Like most men my age, I have an uncanny attraction to lists. Whenever I notice a copy of Q displaying the ‘100 Greatest Albums of All Time’ or a copy of Nuts with ’25 Best Big-Chested Girls’ emblazoned across the front page, I instinctively feel the need to go and have a gander at what they’ve picked (and to gawp at some pleasantly ample bosoms).
Being that there’s no midweek games left, and transfer talk is at a mere whisper at this point unless you’re associated with Manchester City Football Club, I’ve decided it’s only fair to compile a list of my own concerning the Premiership’s biggest flops this season. I’m physically bracing myself for the amount of abuse I may receive when I come to check my comments to be moderated, but hey ho; it’s my little bit of internet space and you’re all reading it, so here goes…
- Joe Cole – I’ll be honest, at the beginning of the season, this was what I considered to be the shrewdest move of the summer. Taking into consideration the way I watched Cole terrorize the wings when I could still afford to go to games, and his tendency to pop up with a vital goal, often of the very spectacular variety just when you needed him to, he seemed to be the perfect addition to a Liverpool squad who had slumped the previous season under the stewardship of seemingly now renowned balls-up merchant Rafa Benitez. