ITT: Wonderkids that failed and were forgotten
>You now remember Ganso
>You now remember Freddy Adu
Bojan
OMG I won like 4 CLs and Ganso won a bunch of balloon doors on a football manager save I had.
He was goat for me.
Kiko Macheda
>You now remember James Vaughan
>You now remember Martin Odegaard
Luke Shaw
Theo Walcott
actually.. most of england
>>57845279
USA's GOAT
Lol
>>57845383
>tfw flop
he already knew boys, he already knew.
>next pele
Jose Baxter
John Bostock
Michael Woods
>You now remember Fancis Jeffers
>8m
yeah, he did a very good season in Benfica but still, he was hyped as the next Maradona
Michael Johnson, the next Slippy G.
Shown on the right, as a first team regular for Man City at age 18; and on the left in a Kebab house at the age of 27 having been out of football for 3 years
>>57845471
he was never dubbed 'next pele' in brazil in a serious way, btw.
but ganso still faces some serious cocksucking tho' he's as apathetic/arrogant/spoiled as pato
>>57845284
Bojan has more champions leagues than Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal combined. Pretty fucked up
Harry "the mouth-breather pasty baby" Kane
>>57845720
You now realise that 7-8 years ago, pre-takeover, Man City were receiving lots of applause for their youth system; having produced the following players:
Shaun Wright Phillips
Joey Barton
Steven Ireland
Micah Richards
Michael Johnson
Nedum Onouha
Kasper Schmeichal
And worst of all Ched Evans
At least Daniel Sturridge turned out ok... I guess.
Jack Wilshere
>>57845720
What a sad story.
>>57845952
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujQvQk21Wo
never forget
>>57845904
Quality players apart from y'know Johnson and Evans
Anyone here remember Kleberson? He was such a flop even though he won a world cup. I remember prior to his move Scolari said that Manchester United should be honored to have him or some crap.
>>57845952
When you actually read his story it's becomes even sadder. Long term injuries and the subsequent mental health problems.
>>57845720
yeah but it's mostly because of injuries
he doesn't deserve to be put with shitheads like Robinho or Ganso who simply fail to work
>>57845904
Ireland
Richards
Johnson
Sturridge
All cripples
>>57845383
This kid has a fucked up mouth.
>>57846009
>Corluka
my hero at Spurs. So much nostalgia
>>57846067
>>57846157
>ronaldo's hair
my sides
>>57846098
The mental health stuff is what gets me. Just the idea that you can be a great athlete with your body but sometimes your mind just won't cooperate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Yj7GoXPZw
>The next star of football will be Kerlon. Remember his name cos you'll be hearing it in 2 or 3 years. He's only 18.
one of the original meme players
>>57846157
Was supposed to be the Defensive and offensive futures. Little did they know Kleberson was quite literally the most overrated world cup winner ever. No seriously is there a world cup winner that's been more overrated than Kleberson cause I can't think of one?
What was the name of that guy who scored a load of goals in the premier league and on his England debut; then went to shit, stopped scoring in the league and became a washed up has been?
>>57846284
KANE?
>>57845720
I'm sure he was 25, maybe 24 in that picture
I wonder if he lurks on /sp/
Hiya mikey
>>57846284
Harry Kane
>>57846284
David Bentley? He was another huge flop. He's a free agent at the moment too.
>>57846284
MICHAEL OWEN
>>57846275
Bobby Charlton
>>57846284
You're thinking of Dave Nugent mate
>>57846275
Mario Gotze.
>>57846275
>pele
>>57846387
Oh come on that's cheating. Alright anyone that ISN'T from the England squad that won. They cheated to win so they're literally all shit.
>>57846410
I don't know man aside from Germans do people even rate him?
>>57846423
You might be right about this. How he's considered a GOAT is beyond me.
GOAT failure
Remember Frimpong and DENCH? Arsenal seems to have the most overrated youngster that look good for a stretch then dissapear.
>>57846473
>Canadian calling Bobby Charlton and Pele shit
why are you allowed to post here?
>>57846275
About half the '06 Italy team.
Pretty much everyone on the '98 France team, save for Zidane and maybe Thierry Henry.
