By Ollie Irish
In the last 20 years, some supremely talented English players have failed to make the most of their ability. For the purposes of this list, we’ve discounted players who failed to fulfil their potential only because of injury (such as Michael Bridges, Jonathan Woodgate, Jamie Redknapp and Darren Anderton). In reverse order, here’s our Top 10 wasted talents:
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7. Francis Jeffers - When Franny joined Arsenal from Everton for £8m (a LOT of cash for a 20-year-old in 2001), having scored for fun for the Toffees, the hype had him pegged as British football's next Ian Rush… He now plays for Newcastle Jets in Australia. And he's not yet 30.