I remember when Robinho said he had always supported Chelsea as a boy when he signed for Man City 😂

Denilson won a Copa America, Confederation Cup & World Cup. Robinho won 2 Confederation Cups and a Copa America plus titles in Spain and Italy plus 100 caps. Not bad careers. I would possibly list a Leandro Damiano before these two.

Ganso was a genius who was unfortunately ruined by his ACL injury; Jô was truly a mediocre player, and I say that being a Corinthians supporter, where he was national champion and top scorer several times, so overhyped indeed; Keirrison’s downfall is just crazy to me to this day, I never seen someone fall so fast; Robinho also had a great career (I think his peak was for the Seleção), but also very reckless and never lived up to his true potential, but would call overhyped at all; Denilson was kinda overhyped but still a REALLY strong winger, and injuries + a bad representative also made it way harder for him to live up to his hype, which ultimately he never did.. even so he’s widely loved all around Brasil and cherished for our 2002 WC run

Ganso's problem were his injuries and the modernization of football. There is no room for a classic 10 that takes more than a few seconds to plan the game nowadays, he refused to adapt too, whether because of his knees or just being stubborn. And the craziest thing is that he won Copa Libertadores again, with Fluminense, age 33, playing almost as a defensive midfielder

GANSO WAS NEVER OVERHYPED!!!!! He really was THAT GOOD. Just Injuries ruined him

Ganso is an interesting example. At the beginning if his career, he was actually quite good. But his early injuries just took away whatever athletic conditioning he had. His time at Sevilla was unsuccessful not because he "couldn't operate in high pressing european football" - 'cause he really could produce some magic while he had the ball on his feet - but mostly because his work rate without the ball has always been low and got ever lower after the injuries. At Fluminense nowadays he is seen as a defensive liability with the ability to produce occasional magic...

An excellent video, maybe you could do a mini-series of these based on other nations.

I saw Ganso star for Brazil at an u20 tournament, i knew he was good you can't convince me after injuries got the better of him that me and a whole footballing nation that it wasn't true

Was really expecting Breno on here; Bayern and Real were fighting for his signature and all he ever managed to do was go to prison for attempting insurance fraud

I can't remember what Footy Manager it was, definitely between 2010-2012 when Napoli still had Cavani, Hamsik and Lavezzi but I signed Ganso in and he was unbelievable for me. Got like 13 goals and 26 assists. Always had a soft spot for him after that, shame his career IRL was so unflattering.

Denilson was a monster at dribbling. Look at his numbers at the World Cup. He laps the field. Too bad he never figured out how to play outside of that and was lazy

You deserve so much more subs man. What a vid

As a Fluminense fan I will say that Ganso is an absolute genius. He plays in a position that no longer exists in European football. With his injuries he lost the physicality needed from an European-type midfielder.

Gabriel Barbosa is another

Poor Kerlon: FIFA actually changed the rules to prevent his seal 🦭 dribbling. Disgraceful.

Excellent channel. Subbed.

Denilson picked up more than 60 caps for Brazil over a 7 year spell. What that tells you is that during a time when Brazil were arguably/were the best national team on the planet, Denilson was rated by their coaches and certainly good enough to play in world cups etc. Betis transfer ruined him, but he was no Jo or Kerlon 😂

Maybe Jô was overhyped in Europe, but never in Brazil. Everybody here knew he wasn't a legend like Romario, Ronaldo or Rivaldo, but neither a buster he was. He was just a normal player who scored some important goals playing in two gigantics like Atlético Mineiro and Corinthians

Nice video 😊 can you make it series 👍

People expected Gabigol to be what Rodrygo is today. But his European carrer was a complete disaster. He surely deserves a spot on this list.

Ganso is the biggest fallacy of how tactical adaptability is a consequence of a coach and not the player's fault. He was a awesome playmaker at Sevilla, but his reputation was tarnished by the weak, limited and stubborn Jorge Sampaoli who knew more about asking for reinforcements than producing for the squad. He was one of the players who produced the most passes to goal during his stay, scored 7 goals and 6 assists in 28 games and had many important characteristics, due to his intelligence and quick reading of the game, even with physical problems, he was able to maintain an active posture with the ball and escape from many defensive duels

Robinho ahhh! When Robinho was at Milan, I was errr lucky enough to pretty much see all of the matches he played in live. He was certainly not overhyped. The issue with Robinho was that I just don't think he cared all that much. During the season when Milan won serie an and Robinho scored 14, trust me when I say that he should've scored at least double that amount. He would squander so many easy chances. Game after game, he would get into good positions only to try a tame shot, or in most cases miss the goal completely. When he came onto the scene in Brazil, he looked like Neymar but even more skilful. He seemed to have that turn of pace and acceleration, but that somehow quickly disappeared when at Real Madrid. At Milan he was still a very good player, but I think his lifestyle is what caused his quick decline. I just don't think he was focussed, driven or intense enough to be what he could've become. But I wouldn't call him overhyped.

