Overated Football Eleven-Premiership

To often these days our beloved media hype up players after they score from a throw in, or shoot from outside the box, such unique things in football don't you think? So I've assembled a side of overpaid Premiership Footballers (which gives me plenty of options) that are so overrated for in Europe's supposed top league that they don't deserve to grace the league at all.

Goalkeeper- Manuel Almunia (Arsenal): The Arsenal goalkeeper is an accident waiting to happen it just amazes me that team don't put more pressure of this joke of a keeper. I remember a certain game against Manchester United a few years ago in where Almunia made a number of mistakes as Arsenal went down 4-2 to the current Champions. Against Spurs he was made to look very ordinary behind an Arsenal defense that was sieving chances to Darren Bent and co.

Right Back- Pascal Chimbonda (Sunderland): This petulant African born Frenchman has caused problems where-ever he has been at the Premiership. When he was at Wigan he disgraced himself by submitted a transfer request 15 minutes after the final whistle of their final game of the season away at Arsenal. His transfer to Sunderland took an age as he demanded high wages for his big money move to the black-cats. His performances have hardly set the world alright at either Tottenham or Sunderland so far which brings up the question is he the only one who believes his own hype?

Left Back- Nicky Shorey (Aston Villa): This man fair play to him went to Villa to send his career spirally towards regular England call-ups. However its spiraled downwards as Villa's fortunes have done the opposite. He has looked dodgy at the back to say the least, and not like he was at Reading but certainly not as much as a presence in the side. Shorey was a player to drive the side forward, with Villa he has looked uneasy and not the player they thought they had signed. Reading got second season syndrome, Shorey's has come a season later, as he thoughts his attempts to become a big high flier had finally begun.

Centre Back- William Gallas (Arsenal): The current Gunners skipper showed his poor respect for his club at the back end of his Chelsea career as he was accused of wanting to score own-goals if he was played at left-back for Chelsea. These comments don't surprise me and after what we've seen from him after the game at Birmingham last season tells me he isn't the man to turn to when things aren't going well, not the sort of man you want as captain or in your team. As a player he has lost a bit of focus since his Chelsea days where he played as a decoy to John Terry, Terry's class is obvious now as Gallas struggles to bed in alongside Kolo Toure at the heart of the Arsenal defence.

Centre Back- Joseph Yobo (Everton) Now Everton's usually sure defense has really fallen apart this season and a reason for this could be their Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo. Yobo for me has always been punching above his weight not only playing in the league but being part of one of the meanest defenses in the league. I'm not sure if you've ever seen this lad head the ball, but I haven't even when it's easier to he'll try any alternative. Playing Jagielka instead of Yobo has been a way of avoiding this mix up and it has worked in recent weeks.

Right Midfield- Soloman Kalou (Chelsea): What can I say about this man? He can be a lively player I won't deny that but nothing more, if you look at the goals he scores they are easier to score than miss, and if you look at his misses its easier to score than miss. How he ever gets into the Chelsea side I have no idea, with Cole and Malouda (who dare I say is better than Kalou). His goal record isn't one to strike fear into any team, and neither is his pace. In terms of the rest of the Chelsea squad he is average as this hugely entertaining side head towards a third Premier league title.

Centre Midfield- John Obi Mikel (Chelsea): Now this might look like a Chelsea witch hunt here but it isn't, they have just bought some dreadful players and Mikel for me is the tip of the iceberg. I see no point to this player. He is so ineffectual to the Chelsea side that they prefer right back Julliano Belletti in his holding role more than they like Mikel. He is a joke, and whats more he can't tackle to save his life with his disciplinary record being poor considering he's been in the league just three years.

Centre Midfield- Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth): Now here's a man who has been rejected by both Chelsea (Jose Mourinho) and Arsenal (Arsene Wenger). These two clubs and managers are two of the best readers of player in the country let alone in the world. Wenger especially knows a good player when he see's one and wouldn't let one go if he knew he had some quality and some use to him. Knowing Arsenal's current central midfield situation you would have thought he would have kept Diarra in reserve to this, he didn't. That's how bad Diarra is. If your no-use to the best youth manager in the world and you've been rejected as a player, I'd kiss goodbye your career because it's not turning around anytime soon. And it hasn't. This 'world class' midfield player now plays for Portsmouth and he'll be the first to tell you it's a big step up for such an inferior player.

Left Midfield- Jason Koumas (Wigan Athletic): The former West Brom man has really had a slip in his form since he moved to Wigan and has become anonymous in a side that have started to struggle in Premiership. His role in the side is different to that of when he was at West Brom and his 5.3 million price tag looks like a waste of money even after 18 months. He was known as the one man team at West Brom, now he's not in the team at Wigan, such a fall from grace and yet he still makes the Wales national team, nice to see there not picking on reputations anymore.

Center Forward- Robin Van Persie (Arsenal): The new 'Bergkamp', what a complete joke. This one footed Dutchman is maybe the worst of my overrated players and the on that infuriates me the most. For one thing he is seen as the new Bergkamp just because he is Dutch, no other reason. To be fair to him it took years for him to get the 'Bergkamp' taunts off his back, but since he's hardly covered himself in glory since. When your best goal scoring record is against Blackburn Rovers you can see where it's going. he never turns up in the big games. He's never been Wenger's first choice, he even plays Diaby as a fifth midfield instead of Van Persie at the end of the Henry days. Any player who can't play with Henry is a joke, even Adebayor gave it a shot in his short period with Henry. His injury proneness doesn't help either, I think he's broken his foot around 50 times. And finally he is one of the most petulant players in the league, he hasn't grown up as a player. A comment made by Telegraph sportswriter Clive White described van Persie in his match report as "21 going on nine. And after four red cards already he seems like a accident waiting to happen. Oh and did I mention the rape allegations?

Centre Forward- Craig Bellamy (West Ham United): The welsh wizard has never been the same since his season long spell at Blackburn Rovers where he helped them towards a European place. He joined Liverpool and became part of the rotation system under Rafa Benitez and it set his career back a bit. His move to West Ham has been a none event and he hasn't got going as the most injury prone players around struggles for form amongst other things. And you know full well he has a scuffle with a player on a training ground just around the corner, pace is his only attribute and it's been years since I've seen any, don't touch this player with a barge pole, you won't see him for years.