Premier League is the most watched football league in the world, and it is also the richest football league on the planet. Last season, as many as 6 clubs in the Premier League had players with an annual salary of more than $5 million.
In contrast, among the five major European leagues, only six clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have higher salaries.
Considering the popularity of the Premier League, many good players want to play for Premier League teams, and there is no doubt that the Premier League never lacks good players. However, the performance of some Premier League players does not justify their high wages.
At this point, let's take a look at these five players, they can be considered the most overrated players in the Premier League this season.
5. Paul Pogba
Recently, Manchester United midfielder Pogba has frequently made headlines in the news, not because of his outstanding performance, but his frequent low-level mistakes that hurt the Red Devils.
Since his transfer from Juventus for £89 million in the summer of 2016, Pogba's performance has fallen far short of outside expectations. During this time, Pogba played 174 games for Manchester United, but his performance was quite different from Juventus, only contributing 33 goals and 35 assists for the team.
In fact, even though Pogba's talent has been well-known, he has only scored 2 goals in the past 33 games. In the last round of the league, the French made a stupid mistake to give their opponent a penalty, allowing Arsenal to achieve their first Premier League victory in 14 years at Old Trafford.
Former Manchester United coach Mulenstein believes that Pogba is "far from the top stars." Considering the recent poor state of the French star, Mulenstein's view is almost irrefutable.
In other words, Pogba's performance at Old Trafford did not impress anyone. Despite this, he is still an indispensable member of Manchester United coach Solskjaer's lineup.
4. Nicolas Pepe
Last summer, when the Gunners spent 72 million pounds to acquire Nicolas Pepe, the club’s new transfer record was born.
However, for the highly touted French winger, the transition from Ligue 1 to the Premier League was not smooth, and his performance on the court was not as expected, which may be expected.
Since Pepe joined, he has played 52 times in the club’s various competitions and contributed 21 goals (10 goals and 11 assists), 12 of which are from the Premier League. Perhaps the data is not too eye-catching. But it is far from enough to justify his high transfer fee.
Pepe is known for his excellent dribbling ability, he can easily break through the opponent's defense, or score or assist the opponent. However, so far, in his short time at Arsenal, the winger has only briefly demonstrated his ability, perhaps because he worked too hard.
In spite of this, Pepe has the full support of Arsenal coach Arteta. Arteta hinted that Pepe’s high value does not help him to perform at his best in the new environment.
"The huge transfer fee we paid for him put him into trouble immediately, because he is often compared with the successful players. He is one of the most dazzling stars in the league in Ligue 1, and he has survived A year of confidence. Now that he is here, many people don't even know him, so it is not easy for him to adapt to the new environment." Arteta once commented on Pepe.
3. Jordan Pickford
Since Pickford's superb performance in the 2018 Russia World Cup, his state has been declining, especially in the Premier League.
Everton won 4 of the first 5 games. This is one of their best start to the Premier League season, but Pickford is by no means one of their best players.
The England goalkeeper has only conceded 1 goal in 6 Premier League games this season. He has conceded a total of 7 goals during this period. This makes Everton coach Ancelotti even replaced The idea of a starting goalkeeper.
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Pickford has allowed his opponents to score 25 goals from outside the penalty area, more than any other goalkeeper.
In addition, his terrible foul on Van Dijk caused the Liverpool defender to be seriously injured and may even miss the entire season. This also increased the negative for the England goalkeeper.Evaluation.
2. After Dele Ali
became famous under the former Tottenham coach Pochettino, Ali struggled under the new head coach Mourinho.
is troubled by injuries and poor condition, this midfielder is no longer the main force of Tottenham. Last season, Ali scored 8 goals in 25 Premier League matches, but so far this season, he has only played 6 times in all competitions. Considering his declining number of goals, transfer rumors in the offseason often associate the player who has scored more than 50 goals in the Premier League with his departure from Tottenham, but this did not happen. However, many people think it is difficult for Ali to get the favor of top teams in the short term.
1. Harry Maguire
since he moved to Manchester United at a high price last summer and became the world’s most valuable defender, Maguire has been working hard to prove his high value, and at the same time it has attracted more and more critics and critics. Black powder shut up.
Recently, the central defender was convicted by the court for a fight while on vacation in Mykonos, Greece, and all of this was wrong. His reckless behavior also made him lose the opportunity to play in the UEFA Europa League games between England and Iceland and Denmark.
The outside world often criticizes Maguire for lack of speed, and he is also struggling in the left center position. The defense led by Maguire was severely criticized after losing to Tottenham 1-6 at home earlier this season.