>>57846275
Grosso
You now remember Harry Kane
>le englel's number 1 talent
Bebe was going to be a world beater before ABUs cheated him of success.
>>57846520
yes but Arsenal also made shitload of players
before le invisible man their most expensive transfer was Arshavin, who kinda never reached the heights people thought he would
Are non-divegrass players allowed?
>baby jordan
>>57846547
Nice bait
>>57846540
Take off your proxy you snaggletooth Brit.
>>57846473
The funny thing about Gotze is that he's definitely a very solid player but people still somehow believe he will be one of the best in the world.
>>57846661
Please include as many as you can think of
>Michael Sam?
>>57846547
>save for Zidane and maybe Thierry Henry
what in the actual fuck are you talking about?
you now remember freddy adu
>>57846626
None tht could win them any trophies.
>>57846661
Yeah why not
>RG3
>>57846685
>English call me ABE
>Americans call me Brit
>this semen slurping board
>>57846547
>98 France
>overrated youth
Are you retar-
>huezil
>7 (seven) - 1
Oh... nevermind
>>57846694
He was hyped because he was gay, not because he was supposed to be good.
>>57845235
It's hard to believe,but people still hype he here
>>57846730
PL in 2004 without defeat lad
and in that CL final B
>>57846694
ok m8
>picking some nigger with braces above Michael Fucking Jordan in the draft
Can we get a flop England XI?
Kirkland can go in goal.
Michael Johnson and David Bentley start in midfield.
Francis Jeffers up front
Need a few more
>>57846790
*arca kinda edged it
>that Saudi guy who scored that goat goal in the WC against Belgium
He got arrested
>gedo after the African cup of nations
>benteke
>lukaku
>>57846790
After a decade it's in the past. You might as wel be a Liverpool fan with that attitude.
>>57846540
Garrincha was easily 10x the footballer that Pele was. So yes PELEL is SHIT. Brazilian Ronaldo probably fucks his granddaughter every time someone says Pelel is a GOAT.
>>57846547
The 98 French team had a great defense. Italy wasn't terrible in 06 either to be honest.
>>57846551
Grosso was God awful for Juve. I'll agree with you on this one.
>>57846688
But isn't it mostly German's who say that though? But you're right regardless the guy has potential and is good but he'll be ruined if he gets overrated this early.
>>57846796
woodgate? vaughan?
>>57846796
Zaha
>>57846796
Dave Nugent can partner Jeffers up front
Seth Johnson in centre mid with Michael Johnson.
>>57846275
He was talking about CR7
>>57846862
I'm not Arselol fan just saying
my dad loves Liverpoop though
>>57846880
shut the fuck up you dumb hipster
>>57846979
stop being so edgy, faggot
this is a comfy thread
>>57846796
Gotta have Titus Bramble in defence
Kieron Dyer right mid
>>57846777
No, there isn't.
>>57846551
>Grosso
>talking shit about the clutch king
>>57847010
I miss the comfy world cup threads
>>57847010
>dude calls Bobby Charlton and Pele shit
>I'm edgy
why is this board so hipster
>>57847010
He is right, a fucking canadian talking about football from 60 years ago
>muh garrincha
![alexandre-pato-espera-mais-comemoracoes-efusivas-620x350[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mnMzQ2e.jpg "alexandre-pato-espera-mais-comemoracoes-efusivas-620x350[1].jpg")
>25 years old
>>57846551
Not a chance mate, guy played for Palermo, Inter, Lyon, Juve. Won the Italian league twice, the French league once. 400+ career appearances
>>57845904
you missed the moston monster ishmael miller
>you now remember this cunt
>>57847237
a blurry picture of a rainy day?
>>57847175
Look at Glen Johnson's career. Doesn't mean he's that good.
>>57846977
Oh my mistake then
>>57846979
But it's true. Pele isn't a GOAT. The only reason he's even considered for that title is because of the time he spent in America. The American's overhyped him so much no literally most average fans consider him a GOAT. He's no where close to that level. There's so many Brazilian players better than he was.
>>57847175
He never stood out in either of the clubs and was pretty disappointing in Juve to be fair.
>>57847237
You posted a blank picture mate.
>>57847237
That picture's empty, baby.
