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The debates as to who is the best player in the world is about to heat up with the naming of the Top 10 for the coveted Ballon d’Or, but let’s take a different tact – who are the most overrated players in world football?
Sure we can debate the amazing grace of Messi, the power and elegance of Ronaldo or the X-Factor of Ronaldo. It’s fun and it’s futile.
But a much more interesting award would be to honour the player whose reputation far exceeds his skill.
As such, here are my Top 5 candidates for The Roar’s Football Razzies of 08-09, surely to become football’s lowest honour and a badge of shame;
5) Petr Cech
The only one I include with a degree of sadness. His star has fallen with a mighty thud and it all seemed to be that horrific clash that changed it for him. He’s gone from a top class keeper to stuffing up the simplest of saves.
Chelsea fans still rate him very highly and he is mentioned every time someone names the best keepers in the world but he certainly doesn’t belong there.
4) Michael Owen
A free transfer for a former Ballon d’Or winner at the age of 28 sounds pretty amazing, that is until you see that Owen is a shadow of his former self.
His advantage was always his pace and acceleration, with that gone he’s relying on a mind which works in a body that fails.
3) Andrea Pirlo
Perhaps I just misunderstand the “deep-lying playmaker”. For mine, he lays deep because his lack of pace is exposed whenever he moves, he technically isn’t proficient and always “nearly” succeeds. He “nearly” hits a wonder-strike or “nearly” makes a wonder-ball but never manages to actually do it.
A player nowhere near as good as any Milan fan would have you believe.
2) Kaka
Ok, I’ve given him the plaudits in the past and he finds himself on the aforementioned Top 10 list, but how? £68.5 Million for what? Someone who can run fast and pass accurately and score the occasional goal?
I mean really, he’s good, but he’s nowhere near THAT good.
1) Jamie Carragher
Slow, technically weak, big-mouthed and useless, obviously as a Man United fan I might be biased but I always feel when I watch Liverpool that they have got a blind goatherd steering their defence.
Past his prime which he never really had, Carragher would be for mine, a deserving recipient of The Roar’s Razzie.
Notable absentees were Berbatov, Henry and Ibrahmovich.
All three could have easily made the list after their poor performances mixed with the unifying belief from their fans but I’ll leave the floor open to suggestions.
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