Most underrated City player ever?

[Shirley]

Freddie Hill

 

[Lavinda Past]

The least lauded members of the 67/8 title winning squad...

Neil Young, Alan Oakes, and David Connor.

Far too much historical emphasis on Bell, Lee, Summerbee.

Neil Young in particular was criminally underrated

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Fernando Reges and Javi Garcia.

Convinced the issue was Pellegrini’s lazy arse management and not them. Both were fine passers of the ball. Fernando has gone on to have a good career too.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

I liked Michael Hughes, strange how he left and where he went to at the time.

I remember bragging he was better than Giggs.

If fucking only…

 

[Dzeko9]

Gareth Barry.

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Gordon Smith.
Blues could only think about "...and Smith must score..." v the rags in the last minute of the FA Cup, when he didn't score, so had a downer on him.
Yet he was very stylish and cultured and was top scorer from midfield in the 84 / 85 promotion season

If he hadn't been injured from March onwards we would have gone up as champions.
You can also add Dave Phillips as being underrated.

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Paul Power, beat me to it.
Proved his worth at Everton

Still remember the goal he scored for them at maine road :-/, least he didn’t celebrate

 

[threespires]

I always thought Gaudino was a fantastic player ,played balls into space it was obvious to go into ,but our other players didn’t see!
James Milner ,very under rated

Gaudino was one of those players where his career didn't match the level of talent he possessed. I assume were it not for his troubles with the German police we wouldn't have seen him in a City shirt but he was a cut above much of the team at the time. Am speculating but I imagine with better choices and more application he could have been a much bigger player.

 

[Javi Garcia's Hairstylist]

Distin for me. Better than he was appreciated on some dreadful teams. Very solid post-City career.

Also Clichy as several have said. Clichy had some very good years but never in succession. Hard to believe he actually played for Pep as it is starting to seem so long ago that some of those players were here.

I think Clichy, Sagna and Kolarov (at CB) started Pep's first game. Amazing.

 

[kun]

Joey Barton

 

[Keeper!]

Not sure, he seems too calm to be a manager, which should be a strength, but how many calm managers have been successful?

Ancelotti off the top of my head.

I think there is clearly another side to him, he's a born winner, the quiet ones are often the one's who are most passionate.

 

[Keeper!]

Already addressed that above.

I didn’t know we ranked the French league so highly…

The fans of Lyon say bonjour ;)

 

[Keeper!]

If he hadn't been injured from March onwards we would have gone up as champions.
You can also add Dave Phillips as being underrated.

Phillips had a wonderful first season but then his career went off the cliff.

 

[Keeper!]

Steve Mckenzie, crazy amount pain (250k) for a player who had never played a first team game but he was a quality player and scored "that" goal in the FA Cup final replay, never had the career his talent should have given him but I was gutted when he left.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Barry

Conlan :)

Wasim?

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Mc Nab was a great watch in dark times.

His experience must have been a huge help when the '86 youth team players broke through.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Distin.

Always surprised me he never got a sniff of a callup for France

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Kolarov.

Even more so as someone had the audacity to mention him in the overrated thread!

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Also, honourable mention for Jesus Navas for me.

I’ve said this before but he was a much better player and contributed to our successes under Pellegrini a lot more than some blues gave him credit for. Model professional as well.

 

[Big Swifty]

Neil Young