Raees
Pythagoras in Boots
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Is it me or is Verratti staying at PSG for the foreseeable future one of the biggest waste of talents I have ever seen in the sense that he isn't really putting his talents to the test against the best in the world on a regular basis and if he was at Barca or Real.. not only would he be starting, he'd be the star of their midfields and would probably have a couple of CL's to his name already. I think he's the best centre mid in the world, bar Modric.
Off the top of my head, I think Gerrard and Totti are two examples of star players staying at smaller clubs and not really winning what they should have over the course of their careers, but one thing they had going for them was that they played in uber competitive globally recognised leagues, played for historic clubs, were local boys and thus they were being challenged constantly.
I don't see how playing for PSG in Ligue 1 can be such a riveting challenge that you'd want to dedicate your life to the club. Plus he's not even french, he's italian.
Anyway are there any other significant players you can think of who wasted their career in a similar manner and what do you make of Verratti's loyalty to PSG. Commendable or cowardice?