>>57847316
keep posting you're kinda amusing
>>57847230
Damn that guy is a beast. Played for the club I support last season, was a legend to start with but then he just walked out of a team meeting like a big babby and left us to get relegated.
Also fired a penalty about 10 feet over the cross bar in a key game. If he scored it we'd have stayed up I just know it.
>>57847316
17 year old scoring in a WC Final like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tKmCgF0sE
you are just being hipster.
>>57847305
But Grosso more overrated than Kleberson? No fucking way
>>57847393
now he'll say ''football was easier then''
also dunno if he was that rated IRL but what happened to Ryan Shawcross? he was a beast in FM lol
This fucking idiot. What a waste of talent
>>57847316
Pelé is far from being shit or overrated but I definitely rank Messi, Maradona and Fat Ronaldo above him.
>>57847498
lol his lazyness went overseas?
>>57847393
>1958
Ridiculous. Football was barely a proper sport back then. Hell, Sweden in the final says it all and the entire tournament consisted of 4 teams. LEL.
>>57847477
Broke Ramsey's leg and cried.
He's still a very consistent and solid premier league CB. Should probably be in the England team along with Caulker, but Cahill and Jagielka have cemented themselves as the starters.
>>57847477
He was one of Stokes best players last year so he's alright
>>57847517
All I'm saying is he isn't a GOAT. No where close to being one.
>>57847498
fuck fuck fuck
so much potential. fucking dumb faggot
>>57847583
There were 16 teams participating in that tournament. Football was a professional sport for over 50 years by then. Stfu 0 WCs.
>>57847583
So anything below 1958 is not football, ok.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xKNDCgF8t0
>>57847517
i don't even think Pelé is the GOAT but he had another mind in 50-60s, a 17 old player schooling defenders in a world cup, you won't see this for a long time, Messi and Ronaldo couldn't do this.
Fat Ronaldo i kinda agree, but only because i saw him playing.
>>57847498
Who?
>>57847793
some random drug dealer that managed to slip throught football.
>>57847498
>Goias - 0(0)
>Botafogo - 0(0)
>Al Dhafra - 0(0)
>>57847793
Exactly
>>57847736
Favela kid thinks football in 1958 was on the same level as today. No wonder you guys got fucked so hard last year. Shit done changed, monkey. I'm literally in tears on the floor laughing watching any match played over 40 years ago, the level of play was absolutely piss poor.
>>57847915
>0(zero) world cups
>>57847965
>7-1
>>57847915
Watch us as we win Copa America and hit top 4 next WC while you don't even qualify to Euros and remain forever 0 cups.
>>57847498
What happened after he left Porto? I completely forgot about him after that up until now.
>>57847736
But Messi and Ronaldo we're respectively schooling teams at a young age, granted however it wasn't on the world stage. My problem with football before the 60's is that it was more Physical than it was technical which really makes it hard to judge if a player was good or not. A big example is the major power gaps between teams even on the international level. Sweden made it into the finals for Christs sake.
>>57847965
Great counterpoint friend. You sure showed him. How is the poor Dutch poster going to go to sleep knowing how hard you devastated him with such a well thought out post is beyond me.
>>57847907
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM18_nbCX1w
it is even better when you realize this goal could've saved them from relegation
>>57847965
>>57848036
Stop embarrassing us, it's common knowledge that football (and other sports) were shit back then
>>57848001
Sweden was 4th in 1994, as well as Bulgaria. South Korea and Turkey made it top 4 in 2002. Croatia in 1998. What's your point?
>>57847383
yeah seemed to really shit the bed, $100 body $1 mind
>>57848118
You're embarrassing yourself, son. It's pointless to compare different generations of a sport.
>>57848151
> Basing the argument in sheer luck (and refball) in a tournament that depends heavily in the outcome of one single match
Greece won the Euro, so I guess they are better than Englel then?
>>57847778
Not a single good goal in there, even shit Van Nistelrooy made prettier goals than that. The last one with the dribble shows Pele's mediocre ball control with the ball bouncing off his feet while dribbling and the terribly shit "defending" of the opponents. How is that good football, that clip just proves my point how totally fucking shit it was.
