Underrated footballers

[isitme]

Ivan De La Pena lolz

 

[Sweaty Betty]

danny Gabbidon

 

[Lo Siento.]

Mauricio Taricco. As an Ipswich fan one of my favourite ever players. Also left West Ham with a lot of dignity (signed a contract with them, got injured and never player, so left without asking for a penny. Freddy Ljungberg take note)

Snide as though on the pitch

 

[Lo Siento.]

playing now...Stephen Ireland, Leon Osman, Tuncay, Aliadiere (don't laugh!), Martin Laursen

 

[stavros]

Thread revival for Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Unless they're free-kick machines, fullbacks are rarely raved about, but his return from injury has coincided with Tottenham's recent form, and perhaps gives Bale a little more freedom, as I'm not sure Spurs have another leftback, do they?

 

[tangerinedream]

It is frankly astonishing that Rickie Lambert doesn't play for England and even more incredible that the mighty let him go for nowt. I can't see what he doesn't have as a footballer. He's good with his back to goal, physical, can pass, head and is deadly and can welly the ball like proper good players can. When you were a kid, really good players could kick it harder than anyone else, Lambert is like that.

 

[stavros]

Adam Lallana might be an even better shout, being a lot younger, although there is more competition for the number ten role.

 

[aylee]

Only really properly appreciated by us when he's not there ....