Hapless_Hans wrote:I don't mean to 'turn the tide', I can fully understand the laughter. That one where Boateng falls into the hole in the ground is my favourite

I just turn up here to disagree with those calling him a 'terrible defender' because of this, which is about as clueless as it gets.
Mole in particular

He's overrated and you have to deal with it.

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well, whether he's great, good, terrible, or ok, one thing is sure - he isn't 'overrated', since noone here rates him

Well,you represent the entire Bayern fanbase even if its a single person hyping him up and i'll take that as overrating

Boateng is not terrible, he is a really good defender and sometimes does some great things. He played a 70m long pass with his left foot which landed perfectly where Muller was standing. I was in awe of that pass.

S wrote:Well,you represent the entire Bayern fanbase even if its a single person hyping him up and i'll take that as overrating

He's the best tbh.

I have to add to this thread.

I don't think he's terrible

I just find him to be overrated due to the fact he's out of position a lot. You have to understand though I hate aggressive defenders in general because more often than not they leave space behind them which leads to goals.

you hated prime Cannavaro too ?

farfan wrote:you hated prime Cannavaro too ?

I thought the 2010 WC overrated his entire career if that's what you mean

Nesta was always far better in my eyes.

Cannavaro was the only defender that got away with being overly aggressive and out of position .

Until he got old and met Pepe that is

Mole is the biggest Cannavaro hater i know

farfan wrote:

Cannavaro was the only defender that got away with being overly aggressive and out of position .

This is 19 year old Messi against Cannavaro few months after that, few days before he received his Ballon d'Or. Don't know if it helps.  

anything post WC 2006 doesn't count .

Post WC hangover imo

Have people forgotten that this same player came up with man of the match performances in both the UCL 2012-13 and WC 2014 finals?

I think it's also something to do with who is your coach, how much he trusts you, how well you fit into his style and what he can bring out of you.

Messi putting Boateng to sleep

Cannavaro was great also in his first WC,  France 98 ,we knocked out against that great France just after penalty kicks ( it was the first time I cried because of football )  because he was unreal , him and Bergomi the best in pitch that day .. Cannavaro was indeed the MOTM , a match concluded as a real warrior after that elbow given him by Newcastle legend Guivar'ch.

Otherwise France trashed us  easily , we had a fantastic team but a manager really scrub ( Cesare Maldini ) incapable to give game to that NT .. great regret

Basically Cannavaro was always GOAT with  National team , better than Nesta because the 2nd was basically unlucky with it , got injured in France 98 against Austria and 2006 against Czech Republic ( anyway considering Materazzi's WC it was a luck lol )

But for the rest if we omitte the career in NT ( and I think the players must be rated expecially for clubs . I don't get the Messi haters for what he does with Argentina when he makes unreal things every season ffs ) , well  , Mole is ABSOLUTELY right.

Nesta >>>> Cannavaro .
In 2002 we were going to sign Nesta from Lazio ( Lazio obliged to sell his stars because of bankrupt, it began Serie A decline with Lazio , Parma,Fiorentina,Roma to die for financial problems) but we didn't want to give Cristiano Zanetti and so we signed Cannavaro from Parma ... It was a sliding door tbh.

....then exchanged Cannavaro for Carini

Avoidable mistake   , we needed of a legit reserve for Walter Samuel.

S wrote:Mole is the biggest Cannavaro hater i know

Hater I love that word.

Cannavaro is one of the biggest myths in football. The guy was no better than Ramos. Defended using guesswork and when he went to La Liga he embarrassed himself. Benefited from playing alongside Thuram who covered his tiny ass. That's why people shouldn't take the Ballon D'Farce seriously. The guy cannot hold a candle to Baresi, Nesta or even Costacurta. Hell Ciro fer. was a mich better cb.

http://twitter.com/JB17Official/status/596627738049519616

Haha. So much for "surely he ain't reading social media anyway". Must still be hurting.

^You do know that footballers have other people keep track of their social media accounts right? If you think he cares for our opinions then you must think highly of yourself.

Boateng was dead tired his mind didn't work properly.

Super Mario standing up for Boawser