In any league in the footballing world, there are bound to be five massively over-hyped players for every one that is as good as they actually are. While La Liga boasts Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Luis Suarez and Neymar, they are no exception to the rule, with some truly average players running out each week.
Perhaps this glut of overhyped players is due to the sheer amount of pub teams that La Liga contains. Of course, Big Dave from Stoke is unlikely to be good enough to fill in in goals for Granada, but he isn’t far off getting a call-up. Here, we have put together a starting XI of La Liga’s most overhyped:
Salvatore Sirigu – Osasuna
The goalkeeper's struggles in La Liga show the French league is a walk in the park.
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Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
The joke about him being the best right-back in the world has gone on for too long now guys. Image Source: Twitter
Jeremy Mathieu – Barcelona
He looks like he should be in a care home, and he plays like it too. Image Source: Twitter
Ezequiel Garay – Valencia
Valencia have conceded 51 goals in 29 games, 'nuff said.
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Lucas Digne – Barcelona
Barcelona are obviously trying to show they are so good in attack, that they can have just about anyone at the back.
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Samir Nasri – Sevilla
If you can't hack it with a team that buys a league title, leave for an easier competition. Image Source: Twitter
Toni Kroos – Real Madrid
Does he do anything but pass sideways?
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James Rodriguez – Real Madrid
Should have retired immediately after scoring that volley against Uruguay.
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Luis Nani – Valencia
Still a shadow of the shadow of the player Sir Alex Ferguson was cultivating. Image Source: Twitter
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
He scores goals, but God he makes hard work of it. Image Source: Twitter
Steven Jovetic – Sevilla
He's pretty good on FIFA, but then so is Olivier Giroud. Image Source: Twitter
Every league in the world is guilty of having players that shouldn’t get paid for what they do. Some of them score goals consistently, but would this be the case for Benzema if he wasn’t surrounded by so much talent?
There are a lot of players that have escaped the wrath of being called out as overhyped, with this XI focussing primarily on the biggest teams in La Liga. But there’s just too many to go through.
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