This is a good goal, a goal this beautiful has never been scored by you favela chumps. Flawless pass, followed by flawless ball control and a finish that is technically perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XsZkCFoqSBs#t=3
>>57848259
>Greece won the Euro, so I guess they are better than Englel then?
yes.
Ledley King
Not so much a wonderkid flop, bad a sad 2nd half to his career. Had so many knee injuries that the cartilage in his knee was gone and it was literally bone rubbing on bone, but he kept playing.
Would have been one of the best ever English CBs if his knee wasn't buggered. Would have probably been England captain too.
>>57846284
rooney m8
>>57848268
>This is a good goal, a goal this beautiful has never been scored by you favela chumps. Flawless pass, followed by flawless ball control and a finish that is technically perfect:
a random pass that managed to slip throught terrible argentina defense?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0PO_q6xZs
the morrocan fucking your sister is tied with you with 0 wc titles.
>>57848200
It's pointless because everyone knows that sports only became really professional recently. The only thing you have to do is watch old games and see it for yourself how ridiculous the game was back then.
>>57848151
South Korea literally cheated their way to the Semi's. Turkey played Snegal and Japan before they lost to Brazil. Sweden 94 was a Cinderella run against Saudi Arabia and Romania. If anything it was Bulgaria that was a shock team since they beat Germany 2-1 in that world cup
>>57848200
Your friend >>57848118 is right. Talk about Ronaldo, the true GOAT, not overrated as fuck Pele. Ronaldo had ten thousand times the skill of overrated Pele. I don't take any player or team seriously that played before 1974.
>>57848378
A Canadian teaching a Brazilian about football...
how low have Brazil gotten in it?
>>57848383
>I don't take any player or team seriously that played before 1974.
This, except instead on 1974 it's 1990.
>>57848372
Pretty much this. The quality of the sports now would make many players from older generations horrible. It's like saying Paulino Alcántara would've been a world cup winner if he played 10 year's later (or if they even played world cup for that matter). Times change and you have to change with them.
>>57848484
I might be misinterpreting what you wrote but do you feel what I wrote is incorrect? And if so, why?
>>57848521
I'm very sorry you can't enjoy Cruyff, Maradona, Brazil 1982 etc...
>>57848541
I really didn't myself clear, I agree with you in all acounts. I was just joking about how sad it is seeing a Brazilian blind to the fact that football was shit only because of "muh bias" while being schooled by a "country" with no tradition in the game
>>57848645
>enjoying players you never watched a full game of
It's illogical to disregard players from thr 50s and 60s you never watched play but glorify players from the 80s you never watched play.
>>57848671
Oh alright my mistake too sorry. I should have realized what you meant so sorry about that. I don't really get insulted when people on /sp/ bring my country Canada into the equation if I'm being honest. I just love the sport and no amount of /sp/ shitposting against me will ever change that.
>>57848699
But after the late 1960's, a lot of money was put into the sport and the game took a sharp turn from physical to technical. We had tactics like Total football and extremely technical players like Cruyff and Maradona.
>>57848521
The game changed forever in 1974, but to be fair, it has evolved so much since that year. Physically, technically and tactically it's a completely different game. Even the teams of the 90ties would get wrecked by today's teams so let's make it 2008 then, OK? The football that Bayern, Madrid and Barca have shown the last decade has been mind blowing.
>>57848699
some athletes transcend time
in a sport like soccer/football certain things stand the test of time, the cross bar challenge and shit like that
zidane has talked about maradona's skill
https://youtu.be/0-Qgh-hjcDw
those are things that stand the test of time
>>57848699
but you said you don't take them SERIOUS. that's just wrong, imo.
for example, messi is easily the best player of our generation but of all time? we don't know that.
>>57848912
Considering the fact that football has never been as good as it is played today, yes, Messi is the best of all time. I don't even question it, it's self-evident.
Whatever happened to that kid that was supposed to be the next lebron james?
Y'know that kid with cornrolls that dribbled very well and had amazing cardio
>>57848981
It's unfortunate that Messi wasn't able to take the cup last year. If he had gotten it he would've been considered the GOAT by the average fan like Maradona is at the moment. But whatever it happens. Not sue if he'll be able to do it in 2018 but nothing is set in stone.
>>57846547
what the fugg brazil, i usually like you but now you can eat dicks. i won't forgive this bait.
