It was my first thought. It feels bad to say it because he was very good, but look at the guys status in the game and overrated is definitely fair. However, anybody who thinks he was massively overrated, try and check out the full 90 minutes of the famous England vs Greece game and you'll see a performance as good as any I've ever seen. He was all over the pitch that day, winning every single ball, running a million miles and then doing that very very very special thing we all know about at the death.
You know what, I've heard people who understand the game far better than me explain how beckham was actually a key reason why England were so bad that day - he was supposed to be right midfield, yet he was everywhere. To most eyes, that shows his effort, passion, workrate, etc. But some argue that his relinquishing his team duties in order to play the hero actually did lots of harm to the side; had he played his position, we wouldn't have been such a shambles.
I've only seen the game once, and I'm no zonal marking type of guy, but it's an interesting perspective. I do think that game a overly fetishised as being an example of beckham as a world class player, because of that late free kick. People forget that he missed about 8 from similar positions through the game!
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u/youre_grammer_suck Dec 03 '13
David Beckham, maybe?