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OT - Wasted Potential... The Biggest Underachievers
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Craig_J
Mido
In terms of trophies Le Tisser and Alan Shearer. Those guys could have fit in any team at that point, Shearer only ever won the League with Blackburn on that one occasion whilst Le Tisser won nothng. Mind you, they were VERY commited to Saudi Sportswashing Machine and United respectivley so massive respect to them.
Craig_J
Mido
And perhaps Ledley King actually... didn't win as much as he deserved at SPurs and bearing in mind just what a world class centre back he was when fit, one can only imagine just how much better he would have been had he not been so unlucky with injurys. Would probably have developed into one of the greatest centre backs the world has ever seen, up their with Beckenbaurer. Terrible shame that he couldn't stay injury free.
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
What happened to Kewell? He seemed so talented, regularly belting in Goal of the Season contenders but then disappeared.
Dicko
Paul Stalteri
:ross:
I remember being a lot younger at the time and thinking how cool it was that Inter Milan had bought this Irish kid that had loads of potential and does a crazy cartwheel celebration lol.. If that was today I would been a lot more realistic of the chance of that move paying off but at that age I just remember thinking it was amazing and couldn't believe he wasn't starting every game.. Still, we managed to benefit from him for many years after.
Dicko
Paul Stalteri
Turkish fans had high hopes for him.. He was a typical MoTD highlights guy.. surprised Harry never picked him up somewhere!
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Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
With regard to us, Tom Huddlestone springs to mind for me. Never lived up to even 50% of his promise in my mind.
Armenia Spur
Steven Caulker
If fully fit Ledders would certainly have been snapped up by one of the big boys (Real, Bayern etc) for sure imv, he would have won the lot.
Briddo1882
Erik Edman
I think Taraabt will be looked at like this in years to come. I remember watching him when he was 17 against Orient in a pre-season. He was the most incredibly skillful player I'd seen at that age, but for some reason be it attitude, arrogance or whatever, I just dont think he will achieve his potential.
DublinSpur
Scott Parker
Postiga. I thought he was going to single-handedly lift us out of the doldrums.
Ah well.
Ah well.
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
AberYid
Steven Caulker
3 goals in 2 games this season
He's still got it, I think. Maybe we'll get a second chance with him, who knows.
He seriously could have been special, though.
Maybe another player for this is Jay Jay Okocha, never hit the Euro elite.
jts1882
Dean Richards
Probably unfair on Lennon. He has done enough for us, especially with his absences missed so much, to avoid this list. He might have underacheived what we hoped but perhaps it was limits in his game.
Gomes is headling that way. Such a talented stop-stopper but so prone to bad spells. He needs to go and play to resurrect his career - he is still relatively young of a goalkeeper - instead of sitting behind our bench in case Friedel ages quickly.
Gomes is headling that way. Such a talented stop-stopper but so prone to bad spells. He needs to go and play to resurrect his career - he is still relatively young of a goalkeeper - instead of sitting behind our bench in case Friedel ages quickly.
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
John Bostock....touted as the next best thing, :lol: