The ones that got away

[crzdcolombian]

there is a low chance we'll play Barcelona, and if we do, I bet Vidal will be injured

FM made me think Guarin would be World class haha

Fk that game!

Juan Pablo Pino if Colombia was in our 2007 or 09 U20. He would dribble past everyone dude looked like Messi. Monaco paid a fortune for him. Even had a friendly against Inter that Mourinho was impressed with him. Was a total shit head now plays in 2nd divison India or some shit

But the worst of all is Kerlon who we had that did the Seal dribble dude was a cunt and still remember Guarin drop kicking him during the U20 WCQs haha

 

[Glass box]

Balotelli. Showed up on FM 2005, and two years after in reality.

 

[Kakaroto]

For me Michela read one post and I knew she was the one but then she ran away from fif

 

[SiamoNoi]

Alen Halilović

Haladona for you all.

Hyped since 15 or 16.

 

[ScottishInterista]

Alen Halilović

Haladona for you all.

Hyped since 15 or 16.

Didnt he just go to Milan on a free transfer after losing all his hype. Wouldnt say he particularly got away

 

[IRR26]

Javier Saviola

 

[SiamoNoi]

Didnt he just go to Milan on a free transfer after losing all his hype. Wouldnt say he particularly got away

Exactly.

 

[CoolMan44]

Rafinha :troll:

 

[forzainter257]

Surprised nobody mentioned Odegaard

 

[ChillBro]

for me - belhanda for sure. I thought he was going to be amazing.

But man oh man, yoann gourcuff seemed like a can't miss. His play at bordeaux was incredible and I remember people appointing him the next zidane. That style on the pitch, finesse and good looks made it seem like he was a sure shot for greatness. Sucks that he flamed out really hard. I thought he was brilliant.

also - andres d'alessandro. loved his game too.

 

[wera]

everybody thought Gourcuff will be amazing, AC Milan fans were raving about him all the time....until he came there

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/06/29/what-happened-to-yoann-gourcuff-the-next-zidane/

this is from last year

 

[n4l]

everybody thought Gourcuff will be amazing, AC Milan fans were raving about him all the time....until he came there

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/06/29/what-happened-to-yoann-gourcuff-the-next-zidane/

this is from last year

i saw this kid @ the 2001 u17 tournament....mourad meghni. Wasted talent for sure. New zidane before gourcuff

 

[Il Drago]

Max Meyer. Back in 2017/18 he was the starting deep-lying playmaker of a good Schalke side that finished second in the league and he was considered one of the most promising midfielders of Bundesliga. He became a free agent at the end of the season and he prioritized money over career which led him to Crystal Palace of all clubs. Roy Hodgson used him in every possible position (b2b, AM, even on the wings) but his best one. Two years later he only plays for Crystal Palace youth team and his career looks done.

 

[PHM1605]

Hachim Mastour.
Every Milanisti hyped his dribbling fancy stuffs.
Unfortunately it works if football is 1vs1

 

[brehme1989]

His career took the Lorenzo Tassi trajectory.

 

[phonk]

Max Meyer. Back in 2017/18 he was the starting deep-lying playmaker of a good Schalke side that finished second in the league and he was considered one of the most promising midfielders of Bundesliga. He became a free agent at the end of the season and he prioritized money over career which led him to Crystal Palace of all clubs. Roy Hodgson used him in every possible position (b2b, AM, even on the wings) but his best one. Two years later he only plays for Crystal Palace youth team and his career looks done.

His downfall already started in his last year at Schalke. His contract was about to end and Schalke wanted to extend. Being one of the top talents in the Bundesliga, Meyer and his agent thought they could push for the big money and put Schalkes management under a lot of pressure, by saying how Meyer is a world class player who could start for any of the top teams in Europe. The agent also claimed they had received multiple very lucratrive offers, while rejecting all offers by Schalke. The relationship between the club and the player (+ agent) got progressively worse and in April Meyer was frozen out of the first team. In the end they overplayed their hand and accepted a contract by Chrystal Palace.

During those last few months in Germany he got an ungodly amount of shit by the media, the supporters and other trolls who picked on him for the „world class“ comment by his agent. Even deep into his first (unsuccessful) season in the PL his social media was flooded by people calling him a world class player at a world class club

I wouldn’t even be aware of the fact he was relegated to the youth team, if you hadn’t pointed it out. Hilarious.

 

[forzainter257]

Marko Marin, Diego Capel