Saka, Van de Ven, Fernandes, Foden, Wharton in Premier League overrated XI
It's time to spread our incredible positivity and endear ourselves further to fans of multiple Premier League clubs at once with an overrated XI. For what it's worth, the Cambridge dictionary definition of overrated is: 'an adjective meaning that a person, place, or thing is considered to be better, more valuable, or more important than they actually are.
It reflects a subjective opinion that public praise or popularity exceeds true quality. ' It's tricky to explain why a player is overrated without being harsh, especially when it's coming from a 30-something who hasn't played above amateur level; so this feature is more about the actual XI than the justifications for the inclusions, which can't be done without feeling and looking like a bit of a prick.
Anyway, here is our XI, including one Arsenal player. GK: Emi Martinez (Chelsea) We must admit, we viewed Martinez's move to the Blues as a major coup and asignificant upgrade on previous No.
1 Robert Sanchez, and while he is better than Sanchez, Martinez is not the same goalkeeper at club level as we see for Argentina. He has been very error-prone for a while now and has already conceded a few suspect goals in a Chelsea shirt.
RB: Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) Aaron Wan-Bissaka walked so Tino Livramento could run. Weirdly, those two are never likened to one another, but the similarities are there.
Livramento is pretty limited offensively but decent going the other way, and weirdly better on his weaker side, excelling as a left-back. As a right-back, we're left wanting more and questioning why Manchester City and Arsenal have previously (reportedly) identified him as a £50million transfer target.
CB: Levi Colwill (Chelsea) The Colwill hype has died down a little since his ACL injury last July, but we remain unconvinced that he's as good as Chelsea supporters seem to believe. There are things to like about his game, but there is still quite a lot to improve.
His defensive awareness needs a lot of work, and he's quite slow. CB: Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) Probably the most overrated player in the world, Van de Ven has blistering pace that frequently gets him out of jail; without that speed, he would be playing for Go Ahead Eagles.
The captain of this XI is also the captain of the biggest underperforming club in the Premier League, which is quite fitting. Now, he isn't the biggest reason Tottenham areso astonishingly terrible, but it might be time to stop looking at their team and saying, 'You know, on paper…' because the players clearly are not as good as everyone thinks they are.