{"id":452677,"date":"2025-09-26T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/452677\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:25:18","slug":"joleon-lescott-says-tottenham-have-the-most-overrated-player-in-the-premier-league-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/452677\/","title":{"rendered":"Joleon Lescott says Tottenham have the most overrated player in the Premier League right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur have a number of players who could be considered underrated at the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/ally-mccoist-says-tottenham-have-a-15m-player-who-goes-under-the-radar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pape Sarr is underrated<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/jermaine-defoe-thinks-tottenhams-40m-star-is-actually-the-most-underrated-player-in-the-whole-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Maddison sometimes doesn\u2019t get the credit he should<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/dejan-kulusevski-says-the-most-underrated-player-at-tottenham-is-someone-who-ange-postecoglou-has-only-played-twice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dejan Kulusevski called Dane Scarlett underrated<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<p>However, now, speaking on All Out Football, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/joleon-lescott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joleon Lescott<\/a> has gone in the opposite direction, claiming that another of Spurs\u2019 players is actually very overrated.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btbf-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BeyondTheBackFour?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"object-fit:unset\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/custom\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/btbf-title.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>  Click to subscribe to the podcast <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:unset;height:30px;width:fit-content\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/custom\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/youtube.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, when asked to name the most overrated player in the Premier League right now, Lescott claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/cristian-romero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cristian Romero<\/a> holds that unwanted crown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234588754-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cristian Romero during West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-985291\" \/>Photo by Vince Mignott\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesCristian Romero is overrated<\/p>\n<p>Lescott was asked to name the most overrated player in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The pundit initially named Moises Caicedo as his answer in an attempt to wind-up the Chelsea supporting host.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former England defender then changed his answer to Cristian Romero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most overrated player in the Premier League is?\u201d The host asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaicedo, no I\u2019m joking,\u201d Lescott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVan de Ven or Romero,\u201d The co-host said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I would say Romero,\u201d Lescott said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Maddison called Cristian Romero underrated<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting how judgment differs among pundits and fellow professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, while Lescott believes Romero is wildly overrated, James Maddison reckons Romero is actually very underrated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/james-maddison-names-who-he-believes-is-the-most-underrated-player-at-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maddison named Romero as his most underrated teammate<\/a> earlier this year, stating:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderrated? Cristian Romero. Top, top centre-back,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some reason in England I feel like he has the perception of being a hot head who gets a lot of red cards and isn\u2019t disciplined, but it\u2019s the opposite, he\u2019s a World Cup winner and he\u2019s a top player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, Romero can be an inconsistent player, and that leads to inconsistent views of his ability.<\/p>\n<p>Romero can be brilliant, but, at the same time, he can also be something of a liability if he\u2019s not on his game.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine is a player who will always divide opinion, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur have a number of players who could be considered underrated at the moment. 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