Most overrated City player ever?

[Irlamblue]

Steffen Karl

 

[dickie davies]

I wanted City to sign Dibble after his League Cup winning performance for Luton, and he started off pretty decent - he was an improvement over Suckling and Nixon.

Naive as i was, i didnt see the need for him to be replaced - but Coton was a level above. Probably 2 levels above actually. Criminal he didnt play for England.

A couple of posts above this I nominated Coton as being overrated
However, do you know the reason he was never called up for England?

If he played for the national team, City had to pay watford £250,000
Swales was head of the FA and made it clear that Coton was not to be called up

 

[mattcity5]

A couple of posts above this I nominated Coton as being overrated
However, do you know the reason he was never called up for England?

If he played for the national team, City had to pay watford £250,000
Swales was head of the FA and made it clear that Coton was not to be called up

I'd guessed it was some fallout between Coton and Graham Taylor from Watford times, but this probably makes more sense!

 

[Mr HJ]

I'm going to get pelters for this but Stephen Ireland - who benefited from having Robinho and Elano open up so much for him. Got a bit found out when he moved on and didn't have that luxury - but he was mad as a box of frogs so I kind of liked that about him.

 

[bluealf]

A couple of posts above this I nominated Coton as being overrated
However, do you know the reason he was never called up for England?

If he played for the national team, City had to pay watford £250,000
Swales was head of the FA and made it clear that Coton was not to be called up

Heard that before, absolutely disgusting to fuck a player like that.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I can’t believe Richard Dunne is being mentioned on here. He is one of the reasons we are where we are for me. Would have been relegated if it wasn’t for players like him I think.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Fowler and McManaman.

Sibierski.

Kolarov.

Bravo.

Mahrez.

 

[bluemurray]

Depends what is meant by over-rated, until the 2008 take-over we usually got what we were given and, frankly, did'nt get much! Robinho, promised much, offered little, Anelka..? Rocky Santa Cruz, waste of money as was Benjani and Bony, possibly the least impressive purchase of the post-take over period.

A more interesting post might be those players we expected little of, but delivered either in spades - Banarbia, or did crucial things at crucial periods such as Emile Mpenza - scoring vital goals during the later part of 2006-07 season being good examples.

 

[Beanhead]

Fowler and McManaman.

Sibierski.

Kolarov.

Bravo.

Mahrez.

Mahrez is not overrated. Don’t get me wrong.. he’s not one of my favourites but I’m not sure why as technically he is is absolutely sublime. Although I have never taken to him like some of our legends he is some player and he does work harder than I give him credit for. He’s an incredible footballer!

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Mahrez is not overrated. Don’t get me wrong.. he’s not one of my favourites but I’m not sure why as technically he is is absolutely sublime. Although I have never taken to him like some of our legends he is some player and he does work harder than I give him credit for. He’s an incredible footballer!

Mahrez has the most incredible 1st touch of a footballer i’ve ever seen, the likes of messi included, genius

 

[BlueRhubarb]

Kinkladze. Still one of my favourite ever players but we got relegated twice with him in the team and in a period of absolute misery, anyone who vaguely looked like a footballer stood out, never mind an (extremely) inconsistent genius.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Mahrez is not overrated. Don’t get me wrong.. he’s not one of my favourites but I’m not sure why as technically he is is absolutely sublime. Although I have never taken to him like some of our legends he is some player and he does work harder than I give him credit for. He’s an incredible footballer!

His first touch is sublime. But you’d expect that of a professional footballer. Grealish, Bernie, Foden and Kev can all kill a ball.

He’s predictable, slow, weak, selfish and his decision making can be unbearably frustrating. If not for penalties last season no one would be buzzing off him. And the most important pen he had… he missed.

Never seen a footballer get away with so much because he has mastered one fundamental skill. His first touch!

 

[DiscoSteve]

Kinkladze. Still one of my favourite ever players but we got relegated twice with him in the team and in a period of absolute misery, anyone who vaguely looked like a footballer stood out, never mind an (extremely) inconsistent genius.

Good god you're gonna get burned at the stake for this one, of that there's no doubt! ;-)

 

[City Raider]

lol some wums on here

or fucking idiots

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Silva.

and Dunne?

I call for a ban off the page for these two.

Kinkladze must be right up there too then?

good point.

 

[The_Boxing_KangaBlue]

Michael Johnson.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Maicon

 

[khoitnm]

His first touch is sublime. But you’d expect that of a professional footballer. Grealish, Bernie, Foden and Kev can all kill a ball.

He’s predictable, slow, weak, selfish and his decision making can be unbearably frustrating. If not for penalties last season no one would be buzzing off him. And the most important pen he had… he missed.

Never seen a footballer get away with so much because he has mastered one fundamental skill. His first touch!

Don't understand why we pay so much for Haaland just because he mastered one fundamental skill, kicking the ball to the net!

 

[Keeper!]

His first touch is sublime. But you’d expect that of a professional footballer. Grealish, Bernie, Foden and Kev can all kill a ball.

He’s predictable, slow, weak, selfish and his decision making can be unbearably frustrating. If not for penalties last season no one would be buzzing off him. And the most important pen he had… he missed.

Never seen a footballer get away with so much because he has mastered one fundamental skill. His first touch!

wow, Mahrez has to be one of the most gifted footballers ever to wear our shirt, is skill level is insane.

 

[Keeper!]

I wanted City to sign Dibble after his League Cup winning performance for Luton, and he started off pretty decent - he was an improvement over Suckling and Nixon.

Naive as i was, i didnt see the need for him to be replaced - but Coton was a level above. Probably 2 levels above actually. Criminal he didnt play for England.

The treatment Coton received from the Dibble fans boys was a disgrace, Coton was magnificent , one of the best keepers in our history and that says everything.