> leave the fail to me
Hugo "I'm better than Messi" Rodallega
>>57848338
>Would have probably been England captain too
He's black so I don't think so.
>>57846661
In boxing, Ike Ibeabuchi and David Tua were supposed to inherit the heavyweight divison whereas Gerald McClellan and Jeff Lacy were both supposed to be the next great American champions.
>>57848378
Sweden and Bulgaria had eliminate France of Cantona, Ginola,Papin (a very good team fucked up by conflict between Psg and Marseille player) in the eliminatory tournament.
( Bulgaria won the last match in paris with a goal at the last minutes ).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbCxl4hnzA
>>57848884
Never saw this video before. Well, it was interesting. Thanks!
>>57848981
>football has never been as good as it is played today
This is delusional. We have less great individualities than in the 90s. This was a time where incredible players like Bergkamp, Suker or Michael Laudrup were far from being considered the best... where Zidane won the Ballon d'Or only once, and Cantona wasn't even playing for his national team...! And what do we have now, besides Messi and Ronaldo? Müller? Ribéry? Di Maria? Falcao? All average and classless compared to the good players of 1998 no one really rated (say, Ryan Giggs or Gheorghe Hagi).
Also, if football is so much better today, how come old men like Totti or Drogba are still very competitive in it, and still play in major clubs? These men were in their prime 15 years ago when football was so inferior, but they're doing good, despite their old age, in a superior version of the game? I'm afraid it makes no sense.
>>57845287
He was goat in fifa 10.
>>57846796
Josh McEachran
>>57852504
Oh , je ne savais pas a ce sujet. Lorsque vous dites qu'il y a eu un conflit, etait-il comme celui de 2010? Desole si mon français ne est pas bon
This fucking guy.
>>57847013
Bramble wasn't that bad. He was perfectly competent for months on end. He just had a series ADD-inflicted fuck ups.
>>57847175
What, Portsmouth and
>Liverpool
What a glittering career.
>>57852553
Honestly, its because its harder now.
Cantona would be seen as a liability and never get off the bench. Socrates wouldn't even get signed because he'd get marked out of every game. Socrates actually wrote a book about it, explaining that for football to be the way it was in the 70s, you'd need to either make the pitch far bigger or play with 7-8 players per side. Fitness levels have improved that much.
George Best would be pushed off the ball by every defender in the league.
>>57845433
We don't claim him any more. He's still the Hatian GOAT though.
>>57845235
Wayne Rooney
>tfw gonna see Freddy Adu play this season
HYPE
>>57846284
Rickie lambert
>yoann gourcuff is 28
Holy fucking shit, I remember telling some girl I had a crush on that he would be the next GOAT of world football.
Quote from his wiki; ""That goal was no accident." "It showed there was something magical about him. I felt ill when Zidane retired. Watching Gourcuff has cured me. When I see players like him, I feel like a small boy again"
>>57846742
he had probably one of the top 5 rookie qb seasons
as much as he deserves blame for shilling himself out instead of working on being a better player, and for not learning how to slide (lol), the redskins organization does too, putting so much on him from the get go
>>57846203
maybe there is something wrong with your sides because there is nothing wrong with his hair
>>57846284
Grant Holt
>>57846720
he's only 25, shit
>>57848268
jesus christ is dutch an ugly language
>16 million euros
Thanks a lot, pancake man
>>57855315
>25
ayyy
>>57855364
When will Ajax rise from the ashes?
>>57855420
Never
Because the dutch league will never have the commercial appeal of the EPL or La Liga
>>57855315
yeah and obafemi martins is 30
>>57850214
"Hatem Ben Arfa. Providing he stays fit, Ben Arfa belongs on a different planet to most mortals. Capable of eclipsing Rooney, Bale and even Suárez."
- Louise Taylor, Guardian 2013-14 season predictions
>More PL medals than Steven Gerrard
You now remember Adnan Januzaj.
Odegaard.
>>57855870
>more yellows for diving than career goals
jack rodwell
scot sinclair
every english "prospect" ever
can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. Sebastian Deisler had unbelievable talent but was never able to develop it because of depression and anxiety, was he one of us /sp/?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVGv4boDJ0c
