My 'Overrated' Premier League Team

As a follow up to my underrated team, I thought I'd give you a team of what I think are overrated players - there may be a few controversial ones thrown in.

Al-Habsi

Richards - Vermaelen - Cahill - Kolarov

Johnson - Parker - Lampard - Jarvis

Defoe - Graham

Walker, Aguero, Ben Arfa, Hoilett, Barry, Jaaskelainen, Adam 

Ali Al-Habsi:

Renowned for making world-class saves from nowhere, Al-Habsi is rated highly by a lot of people. However, these ridiculous saves come at a cost - he makes numerous errors and is at fault for quite a few goals.

Micah Richards: 

Very average footballer, with a lot of pace and strength. Suspect defensively and average going forward, it is of little surprise that Zabaleta has been made first choice, regardless of injuries.

Thomas Vermaelen: 

Vermaelen has the positional sense of a 10 year old. He constantly runs forward to join the attack and it looks spectacular when it works, but often it doesn't and Arsenal are left short at the back, which isn't helped by the lack of a defensive midfielder.

Gary Cahill:

Cahill isn't much better than Luiz at centre-back, but it seems purely on the fact he is English and has no afro (clearly making him more sensible) he never gets criticised. A decent centre-back but for me, no more. 

Aleksandar Kolarov:

Kolarov has a seeming refusal to defend. Fantastic set-piece taker and a lovely cross on him, but he can't defend. Mancini decided not to play him all season - there's a reason for that.

Adam Johnson: 

I'm at odds trying to figure out what everyone sees in him. He has one trick, the cut in and shoot, that looks brilliant when it works, but it rarely does. His crossing is sub-par for a premiership winger, and has a very poor right foot.

'Scotty' Parker:

I'd love for someone to tell me what Parker can do that someone like Lee Cattermole can't. Consistently out of position running forwards, and lacklustre in the final third, Parker for me is an overrated midfielder.

Frank Lampard:

This one is slightly controversial.

As a goalscoring midfielder, Lampard is superb. He is a fantastic finisher who makes intelligent runs. However, as a deeper midfielder or a central midfielder, I feel he is slightly lacking. His passing leaves a lot to be desired and is useless defensively. That's why he's here.

Matt Jarvis:

I don't dislike Jarvis as a footballer, I think he's decent. But not a lot more. He has good delivery but rarely shows it. He also needs to add a goal or two to his game, as he has struggled this season especially.

Jermain Defoe: 

A decent finisher. He isn't the superb finisher the media seem to think he is, in my opinion. He does finish things spectacularly, but often wastes the ball and good chances by trying to score when there are better options. 

Danny Graham:

I don't see it. I don't see why Sunderland paid £5m for him. He had one slightly above average season at Swansea, then was frozen out of the team. Slow, average in the air and an okay finisher, Graham is not for me a premier league striker.

Jussi Jaaskelainen:

Used to be a superb goalkeeper, but I think his best days are gone. No longer saves as much as he should and is weak from crosses. 

Kyle Walker:

Ridiculously quick and very strong but that's it. No defensive sense and little attacking ability make Walker very overrated. In my opinion Glen Johnson should play ahead of him for England.

Sergio Aguero:

I know a lot of people will disagree, but I don't think Aguero is all that. Very quick and dangerous when running at defenders, but misses a lot of good chances. He often tries to overplay as well when in front of goal.

Hatem Ben Arfa:

Has one good game in about 6 or 7. He wastes the ball often by trying to beat too many players and his final ball is sometimes lacking. He's a bit like a more talented and quicker James McFadden.

Junior Hoilett:

Had a good season at Blackburn and for some reason cost QPR a ridiculous amount of money. Quick and a decent dribbler but that's about it. 

Gareth Barry:

Barry is a slow midfielder with very little passing ability. He often slows down Man City's attacks. He's decent defensively but they need more in that position.

Charlie Adam: 

Very very average footballer with a tendency to fly into tackles. Okay passer but awful defensively. Massively overrated and priced.

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