Great players who were

[_00_deathscar]

Because they were overshadowed by other greats in the team.

 

Okay, not necessarily 'great', but bloody good ones who didn't get too much a mention.

 

I nominate Santiago Solari in his Real Madrid days.

[carrafan]

Didi Hamann.

[carrafan]

Clarence Seedorf. Integral part of many league challenges and european cup wins but still is overshadowed by the more fancy players.. At his peak he was class, better than Essien.

[John am Rhein]

Ronnie Whelan

Sammy Lee

Gary Gillespie

[Stevie H]

beppe signori. best left foot since ray kennedy.

[The Hitman]

Clarence Seedorf. Integral part of many league challenges and european cup wins but still is overshadowed by the more fancy players.. At his peak he was class, better than Essien.

Get out.

Never better than Essien.

Not in this universe.

[smithdown]

Sammer (with Eilts)

[Benzo-13]

Jurgen Kohler

Rueben Sosa

Preben Elkjaer

Stephane Chapuisat

[Internationinteroperability]

Andrés Guglielminpietro

 

Vegard Heggem

[Cam]

Sadly, there's an exact replica of this thread somewhere over in Italy (except in Italian) and some idiots are typing the name "Paulo Maldini" right now.

[stressederic]

Rivaldo.

 

Now I know he won the World & European player of the year awards which hardly suggests a lack of recognition but whenever people put together those 'XI best players ever' list Rivaldo is always somehow forgotten. Which is scandalous because he was f***ing brilliant.

[Benzo-13]

Rivaldo.

 

Now I know he won the World & European player of the year awards which hardly suggests a lack of recognition but whenever people put together those 'XI best players ever' list Rivaldo is always somehow forgotten. Which is scandalous because he was f***ing brilliant.

Being a dick v Turkey cost him a lot of kudos I reckon and Zidane during that era made p*** outta him in a head to head.

[StevieC]

Enzo francescoli

 

 

Ok not overshadowed but he was quality.

Edited May 26, 2009 by StevieC

[mathewbet1]

Sammy Lee

[carrafan]

Rivaldo.

 

He's playing in Uzbekistan now on a bumper contract.

[_00_deathscar]

He's playing in Uzbekistan now on a bumper contract.

 

So still better off than Michael Owen..

[Snookie]

He's playing in Uzbekistan now on a bumper contract.

 

Isn't his contract funded by the president who has been accused of torture and systematic human rights violations?

[smithdown]

Isn't his contract funded by the president who has been accused of torture and systematic human rights violations?

 

 

He plays for The Pineapple?

[Dan]

Tony Adams - probably the best defender the premiership has seen.....along with big Sami of course.

 

Arsenal's flair players got all the credit but he was f*ckin solid.

[JonShar]

Stevie Stevie Stevie Nicol. My favourite player growing up.

[New York Red]

Jurgen Kohler

Rueben Sosa

Preben Elkjaer

Stephane Chapuisat

 

Is the right answer. F*cking awesome he was.

 

Clodoaldo was bloody brilliant too.

[New York Red]

Stevie Stevie Stevie Nicol. My favourite player growing up.

 

You should move to Boston Jon. You could go out on the p*ss with him on a regular basis!!

[fyds]

Tommy Smith - what was it, 1 England cap and players like Terry Cooper, Trevor Cherry and Peter Storey prefered?

Ruud Krol - overshadowed his whole career by Beckenbauer - but there was not that much to choose between them.

[Stevie H]

robert prosinecki

dragan stojkovic

dejan savicevic

[Hassony]

robert prosinecki

dragan stojkovic

dejan savicevic

 

Brilliant spelling there for all three players