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Biggest young talents gone to waste?

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3m1n3m

Senior Squad
Originally posted by Mikey
- Nuno Gomes
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Since he left Benfica, back in 2000, to Fiorentina, he just lost his killer instinct. That same which made him famous in that EURO 2000. I guess playing in Italy against such tough defences didn't do him good.

Returned to Benfica after Fiorentina got bankrupt, but still didn't find his true goal instinct. He's more of a team player nowadays, but he can be a prolific striker again. I still believe so. Now that the tower Karadas arrived, I'm confident Nuno Gomes will appear again like in his old days of 20 goals/season.
 
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Pontiakos

Starting XI
by far Lambros Choutos....this guy showed such class and promise at the age of 20...and Olympiakos turned him into crap by continually benching him over politics.

Hopefully he will find himself at Inter.
 
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Vagegast

Banned for Life [He likes P. Diddy]
To convince the non-Portuguese and non-Ajax fans, I'm trying to dig up some Dani footage. :p Especially the Atletico Madrid goal.
 
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Punkt

Fan Favourite
Benfica have signed Dani from Ajax, he played 6 league matches scored 1 goal and was caught in the night drunk and with 2 prostitutes... sacked.:rolleyes:
 
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Drvar

Starting XI
Anybody mentioned Jardel? not that i know anything of him, but i saw a discussion about him here, and you all shat on him :).
 
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INFESTA

Official
- Amunike's problem was a severe injury. He never recovered 100%. Still, he was way over-rated.
We could put Mantorras, the Benfica's Angolan striker, in the same category.

- Jardel wasn't an underachiever. He was simply the most under-rated striker ever! I mean come on, 2 golden-boots!? You can count the fingers of one hand how many players did that!
He also won several titles. Unfortunately he never made it in his NT (because Brazil's gameplay is obviously inadequate to Jardel's characteristics) and never got to play in a top 5 club (his dream).
Oh, and now he's a bum.

- Ivan de la Peña, now that's another good call. He was one of my fave players back in 98... Sort of a Magic Johnson of football, with his perfect-timed-no-look-passes. Unfortunately he was offered a millionaire contract by Barça and did exactly what Cruyff predicted he would do: rested on his (still) small gloriesand wealths and forgot to put some effort elevating his game; he became a one-dimensional player, completely useless for most teams.

Punkt: you're right, Edgar's the name. Remember how he was tipped to be the next Eusébio? Speaking of next-Eusébios, what about Akwa? :D

Aveirenses: Tinaia might not be portuguese, but he sure was a disappointment.

- Helder Postiga. No way he belongs here. At least for now. He's still young and got back to his old club, where he mixed perfectly a couple years ago. I think he has everything to go back to his old form and develop into a great player.

Other names: Candido Costa, Moreira (ex-Boavista)...
 
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Guillaume

French Touch
And the award oh the biggest waste goes to.... IBRAHIM BA.

Hot prospect when he played for Bordeaux, he was in France NT in 1997 and scored many goals. He went to Milan AC, and ruined his career. Is he still in Bolton?
 
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Amdy Faye

Senior Squad
Originally posted by mufc_daddy
Leon Knight had potential when at Chelsea.

Now he's playing with Brighton i think.

But he helped them get promoted.

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But by no means at all is that a waste? How could he play at Chelsea now? It's like Carlton cole and even Forsell. Those two would be a good partnership even in that team. But with Chelsea's super money at their hands. They're not just gonna settle for plays they brought through. So they've loaned them out which is not a waste at all.

Leon Knight is a very very promising youngster, he's learning valuble experience at Brighton. Life experience which he'll need if and when he gets a crack at the big time. I don't think you can say he's a wasted talent when hes only like 20 or somethin?

A wasted talent is someone who usually has been to a few clubs and hasnt done anything. Or was a big big prospect and just ended up at a lower club.

John Oster was also a young exciting player, now he's at Sunderland which isnt so bad because he could be in the premiership not long from now.

And good luck to Danny Cad :p Didnt know he was at Leeds!
 
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Crusad3r

Senior Squad
Originally posted by dannyeli
yeah Brolin was great in 2 WC and an European Champion, but injuries slowed him down.

Finidi George at Ajax was great then nothing.
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Finidi did OK in Betis during some years.
 
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Mulder

Reserve Team
I still think that ROBBIE FOWLER is the most wasted talent player I ever see... I miss his predetory instinct in front of goal and his explosive left foot... He cud be hell lot better than Owen if not because of the injury and the lost of form
 
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Tom

That Nice Guy
I'm the biggest talent gone to waste. Can hit an inch perfect 60yard pass but McDonalds ruined my life....

TROD.
 
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