Wasted football talent

Another one who ain't got anywhere near the player he was hailed to be when he was at real betis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NiC9Prhxm8

Alan Shearer.

Which will always make me chuckle.

Who was the record buy for Real Betis that time, I forget his name now?Brazillian.

Originally Posted by Signor Whippy

Not many recall him as being a talent. He could possibly have done much more at a bigger club in his prime.

Fair enough

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Alan Shearer.

Which will always make me chuckle.

Who was the record buy for Real Betis that time, I forget his name now?Brazillian.

Denilson

Step over king, pre Ronnie.

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Alan Shearer.

Which will always make me chuckle.

Who was the record buy for Real Betis that time, I forget his name now?Brazillian.

denilson

Franny Jeffers
Kevin Hofland
Matt Jansen

I know the last 2 got injured but even so, everyone was so convinced that they would all make it. Matt Jansen turned us down twice and I remember Hofland saying that if he decided to play for us or Blackburn, he would only do so if we guaranteed him a starting place in every game. Cheeky @#%&!.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Anderson is in grave danger of ending up in this thread.

I like what you did there.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Always thought Quaresma was a fanny tbh. Lacking in fortitude.

Alvaro Recoba
Adriano
Vicente
Deisler
Cassano

forgot ALL about him.

Whatever happened to Sebastien Deisler?

Didn't he crack up or something?

Oh, and Robert Enke RIP

Nearly signed for United once...

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Alan Shearer.

Which will always make me chuckle.

Who was the record buy for Real Betis that time, I forget his name now?Brazillian.

Denilson

Kaka?

Lee Sharpe.

He could have stayed at United a lot longer.

Originally Posted by DerMot

Lee Sharpe.

He could have stayed at United a lot longer.

Thought we got rid at the right time. Don't remember him doing much at Leeds.

Originally Posted by bobbledinho

Riquelme springs to mind. Fantastic as long as the team catered for him.

Originally Posted by digikal

Ariel Ortega tops it, slightly pity the man if anything.

This is a bit of a Eurocentric point of view. They currently play, and play well, for the two biggest teams in South America and are adored by millions.

Stan Collymore. Was a beast at forest but was, unfortunately, mental.

George Best

Originally Posted by Coracao

Thought we got rid at the right time. Don't remember him doing much at Leeds.

That's cos he was at Leeds, though surely.

Nah, he was more interested in being Lee Sharpe than playing for United. The definition of a waster. We did all right without him anyway...

Always liked him, mind you. Glad it didn't work out at Leeds in a way, or I would have had to start thinking he was a @#%&!.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Carlos Tevez

He's a @#%&! OK, but "wasted talent"?? Not really. Indeed it can be argued he has made the most of what he has (a la Keegan)

Darren Fletcher.

What a waste.