Most Overrated Player to Play for City

[denislawsbackheel]

Danny mills
Defended like he was on acid at times!

You saw him play…?

 

[No1 was Colin bell]

I’ve been on this forum over 15 years and I’m confident I’ve never seen a good word said about McManaman.

The idea he’s overrated is ludicrous.

In his time with US. Not them.

 

[domalino]

Demichelis.

Came with a big name/ reputation. I used to watch just him for a couple of 5 minute or so periods throughout games, to have a proper look at him.

There was that much wrong in his game, it was frightening.

The Demichelis signing was really stupid.

First he was a free agent, who we didn’t want to sign. Then he signed for Atletico Madrid in July, then we paid £4m to sign him on deadline day.

Secondly, Atletico used that £4m to sign Toby Alderweireld for £5m who was at that point a regular partner for Kompany in Belgium and no doubt a much better PL centre back than Demichelis.

 

[Gazza]

Nigel Clough.

 

[TonyM]

I think they were all brilliant.

 

[.db.]

Most peoples’ suggestions in this thread are big names we bought later in their careers when they were on a downward spiral before retirement. That’s not overrated, that’s just older

Truly overrated players are players we think are better than the rest of the football world thinks they are. I’d go for:

Rodney Marsh
Gio Kinkladze
Phil Foden

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Cancelo. A legend in his own lunchtime.

Good footballer? Absolutely. As good as he thinks? Nope. And a mard arse to boot.

 

[Lost in space]

I think that Robinho and Jo did not do as much as the initial hype had suggested.

 

[alexmcity]

Most peoples’ suggestions in this thread are big names we bought later in their careers when they were on a downward spiral before retirement. That’s not overrated, that’s just older

Truly overrated players are players we think are better than the rest of the football world thinks they are. I’d go for:

Rodney Marsh
Gio Kinkladze
Phil Foden

I think overrated City players are players who are not as good as our fans tend to think, independently of how the football world sees them. Because our fans may be right in some cases (when oppo fans haven't watched enough, say, Khusa and Cherki) and wrong in other cases.

Thought many non-City fans and pundits rated Foden highly when he won POTY. I think the biggest discrepancy between how our and other fans see (current) City players concerns other players but I wouldn't mention names.

I find more interesting the question about the most underrated City players.

 

[Earlyriser]

If not already mentioned Georgios Samaras

 

[Bald fraud]

Lots getting bad signing and overrated confused here!

 

[the blue panther]

Not sure whether my pick is actually over-rated or under-rated. If he's rated at all, well, he just shouldn't be:-

Savinho.

 

[Blue Mist]

David Silva.

Go on I will humour you.
A thread title has the words 'most overrated' and you name Silva.

You are if course fishing aren't you. Most would say wumming but not me.

 

[Barcon]

Before I submit my answer, did anyone rate Wilfred, "calendar year" Bony?

 

[BlueMooner87]

The fan boys wont agree but the piss can Grealish, wont even be able to get any money back with his drunken slumber pictures again this week.

 

[jimharri]

David Silva.

I think we have Jack74's burner account.

 

[Ban-jani]

The fan boys wont agree but the piss can Grealish, wont even be able to get any money back with his drunken slumber pictures again this week.

I’m not a fanboy but that’s a very harsh way of viewing his time with us. He was integral to the club’s greatest ever season. A season that will never ever be beaten.

I’d go with De Jong. Lost count at the amount of times people who didn’t know the game in the South Stand near me shouted get Barry off and De Jong, a player inferior to Barry in nearly every department. Thankfully Mancini knew.

 

[Gesario]

Not sure whether my pick is actually over-rated or under-rated. If he's rated at all, well, he just shouldn't be:-

Savinho.

De Marcus Beesley or whatever he was fkin called Abysmal

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

We'll hopefully never pay 40+ mil and give a 6 year contract to someone overrated like Phillips again.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Jason Van Blerk