You forgot the most overhyped player ever: Antony.

Remember telling folk for years watch out for this Kerlon chap he is gonna be unstoppable! 😅 Another great video man, cracking subject.

About Kerlon, how the heck can you say that he didn't understand the difference between helping his team and humiliating the opponents? Are you saying it's HIS fault that football was always so permissive about fights and that opponents beat the sh*t out of him? Wtf, seriously

Even though I dont watch football I really enjoyed this video

Another overhyped Brazilian for me is Lulinha. Touted as the future after his impressive performance in U17 level, he never had something special moments in his later career. At 33 years old, he now plays in Indonesia but even in lower level he still managed to gain some inconsistencies.

Neymar should be on this list.

Definitely Danhilio, he was unreal in 1 championship manager. Back then he was the only reason anyone outside of Spain knew about Real Betis.

I can agree with Kerlon, Jô and Keirrison. They were insufficient to European football. Kerlon was insufficient even to Brazilian football. Keirrison in Brazil was like Vitor Roque, but scored many more goals than Roque. But Ganso, Robinho and Denilson were very good players, much better than most of European players, who are indeed overhyped. Bring commom european players to Brazil, they would not even touch the ball. The skill level in Brazil is higher. Denilson and Robinho did well in Europe, while Ganso carrer was ruined by his ACL injury, and also he can't perform in fast-paced leagues. He's a #10 from the 80's and this kind of player doesn't have space in football today, like James Rodriguez.

Ganso was briliant, amazing, but injuries didnt let him become the genius that he could be.

The guy who did this video cant tell the difference between legends that were hindered by injury and over hyped players who were never good enough from day 1.

Pato, Dede, Antony, Damiao

12:40 point of correction, Ganso was not overhyped, he was only a victim of the massive shift in football to be more pressing and highly intense meaning his athletism let him down. Even Kaka would have suffered now to get game time because he wasn't the type to do a Odegaard or De Bruyne roles, the modern no.10. The way he plays would have worked if he lived during Kakas era

There were allegations in the 90s and 2000s that certain players were given caps in friendlies and possibly even some qualifiers to inflate their values.

As a Brazilian, I don't consider a player who helped the team win their last World Cup and with good performances when he joined to be overvalued. That's why Denilson should be off this list

To call ganso overhyped you are just dumb or dishonest. He was and is a genius. He tore his ACL and literally never came back to the same form that he once had. Ganso and Neymer as teenagers were an unstoppable duo. Ganso won the Libertadores last season with fluminense as a starter.

Lulinha, Breno, Leandro Damiao all exist and you pick Ganso?

Could you do a video on the most underhyped players?

Not sure if Denilson and Robinho were overhyped, I agree with everybody else in the list. Both had a great career playing for National team. Denilson as already said was world champion and made his name in La Coruna and Robinho always, I repete always used to play really well for the national team. Robinho made wrong choices in his career but was always an amazing player.

Wow keirrison never dreamt of hearing that name

i think it's pronounced pah-toh not pay-toh, but you have a new subscriber now pal

18:24 I remember when I was younger the only reason I knew who Denilson was, was because I saw him in that Nike football cage match commercial and looked him up afterwards lol.

Loved watching Ganso such a shame he couldnt turn out to be more

i believe you were kinda harsh with Denilson and Robinho, though... Denilson played at same era as Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, so it's unfair lol and Robinho got a fairly consistent career with somewhat success, we can't consider here "overhyped", he was what he was... the other guys, though, yeah, a huge hype and nothing more

nice topic ...

The Brazilians love a good party and samba dance. Once they get that pay packet to set themselves and their loved ones for life, they rarely continue their peaks past 30. But with the prevalent poverty in Brazil, some of them are doing it out of necessity. It's different to somewhere like Japan or Finland, where the players are doing it out of passion

Not sure I agree with the list (Jo had a good career whichever way you cut it, and don't think he was ever that hyped up) but still I really enjoyed the video, very well researched. I did think I'd see Pato on the list somewhere. In many ways I think Neymar should be on the list. I mean, leaving a club like Barca and La Liga, for guaranteed championships with PSG in a second rate league, was indicative of what has been proven by Neymar's Saudi move; motivated by money not glory, concerned with status and celebrity, not legacy. Really never achieved what he could and perhaps have done. Would love to see a video on overhyped Argentines and overhyped English - plenty of candidates for the later 😂

coutinho i cant have that one

Robinho had a great career despite the fact he could do more

You missed douglas, a right back, he was bad here in Sao Paulo, imagine him besides Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and cia?

Do a video on 'Lentini'

If you mad that a young player is dribbling like a seal, then maybe you're not in the right sport.

