away to Levante and have trouble keeping it in the single digits.
Alves's crossing is, wild would be a fair word, he puts it behind the goal or out for a throw more often than getting it in the box, he takes a lot of freekicks and Barca are very good at reacting and getting the tap ins. Alves also does what Ronaldo does a lot, shoots frequently, with power, but often drops for other players to tap in. He's quite horrible defensively, is one of the worst divers/cheats in world football and isn't nearly as good as people think offensively.
If he played the same role at Chelsea he'd have 1/4 of the assists.
La Liga though, its just about balls out football at times, teams rightly have a go at Barca now and then, and often after goign 1-0 down they will attack more, La Liga in general don't seem to care about goal difference and the end of the season, but about attacking footie.
Barca/Real beat teams 7-0 far more regularly than EPL teams do, as such the worst players in the team have much improved stats vs the worst in the EPL. Arsenal go away to stoke and scrape a 1-0, Barca go away to Levante and have trouble keeping it in the single digits.
Alves's crossing is, wild would be a fair word, he puts it behind the goal or out for a throw more often than getting it in the box, he takes a lot of freekicks and Barca are very good at reacting and getting the tap ins. Alves also does what Ronaldo does a lot, shoots frequently, with power, but often drops for other players to tap in. He's quite horrible defensively, is one of the worst divers/cheats in world football and isn't nearly as good as people think offensively.
If he played the same role at Chelsea he'd have 1/4 of the assists.
Soldato
El Hadji Diouf. Scum of the highest order.
Caporegime
Oh I do think he's a good player I'm just saying that I don't think that the first thing you should look for in a defender is his goals and assists. I guess he doesn't really get tested that much in Spain, I'm not doubting his ability to get forward and contribute though.
I think people downplay his defensive work, he's a very good defender and reads the game very well. His defensive work isn't his priority at Barca, as it's not their style to have defined positions. It's a very total football style of play in the final third for them.
He's good defensively, just doesn't need to show it much at Barca.
Caporegime
Does anyone rate him enough for him to be over rated.
He's just a decent player? Him being scum shouldn't come in to an argument about a players ability.
Soldato
Not even a decent player. Threee games against Celtic in which he has done nothing but run around like a spoiled brat. 
Caporegime
This is probably why the Scottish league threads get closed.
huh? I am pretty sure Alves doesn't take many free kicks especially as the vast majority of them are quickly taken and even the ones that aren't xavi/messi get over them
I also don't think he shoots to often? He does get some decent crosses in but hes also lethal and running into the box and behind the defending team and cutting a ball back in.
I also don't think he shoots to often? He does get some decent crosses in but hes also lethal and running into the box and behind the defending team and cutting a ball back in.
It's lead into discussion from what i've noticed?
Caporegime
Scott Parker
All of them in that case.Its hard to pick truly over rated players it would be easier to pick OVER PRICED players theres plenty of them
Care to explain?
If you watch West Ham regularly you will know that Scott Parker has virtually carried them single handedly over the past two seasons.
He is in line to be awarded his third consecutive club player of the year!
Whilst I agree with a lot of the suggestions here, Parker certainly isn't over-rated.
Do you actually watch football?
Caporegime
He's not a World beater, but he's fairly good and has been out standing for West Ham in the past couple of seasons.
Yeah, dull discussion.
If people are going to name players they dislike, at least put some honest-to-goodness bile in it, so I can find something amusing. Tell me you hate Fabregas' stupid beard and blatent desire to be in Spain instead of London, rather than just naming him in some kind of "Ooooh I'm so controversial" list-fest.
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Yawn.