Which is why I think he is overrated because people believed that of Gazza. He had the potential to be, and a decent world cup, but Beckam, Platt, Scholes, Lampard and Gerrard are all better players then Gazza was, with far less talent.
How can you be a better player if you're less talented ?
Talent would be my first point of call when classing a player . :? It's all about the application. Look at Stephen Ireland for example. Supposed to be a very talented player but not very good at applying it.