You could now make a list of the most underrated Brazilian players, such as Roberto Dinamite, Alex de Souza or Hulk

Julio Baptista, Anderson, the Utd twins, Nilmar, Ricardo Oliveira, Wagner Love, Luis Fabiano, Juan Jesus, Dodô (Inter, Roma), Jonathan. Man, those were painful to watch

Nilmar in lyon🤷‍♂️

Ganso Is super classy but soooo slow. He's doing great in Fluminense, is a starter in the champion of the last Copa Libertadores

lol what Robinho did in 2007 and he’s #1

"Neymar was streets ahead of Ganso" I see a fellow Community fan here, a man of culture.

Robinho has recently joined prison but in Brazil, not in the same as Daniel Alves

I loved Kerlon as a kid he blew my little mind

6:57 cardoza was class 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

Robinho was top ten fifa season and ballon dor in real madrid

Pre injuries Ganso, Owen, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Anderson, Falcao where all a marvel injuries ruin players

Denilson is a legend for Betis, even today. And the move was an statement from the ambition of Lopera rather than overhype. Yo can say he wasn't worth that kind of money, as you can say Neymar wasn't worth his transfer fee as well.

rip kerlon

Oscar and Lucas Piazon Anderson and the Twins that played for Man U could’ve made this a Top 10

The two Lucases don't deserve to be in the "honourable mentions." Players that DO deserve to be here are Breno, Branco, Fabio Rochemback, Gabriel Barbosa, Geovanni, Alex (the attacking midfielder, not the defender), Henrique, Elano, Douglas, Vagner Love, Alex Teixeira, Doni, Andre Santos...

Ganso and Denilson are the biggest flops on this list.. i remember how good were they on football manager games back then

for people out of brasil have a lil understanding about ganso, he was a genius, out of this world talent, he was the classic 10, dribblng, passing and shooting but after tha injury he became a different player relying only on his talent and giving a fuck about tactics and his commitment with his physical was very poor. this guy is one of the most entertainig player that brazil has produced and its a shame what his career end being in comparison to what it could be

I disagree that Kerlon was humiliating anyone .. if he could legitimately go through a crowded defence (except for fouling) then he discovered an unbeatable move.. and he should do it and should be protected by the referee. Then FIFA should change the rules to not allow more than 4 headers in a row like that.. end of.

Ganso was my fav on the list :(

Robinho had the potential, but not the work ethic. He was just lazy and prone to a party lifestyle. When he got back to Brazil on loan, he was simply overshadowed and overplayed by the rising star of Neymar.

Jo still playing today

Bloody hell, putting Martinelli alongside the likes of Vinicius, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and even blooming Pele! Give your head a wobble

I'd have paid good money to see Kerlon try his seal dribble in training with someone like Roy Keane around 😂

I remember when Bolton almost signed Denilson, glad we didn't now

Considering that Everton didnt have a real sriker after Rooney, Keirrison should have moved there 8:49

I'm a Palmeiras' fan, one of Santos' main rivals in Sao Paulo state. I must say when Ganso started in Santos Pro Team together with Neymar, he was a serious good player. A lot of potential. To be honest, if was not by his injuries, he could be a world star right now. Also, it was after his injuries that Seedorf said about "Ganso not being good IF playing in Europe".

Ganso era melhor que Neymar quando tinha apenas a lesão do joelho direito (inicio de sua carreira) , depois que lesionou o joelho direito seu futebol caiu de rendimento por ter os dois joelhos lesionados , lesões que ainda podem acbar com sua carreira no futebol até os dias de hoje.

Next Rivaldo? Denilson's game is nothing like Rivaldo. Rivaldo didn't have that type of dribbling skill

Denilson, Kleberson, Hulk are my top 3.

COYG.. Our denilson a thought was gonna be world class how wrong lol

Ganso was and is really good, but he needs a whole system built around him.

to humiliate a player in soccer means you r the best its a handfull players that have that ability to do that.

Ganso is a good midfielder He was supposed to be better than Neymar. but the injuries got in his way

PH Ganso is such a sad one for me😭

I came here to see Denilson De Oliveira on the list. I'm not upset.

Bro Only got right 3 of them 💀

Jo never played in Saudi!! Be better at researching before posting, other than that good video 👍🏼

Denilson had a good career both with Brazil and Real Betis

Ganso was definitely overhyped. He is a slow player that could never play outside of Brazil. Seedorf was the one who told the truth about him.

I was expecting some guys like Damião, Lenny,Adryan but Robinho,Ganso and Denilson bro really dont know anything about football

ganso problem wasn’t about level, but characteristics.

Leandro Damião?

Ganso was the real deal..injuries derailed his career..he was the last classic 10 Brazil had

Ganso was insanely talented in the beginning of his career, not overhyped at all. But he certainly didn’t reach his potencial.

Denilson? i think you mean Antony

I don’t agree on Robinho incorrect. Personal opinion obviously

After WC 86 when they killed the beautiful game 80% of all Brazilian players are overhyped and after 2010 all of them!