9 Most Overrated Players In World Football Right Now

5. Jack Wilshere

Wilshere has been lauded as the future of England's midfield and the natural successor to Steven Gerrard for several years now, ever since breaking into Arsenal's first-team as a teenager. In truth though, and as Paul Scholes pointed out recently, the 22-year-old is no better now than he was back then. Injuries have hampered his progress, which is unlucky, but his performances have still lacked a spark. Too often he becomes embroiled in either a spat with an opponent or a rant at the referee, and it makes him a hugely dislikeable player to rival supporters. If he just concentrated on his game, perhaps he would be progressing a little better. Wilshere registered his first assist for England in Tuesday's win over Scotland, and he is still yet to score for the Three Lions despite now winning 26 caps for his country. For a supposedly creative, imaginative midfielder, that is woeful. 11 goals in 147 appearances for the Gunners is equally uninspiring. Quite often Wilshere looks more dangerous than he is- commonly known as Andros Townsend Syndrome- running at players and flicking passes around- but what actually comes of it? There can be no doubting that the youngster is a talent, and he is at an age where he could prove his doubters wrong still, but at the moment he is simply nowhere as good as some make him out to be. One of the best young players in Europe? I can hear the Spaniards, Italians and Germans laughing from here.