18 Sep 2018 11:30:25
A question for the ed’s and everyone else.

Which player could have gone on to be really special if it wasn’t for injuries, mine would be Gazza, he had a good career but could of been really special if he hadn’t wrecked his knee.

I have heard city fans talk about Paul Lake as well.

Thx

Andy O.

{Ed002's Note - Just Fontaine.}

1.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:02:48
The real Ronaldo!

2.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:06:29
Jamie redknapp. Robbie fowler and even Micheal Owen. All great players but could and should have reached the next level.

I really think redknapp would have been very special with a few more tough seasons under his belt.

3.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:06:39
Honorouble mentions to Jamie Redknapp and Darren Anderton, but the absolute standout is Rob Jones.

Gary Neville wouldn’t have had the England career he had (and probably not even the punditry role as his profile wouldn’t have been as high) if Jones hadn’t had career ending injuries. Such a shame.

4.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:08:37
Danny Sturridge? Was scoring bags of goals before all the injuries hit. Widely regarded as England’s top striker and best finisher till it all went wrong.

5.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:13:05
Harry Kewell.

6.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 12:25:29
Rob Jones.

7.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 13:00:56
I would have liked to have seen how good Michael Johnson from City could have been.

8.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 13:23:54
From my lifetime it's Fowler by a mile, I know there are perhaps better choices like Jones but they predate me.

Although Gareth Bale is a good shout to me - hardly ruined his career at all but his constant low/ mid level injuries across his career stunted him to some extent and I'd love to know if without them he'd have challenged the Messi/ Ronaldo lockdown.

9.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 15:48:41
Nii Lamptey.

10.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 15:49:27
Great question, despite his brilliance, I think van baston could have been truly great if he’d had fewer injuries imo.

11.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 17:30:18
Van Persie only managed to stay injury free at the end of his career. He was absolutely lethal once he got over the constant injuries too.

12.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 18:08:31
For Liverpool it would be Fabio Aurelio. He had all the attributes to make a great player if only they could have got him off the treatment table.

13.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 18:24:20
Gianluigi Lentini. He was absolutely amazing then had a really bad car crash when he was 24. He was just never the same afterwards.

At the time, he was the world's most expensive player when he moved from Torino to AC Milan.

14.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 19:11:37
Djibril Cisse stands out from my twenty years.

15.) 19 Sep 2018
19 Sep 2018 00:12:23
Good call on Gianluigi Lentini EP.

16.) 19 Sep 2018
19 Sep 2018 02:54:30
Adriano. Granted there were other problems but I think it was a bad injury which started it. The man seemed like a beast tho.