Footballers who didn't live up to the hype
Footballers who didn't live up to the hype
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Lotus Elan +2

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487 posts

282 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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You know the ones........lauded as a youngster but ultimately didn't fulfill their potential.

I can think of Franny Jeffers and more recently Connor Wickham.

There must be more.............

juice

9,363 posts

299 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Dele Ali (as much as it pains me). Never seen a footballer have his form fall off a cliff like Dele

Radec

5,105 posts

64 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Jesse Lingard, although he's still quite a few years from retirement so the jury's still out...

Hammer67

6,139 posts

201 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Ravel Morrison.

Ascayman

13,169 posts

233 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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juice said:
Dele Ali (as much as it pains me). Never seen a footballer have his form fall off a cliff like Dele
He got to the top though. Just couldn’t maintain it so lived up to the early hype.

Jon Bostock.
Freddie edu.

Feirny

2,801 posts

164 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Freddy Adu.

Thankyou4calling

10,804 posts

190 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Ascayman said:
He got to the top though. Just couldn’t maintain it so lived up to the early hype.

Jon Bostock.
Freddie edu.
I saw Jon Bostock play for Brentford. He was absolutely outstanding in what was a moderate Bees side.

No idea why he didn’t make it to the top.

jcremonini

2,106 posts

184 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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David Bentley

popegregory

1,804 posts

151 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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juice said:
Dele Ali (as much as it pains me). Never seen a footballer have his form fall off a cliff like Dele
Can someone explain this to me? What happened, did he just forget or something?

Cie

19,219 posts

210 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Pogba

p4cks

7,192 posts

216 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Hammer67 said:
Ravel Morrison.
This. Fergie once said that he was the best prospect he'd ever seen

General Price

5,794 posts

200 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Cherno Samba.

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phil-sti

2,897 posts

196 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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jcremonini said:
David Bentley
Superb at Blackburn, completely went off a cliff at Spurs

Voldemort

6,999 posts

295 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Joe Cole. Hailed as the new messiah. Wasn't shabby but never got to where he was expected to.

Lotus Elan +2

Original Poster:

487 posts

282 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Must be a thing about Spurs
The whole squad arn't living up to anything at the mo banghead

General Price

5,794 posts

200 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Danny Cadamarteri at Everton was another one,scored in a win over Liverpool on his debut and that was about it.

TwigtheWonderkid

46,873 posts

167 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Wayne Rooney. Not a dissimilar age to Messi & Ronaldo, and at 18, was ahead of them. Seeing him at the 2004 Euros he looked like he would become one of the world's greats, like Pele or Maradona.

Obviously he had a very good career but now it's over, would you put him in the top 500 all time great footballers. Probably not.

Challo

11,775 posts

172 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Wayne Rooney. Not a dissimilar age to Messi & Ronaldo, and at 18, was ahead of them. Seeing him at the 2004 Euros he looked like he would become one of the world's greats, like Pele or Maradona.

Obviously he had a very good career but now it's over, would you put him in the top 500 all time great footballers. Probably not.
confused

For someone that was a driving force for Everton, United, and in the latter years for DC United, and won multiple titles and cups you think he didn’t live up to the hype? United’s leading goal scorer, and joint England goal scorer.

juice

9,363 posts

299 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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Challo said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Wayne Rooney. Not a dissimilar age to Messi & Ronaldo, and at 18, was ahead of them. Seeing him at the 2004 Euros he looked like he would become one of the world's greats, like Pele or Maradona.

Obviously he had a very good career but now it's over, would you put him in the top 500 all time great footballers. Probably not.
confused

For someone that was a driving force for Everton, United, and in the latter years for DC United, and won multiple titles and cups you think he didn’t live up to the hype? United’s leading goal scorer, and joint England goal scorer.
Yeah that's an odd choice given he's 2nd on the all-time scorers list


Kuwahara

1,284 posts

35 months

Saturday 11th February 2023
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juice said:
Dele Ali (as much as it pains me). Never seen a footballer have his form fall off a cliff like Dele
Jose did warn him….