Underrated Players from the 90s onwards.

[Le Havre Oswald]

Vonk

 

[RayCTID]

Paul Bosvelt (although he did sign at the tail end of his career)

 

[johnnytapia]

Nolito, had a good start bar the headbutt, and had a much better record with him playing than not.

Then Pep stopped playing him. He gets slagged off but was a decent player.

If Pep stopped playing him, there was probably a reason. And I’m guessing the reason was fairly straightforward: decent, he wasn’t.

 

[yankblue]

Ben-Haim
Samaras
Corradi
Bradbury
Charvet
Danny Mills

;)

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Vedran Corluka.
Matija Nastasic.

 

[Jimmy89]

Danny Tiatto

 

[foatball.com]

Paul Ritchie just wasn’t very good. Not one outstanding quality for a defender.

Richard Jonson did quite well at city but was coming to the end of his career when he was here. Think he was rated adequately for his time at city.

Spencer prior was just an average centre back.

Mark Kennedy did very well in his first season and was probably the most exciting player we had at that time. Shame it didn’t work out as he did ok at wolves after leaving. Wand of a left foot.

Jensen was a decent enough left back. Nothing special but decent for the level we were at at the time. Amazing goal against Leeds as well.

For me.

Darren Huckerby. Had a great season 2001/2002. Over shadowed by Goater/Bernabia and Berkovic.

Richard edghill.
Lucien mettomo

Respect to the players who gave their best

 

[MarcIsTired1986]

Javi Garcia.

Played 80 games across two seasons for a team that finished 2nd & 1st in the Premier League, reached the FA Cup final, won the League Cup, and made it into the knockout stages of the Champions League. Forced Fernandinho out of the team during the 13-14 title-winning run-in and deputised admirably at centre-back on more than one occasion when other players had been sent off.

Yet some of our fans would have you believe he wasn't good enough to get a game for most relegated sides. A good player who was treated too harshly and was subsequently sold too early.

It took ages to properly replace him as well. After we sold Javi, we went out and bought Fernando. That didn't work so we bought Delph as well. That didn't work either so we tried out Aleix Garcia. We wasted three seasons trying to find someone as good as Javi and ended up forcing Yaya to play more often and for far longer than he should have done. Pep finally rectified the issue by changing to a midfield triangle.

I don't remember Garcia playing a single game for City!

Javi was alright though, I agree.

 

[youngbob]

I don't remember Garcia playing a single game for City!

Javi was alright though, I agree.

(Somehow) he made 8 appearances during the 16/17 season.

Started away at Middlesbrough in Pep's weirdest ever line-up.

Caballero
Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov
Navas, Fernandinho, A. Garcia, Clichy
De Bruyne
Jesus, Aguero

 

[MarcIsTired1986]

Not sure if this counts, but I'd say James Milner.

Underrated, or undervalued may be a better word, by managers/the club - on his day he would be as good as Steven Gerrard in Centre Mid, and proving his quality and professionalism to this day by still playing for a top PL team aged 36!