Underrated great players

[CJ]

Vegard Heggem - the worst thing is, not many Liverpool fans remember how good this guy was. People only remember the likes of Finnan, Jones and Babbel. This guy IMO was the best right back we've from 1992 onwards.

the best right back since 92 has to be babbel

[Gibbo]

Marcos Senna
Park Ji Sung and Darren Fletcher ()
Bastian Schweinsteiger - Massively underrated before the world cup
Torsten Frings

As mentioned
Barnes and Rush

Nicky Shorey - not given the credit he deserves IMO not world class, but certainly better than the Championship.

[Slinky Skills]

George Kingkladze was ace.

Beardsley was a brilliant player who didn't always receive the accoldades.

Gascgoine too.

Another one was Faustinio Asprillia.

[Slinky Skills]

Sammi Hyppia. (Legend)

Oliver Khan.

Great great players.

[CJ]

arent some of those mentioned players that are widely accepted to have been very very very good

and some of them where not great by any means?

[wiw]

Has anyone mentioned Lawro?

[TartanTerror]

This thread is getting a bit silly now,how can you say Baresi and Maldini are underrated?
Also di stefano.
they are up there with the all time greats of football.

Maybe I misunderstood the point of this thread but when a general discussion of all-time greats occurs di Stefano rarely comes up. I felt at one point maybe it was because of when he played yet the names of Pele and Puskas never fail to be mentioned. My point being I know di Stefano is considered an all-time great but he may be one who is less well known to the average footy fan. I may be wrong but in several threads on this site discussing great players I cannot recall seeing his name come up. And I know that I would not consider most in here "average" fans.

He was before my time but read about him when growing up. It wasn't until the footy channels proliferated here in the US that I was privy to footage of his skills. His skill set truly would have been equally effective in the modern game.

[redwill74]

Mark Lawrenson would have to get and mention. Another one who people think is a complete tool because of his crap punditry and don't remember him as a great player.

He could play anywhere across the back or anywhere across midfield and had his career cut short at 29.

As a kid growing up I loved Steve Nicol. What an attacking right back he was. Cashley X 10. That hat-trick against Newcastle in '87 I'll never forget it.

And for a non Liverpool player I'd go for the Brazilian lad who used to play with Maradona at Napoli, Careca.

[Joe Le Toff]

Another German player Mathias Sammer was quality, career ended early through injury if i recall.
Zbigniew Boniek was a superb player as well back in the day, went on to play for Juventus.

[Shaggy]

Gascgoine too.

Got to agree, he's obviously remembered/noted for other stuff but he was an amazing footballer. Loved watching him play. Around Italia 90/Gazza Mania I was 12 or 13 and absolutely worshipped the guy. An incredible player.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Gascoigne was underrated?

[CJ]

just been reading this and it has occured to me that

alot of the players are (of course) pre prem

that the players were recognised as being good at the time but now arent

is it just because the prem is king type of thing

[Resu]

IMO most of the players mentioned are recognised as very good players, even now.

[Fernandinho]

Scott Parker

[Slinky Skills]

Got to agree, he's obviously remembered/noted for other stuff but he was an amazing footballer. Loved watching him play. Around Italia 90/Gazza Mania I was 12 or 13 and absolutely worshipped the guy. An incredible player.

Gascoigne had the world at has feet too, a genius of a footballer.

Just a shame he was a complete loon otherwise his career could have been even better.