You also have to take into account the level the club was at around the time he was here, we weren’t a regular champions league club for much of his time and were instead in a battle for 6th.
Also, look at who he had around him, he often had people like Kanoute and Mido alongside him and worked well with a big man, when he was with Keane we often had discussions around d how the two didn’t work together both being smaller players however on each occasion he often had, Brown, Mendes, Edman, Lennon amongst others feeding him and I feel we were a completely different team then to now.
In fact, prime Defoe in this current team would actually be interesting to watch. I know in his later spells he had Bale, Modric etc feeding him as well, but I’m talking across his entire time here and to be fair as the team got better around him it coincided with him getting older.
I think overall if I was going to pick a player we’ve had who is over rated and never hit the heights expected I’d have a lot of names before I ever got to Defoe.
Also, look at who he had around him, he often had people like Kanoute and Mido alongside him and worked well with a big man, when he was with Keane we often had discussions around d how the two didn’t work together both being smaller players however on each occasion he often had, Brown, Mendes, Edman, Lennon amongst others feeding him and I feel we were a completely different team then to now.
In fact, prime Defoe in this current team would actually be interesting to watch. I know in his later spells he had Bale, Modric etc feeding him as well, but I’m talking across his entire time here and to be fair as the team got better around him it coincided with him getting older.
I think overall if I was going to pick a player we’ve had who is over rated and never hit the heights expected I’d have a lot of names before I ever got to Defoe.