Biggest talent wasters ever!

Lemlin

Melion wrote:

Gianluigi Lentini

Not his fault though. He was amazing when he was younger, world record signing for Milan and had a good first season. Then was involved in a car crash and left in a coma. He recovered but was nowhere near the same player. I heard he retired in 2000

Matt Jansen wasn't as big a talent but the exact same thing happened him.

kyp_durron

What about Danny Cadamarteri?

He had talent, and he wasted it big time.

Garret

442 once printed an article saying how Djalminha was the most talented Brazilian player ever.

problem was he just wouldnt play the way his managers wanted

Seaneh

Djalminha was amazing to watch, and a god for Depor but he was an odd talent, trying to fit him into a team would have been a fulltime job in its self, his style f play was so unique, not a striker, not a midefilder... not an anything really, just a scairly gifted player!

20 Times 20 Times

Melion wrote:

Gianluigi Lentini

Not his fault though. He was amazing when he was younger, world record signing for Milan and had a good first season. Then was involved in a car crash and left in a coma. He recovered but was nowhere near the same player. I heard he retired in 2000

Currently he still plays for Canelli (Piedmontese "Eccellenza", 6th division), together with Diego Fuser, another former Italy international footballer, and his salary is around £1700 (€2500) per month.

Mitch Connor

Garret wrote:

didn't run at players enough in his late 20s IMO

In Giggs' autobiography he says that his hamstrings have been in a hoop since very early in his career and, read this bit carefully, he has NEVER been able to run at his fastest cause he fears they would screw up again. I find that amazing, one of the best players in the english game of the last 15 years, and he has never been able to fully express himself.

As for being a big talent waster, i can see where the argument is, but i completely disagree. With the ability he had when he first burst on to the scene, he could have gone on to be one of the very best ever, but he didn't - i don't think he truly fulfiled ALL the potential he had. BUT, he is still an excellent player and not a talent waster imo.

One i will mention though (and he should have been mentioned previously - he may have been, i have not read the full thread) is Lee Sharpe - that lad was brilliant for united, and there was a time he was better then giggs - a better crosser of the ball, better finisher too. I can't believe how bad his career went from the heady height in 95.

Mitch Connor

sorry - the giggs stuff and lee sharpe have already been mentioned.

TwistsAndTurns

Charlie Nicholas, left Celtic in a blaze of glory to join Arsenal instead of Liverpool

Arsenal fans, was he more a player on or off the field.(1 League cup medal)
Liverpool fans, could he have done the business for ye if he had signed.
I think he made the wrong decision and just went for the bright lights.

anonymous_joe

David Ginola anyone? And maybe Poborsky and Berger.

bullrunner

KdjaC wrote:

Half naming players who never played enough due to personal issues Paul Byrne Gazza, proper talent wasters other half naming legends, Le Tiss Del Piero Juninho



I would go with Paul Byrne or Brendan Markey.


kdjac

Ur taking the mickey...Brendan Markey?? The guy has no talent.....now if you were talking about Mark 'Nailer' O'neill ...there is a guy who coulda done so much more if it werent for doing his cruciate when he was at leyton orient..

futuredeath

anonymous_joe wrote:

And maybe Poborsky and Berger.

Problem with those 2 is they hadn't a huge amount of talent to waste.
Berger did his bit for liverpool and then pompey, poborsky could take a rare shot that was good and that was it.

RE*AC*TOR

Poborsky was the greatest impulse buy of all time

Kimbot

TBH I wouldn't put Cisse in there!! He has achieved a good bit in his career!! You must remember that in his First season of English Football he had a Career threatening injury and hasn't been the same since but he is still young and I imagine that whoever decides to buy him next will get a lot more out of him!! He could become a great player still!!