Review: The lost talents thread: Players who did not realize their potential

I remember him, the LB once played for Bayern. Bayern had lots of potential FB but apart from Lahm, all crash and burn. Kimmich and Alaba not even a natural FB but managed to play much better in FB position. Rau, Bjorn Kopplin, Andreas Gorlitz, Christian Lell, and I'm sure I missed few names.

 

damn 98-Busan going from RL to OL and this guy was a 1st choice call up in 98 age group. More reason why dfb call ups means 0 in youth levels.
https://www.transfermarkt.de/ehemal...m-wechselt-zum-sv-oberachern/view/news/364760

 

98-Harenbrock hasnt made progress in years.

Cedric #Harenbrock bleibt der Hafenstraße weiterhin treu. Somit geht der variable Mittelfeldspieler in seine vierte Spielzeit bei RWE. Hier geht's zur Meldung 👉 https://t.co/F0T2giTjLP pic.twitter.com/6KqL4tpYXj

— Rot-Weiss Essen (@rot_weiss_essen) July 6, 2020

due to injuries, his injury history over past 3 years.
19/20 Trainingsrückstand 05.08.2019 11.11.2019 98 Tage 17
18/19 Kreuzbandriss 28.01.2019 05.08.2019 189 Tage 16
18/19 Trainingsrückstand 11.09.2018 01.01.2019 112 Tage 16
17/18 Kreuzbandriss 16.04.2018 11.09.2018 148 Tage 16
17/18 Sehnenanriss 18.08.2017 20.09.2017 33 Tage

that's 4 times in past 3 years he was out for over 100 days (also counting that 98 as basically 100).....

 

Schuerrle

 

I don't know I think helping Germany win the WC is a massive achievement and I put NT achievements over club ones.

unless your world class no one is going to remember your club achievement down the line. Doesn't help that Schurrle always changed clubs either. Schurrle was a good player but nothing amazing. His legacy is the NT, where he did realize his potential and his name is in history books. Winning goal assist.

 

I will always lament the fact that Schürrle never worked out for BVB, but I wouldn't say he's a lost talent. Inconsistent perhaps, but he won a Premier League with Chelsea where he is fondly remembered, two DFB-Pokal titles (Wolfsburg 2015, BVB 2017), and most importantly the World Cup where played a crucial role breaking the deadlock vs Algeria and assisting the winning goal in the Final.

Schürrle will forever be a national hero.

 

Badstuber has now been dumped to Stuttgart II...........how sad.........that a once promising career destroyed by injuries.

 

A bit like Erik Durm. His debut with the senior BVB squad in the 2013-14 was so impressive that he was part of the 2014 World Cup winning squad even though he didn't play at all. Unfortunately the constant injuries he suffered afterwards killed all of his potential before he could truly shine. I think he could have been one of the greatest LBs of all time were it not for his injuries.

Oh well, at least he will always have the memory of lifting football's ultimate trophy at the Maracaná.

 

Is it just me or Germany had soooooooo many potential players not fulfilling their potential due to injury. Germany being one of the most advanced country in terms of medical and its equipment along with Japan and USA, don't you find it focking ironic?

Look at how much Reus played in BVB and Germany shirt relative to the number of matches whereas he should able to play. Then like BVBFNM said Erik Durm. He managed to shut down CR during one of CL match before WC14. Then you have Arne Maier, Fiete Arp. Going back few decades we have Badstuber, Metzelder. People always said that WC02 we only have Kahn and Ballack the top class players. Not accurate. Metzelder was a ferocius and sturdy CB during that tournament and he was being selected in few team of the tournament albeit not as much as Kahn and Ballack. Then we have Deisler, probably the most tragic one. I am quite sure I missed a lots of names here.

 

there was a 1BL foreign player, damn can't recall the player's name or club since I focus more on Germans who months ago got super pissed at the incompetence of the medical dep of his club.

also epitome made a thread about huge question marks on medical deps in clubs too.

 

I remember that. I also forget the players name but I think FC Koln player? Yes, no disrespect to other countries but we are talking about German club reside in GERMANY. How the hell the medical standard so low.

 

found it, it was Hoffenheim and damn that's some shitty doctors almost ending the player's career.

Belfodil slams TSG for basically almost ending his career w misdiagnosis (he couldn’t shoot w his left and played 5 games this season before getting a second opinion/surgery) says he’s done w TSG despite contract til 2022https://t.co/JdzYzhAJQ1

— Abel Meszaros (@BundesAbel) December 19, 2019

 

I posted previously that Reus should be considered a lost talent, and I reiterate my opinion.

Reus may still be playing at a top level, but he is a lost talent in the sense that he has gotten injured far too often to make any meaningful contribution to both club and country, in addition to the sad fact that the 2017 DFB-Pokal is set to go down as his only major trophy.

 

I’d say he contributed to both national team and club. He was Dortmunds best player in their 2013 champions league run. He was however the closest thing Germany has had to a superstar in a long time and that was ruined due to injuries.

 

Lost talent and being injured are two different things though.

 

I mean it's in the title
"players who did not realize their potential"

don't think anyone thinks Reus realized his potential due to his constant injury issues.

 

I agree Reus had everything to be a top 5 player in the world, he has still achieved a lot. Hopefully he will be fit for the Euros, I want him to finally have a big tournament for the NT, he deserves it.

In terms of German global superstars in recent years, I think Neuer is definitely one. Young keepers all over the world often reference him as someone they looked up to growing up, he is synonymous with the sweeper keeper style.

 

Samed Yesil now in RL...........
https://vfb-homberg-fussball.de/?m=news_gross&zeige=3061

 

ED is reporting it as a two-year deal.

— Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) October 6, 2020