Who has been the biggest Premier League flop this season?

• Heurelho Gomes – A player that seems to have gone backwards rather than forwards, and the reasoning behind it is baffling. Whilst he had a very solid season last time round, this year the Brazillian has gone back to the form when he first joined the club that wasn’t so much ‘shot stopper’ rather ‘shot spiller’. Unfortunately for Spurs this season, Gomes just hasn’t had the consistency of a Champions League level keeper, his displays in both legs against Real Madrid being the primary focus here. In the games I have seen Spurs play this season, Gomes manages the consistency of being unsure when coming to collect a cross, an inability to hold onto the ball, and his lack of being able to command his penalty area like a good goalkeeper should have been a major hindrance in Spurs progressing and re-qualifying for Europe again this year. It’s perfectly understandable that goalkeepers make mistakes, and that’s a given; it happens to every keeper, but Gomes has just done it too many times this year and it has affected his team in a dire way.

• Arsene Wenger – A bit of a controversial choice that I’ve even questioned myself, because by all intents and purposes, I quite like Arsenal and the way they play under Wenger. Sure enough they can be a bit frustrating to watch when they dick about with the ball too much when they should just shoot, but when they’re on their game, they’re a delight to watch. So what I can’t understand is how badly it’s fallen apart since the Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham; a trophy that they should have walked through to picking up (no disrespect to Birmingham City fans) and on course to give United a right good challenge for the league. Wenger has said it himself though, his team were dejected after that cup final loss, so surely it should be up to the manager to fire his players up and say to them “well if we can’t win this, then we can surely win the Premiership”. And in all respect to Man United, they should have been challenged more than they should. A late surge from Chelsea aside, as soon as Arsenal fell apart the league was practically sealed for that lot from Manchester. It should have been up to the manager to instil some belief into his players that they can be successful, but as has been the case for a long time now especially in Arsenal terms, that success is still eluding them. I’m all for Wenger’s theory of investing in players for the future, but the man needs some genuine matchwinners at his disposal; experienced players who know just what to say to the younger, more inexperienced members of the squad. Furthermore, when Wenger had the opportunity in January to sort out his back four – another thing that has plagued the Gunners this year – he did nothing. The talk of whether Wenger’s time at the helm is up has been around for a season or two now, but in my opinion it seems to be going around a little louder than usual lately. Do Arsenal need a new manager to freshen things up? I don’t think so personally, but football is a very fickle sport and fans and more importantly board members can soon forget how much experience and history of winning trophies a manager has.

And there you have it, just a pick of some of the disappointments of the season this time round. Honourable mentions that haven’t been already highlighted include Bebe, Poulsen and Squillaci, but I’ll leave further flops to be discussed by your good selves.

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