I was just reminiscing about old time in Real Madrid in the end of the galactico era after Makelele was sold and they were desperately looking for a player to somewhat fill his void.
They had their run with some players trying, and at some point they just said **** it and bought Thomas Gravesen. This man was, if not the most weird person ever among those. Special workhorse who just abused people on the court. And regulary shouted orders in a demeaning way to superstars like Raul, Zidane, Fatnaldo etc. He was so intense that he hurt Robinho during practice. He never let the gas up and just went 100% all the time.
Check this video of some highlights from him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2tQEH9MbE4
https://youtu.be/yphlJqQKUNg?t=1m46s
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06-08-2015, 02:57 PM #1Banned
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Non superstar football/soccer players you LOVED
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06-08-2015, 03:00 PM #2Banned
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GOAT enforcer and cheerleader.
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06-08-2015, 03:04 PM #3Banned
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Appreciated and hated.
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06-08-2015, 03:09 PM #4NBA Legend
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Not quite what you're talking about, but growing up I loved Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Had some big years for Chelsea but never caught on with the national team.
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06-08-2015, 03:24 PM #6Burning Spirit!
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Not even close to mediocre
Originally Posted by DeuceWallaces
He had to compete with Ruud, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Makaay and even van Hoojdonk or whatever his name was.. insane depth
Im not sure i ever appreciated mediocre players at Barca.. they always pissed me off.. I did like OP's pick Gravesen though because he was ruining RM's chemistry and injuring players in training.. just a fun guy to watch.. unless he is on your team.. same as Joey Barton
This dude is probably the only mediocre player i liked at Barca
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06-08-2015, 03:37 PM #8NBA Legend
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I didn't say he was mediocre, but he was definitely a bonehead who took away from his greatness. Had a lot of Ricky Davis in him.
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Look like Deuce. Originally Posted by alenleomessi
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Was a massive flop at Chelsea, but can't hate a face like that.
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06-08-2015, 04:09 PM #12NBA Superstar
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None, i hate football
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06-08-2015, 04:10 PM #13L
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What do you know about it.. you were like 5 when he played for Chelsea
fun fact: Shade was still sucking on his mom's breast when Zidane did this
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Remember his Milan career, it was beautiful . Chelsea has a habit of ruining players. Originally Posted by Shade8780
Was a massive flop at Chelsea, but can't hate a face like that.
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06-08-2015, 04:15 PM #15Extra Cheese
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Re: Mediocre football/soccer players you apprecieted
Shevshenko is a "mediocre" footballer now.
Best player in the world at one point.
Jeroen Verhoeven was the 3rd goalkeeper at Ajax for a while. A picture says more than a thousand words.
And a video says more than a thousand pictures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjY3lgl05VE
Can't hate that guy.
Another player in recent times was Marko Pantelic.
He carried himself as if he was a Greek demigod. All the attitude of Zlatan but only half the ability. But he did know how to put it away when it counted.
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