Players you hate to love...

Seaneh

Following on for the "players you love to hate" thread.

What about that player from your rival, who despite you wanting to hate them because of who they play for, you can't stop watching them play because they are a joy to watch?


For example. A.D.P.! I HATE Juve, honestly, despise them but I love watching Alex play, he's amazing. Can produce a moment of sheer genius from nothing and completely change a game, a pleasure to watch and even now while people start to write him off he is a game winner.


Javier Zanetti.
I really, really, really dislike Inter, I hate their president, I hate their current coach, I hate most of their players but I have a massive soft spot for Zanetti. Absolute legend, gentleman and amazing professional. Will be weird when he eventually retires.

Francesco Totti.
I don't hate Roma per-say, but I don't like them either. My major problem with Totti is that he's got a nasty side and it should make me dislike him immensely but for some reason I love watching him play. One of the most under rated players of the last 10 years on a world scale, amazingly gifted, probably the most technically gifted Italian player since Baggio and probably the best Italian player of the last decade, always gives his everything for his team and even though he could have left (more than once) when Roma were doing crap over the years he refused transfer offer after transfer offer. His genius has won Roma a league title, 2 super copa's and a copa italia. He has also won the Capocannonieri and Golden shoe on along the way and it could be easily argued that he is Roma's greatest player of all time.


So who is your player you hate to love?

Frisbee

Gary Neville. I should hate him. But he's just the ultimate wind up merchant and nearly every non-united fan falls for his bait every single time, it's hilarious to watch.

MrStuffins

Cristiano Ronaldo!

As a man, i can't imagine i'd ever like him. He doesn't wanna defend, he's a diver, he's a playboy, he's just about the poster-boy for everything bad about football nowadays.........

...... but football-wise, the man is a genius! In my opinion, there's himself and Messi at the top of World Football and nobody else can touch them, no matter how good a year the likes of Snidjer has had or a bad year the likes of Kaka has had, nobody comes close to these 2 guys!

That_Guy

Torres... He's beautiful.

dfx-

Casillas.

He's too good. The Clasico will be much easier for Barcelona when he retires...

smokedeels

The Drog

Essien

Paul Scholes. Massive respect for him and still a joy to watch, one of the most technically gifted and consistent performers I've ever seen.

Edit: Cant tackle for shite etc etc

M5

Rooney/Tevez

Immense players who fight tooth and nail pretty much every game. Admirable

Dempsey

Filippo Inzaghi

I dont like players that teams have to carry and he's constantly ruining build up play by constantly trying to spring the offside trap but he is a player that only needs that one chance to score, a lethal finisher.

Insect Overlord

Drogba is the first name that came to mind for me. The guy is immensely talented.

Another Chelsea player from the past would have been Zola. He was incredible, and I hated it!

VW 1

+1 on Inzaghi, in the thread started about him someone brought up the quote from Ferguson that he was born offside, one of the frustrating things about him but when he gets it right he is beautiful to watch.

Also Torres for me, shouldnt like him because he plays for Liverpool but cant help but watch a game he is involved in

gustavo

You cannot help but admire the amount of goals Gary Twigg scores

also I thought Jay O'Shea was class when he played against us before going to Birmingham last season

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Di Canio, Zola, RVP, C.Ronaldo, Adam Johnson.

Moneymaker

Totti, Ronaldo, Drogba, Fabregas, A Johnson, Di Canio, Carroll, Balotelli, Scholes, Le Tissier to name but a few.

Warper

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The guy can frustrate the sh1t out of me at times but he is so talented its unreal

Robinho

Same reason as above

dfx-

Also Ruud van Nistelrooy and Kevin Hunt

jamsieboy86

Del Piero and Inzaghi.

eagle eye

El Hadji Diouf. Always despised the guy before he joined Rovers and wasn't happy when he signed up but he just gives 110% every game and has been our best player this season.

Pauleta

Mark Van Bommel and Nigel De Jong. In a few years time i think everyone will watch back and laugh at the things they were getting away with over the summer.

cson

Pauleta wrote: »

Mark Van Bommel and Nigel De Jong. In a few years time i think everyone will watch back and laugh at the things they were getting away with over the summer.

Hehehe kung-fu kick to the chest hehehe

Moneymaker

Pauleta wrote: »

Mark Van Bommel and Nigel De Jong. In a few years time i think everyone will watch back and laugh at the things they were getting away with over the summer.

Yeah i'm sure Ben Arfa and Alonso will be rofling at the sight of a guy trying to maim them.

Granted the Ben Arfa tackle was more bad luck then malice, but the assault on Alonso has no justification or defense for it.

talla10

Drogba. Ronaldo, Torres, Bale

Peteemax

Paul Dickov and Craig Bellamy

Washington Irving

Thierry Henry and Dimitar Berbatov

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Thierry Henry.

JohnnyRyan99

Park Ji Sung! The only United player i can't help but like! Tries so God damn hard!

And the Drog.. Immense!

Dolph Starbeam

Kevin Kilbane... I really should hate him with a passion but somethig about him i just love. Also does anyone have a pic of the time his shorts fell down round his ankles when he was with Sunderland?


Edit; Just noticed that sounds like a weird request, i'm not looking for pics of Kilbane in his underpants, its just a funny photo, honestly

applehunter

Kevin Hunt

Was just a class act.

Blatter

Arshavin.

flahavaj

Pepe Reina - plays for a club I despise but impossible to hate. Class act.

Drogba - absolute animal striker and criminally underrated. the ultimate pantomime villain.

Bellamy - even his face is horrible but can't help liking the defiant little b*stard.

Pippo Inzaghi - looks like a little rat but can't help but smile at his goal celebrations.

Robbie Savage - hero.

JerryHandbag

Frank Lampard, Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina, Craig Bellamy, Nigel de Jong

Lukker-

Craig Bellamy.

Panthro

Henry when he was as Arsenal.
He was a gift to the premier league, a pleasure to watch at times.

Mars Bar

Bergkamp. Hated him coz he wasn't at United, but boy was he a joy to watch...

Mars Bar

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

Park Ji Sung! The only United player i can't help but like! Tries so God damn hard!

And the Drog.. Immense!

Hah, your vote for Park seems more like a sympathy vote!

markesmith

Robin van Persie...

...the wh*re

yesno1234

Luis Garcia when he was playing for liverpool. One of the most infuriating players to watch but yet was one of liverpools most important players in 2005 and could spring a moment of genius out of nowhere in matches where he had done nothing but lose the ball.

Jagera

Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane

GavRedKing

Thierry Henry - Nothing to do with that handball, but his time in the EPL. He was just immense, you knew any ball in behind he was onto, you knew he could construct a move that led to a goal, you knew he could score a screamer if you left him shoot, you knewhe could take on half your back line and score you knew you had to hate him for all his quality and ability but I just couldnt, what a player.

ROCKMAN

Torres ,when he is on his game , he's unreal ,fantastic player ,just playing for the wrong team (at the moment)

Henry .One of the best ever ,a joy to watch..


Tevez :eek: ....should hate him but his style of play and level of commitent on the field make it hard . He's a great player ,on fire this season .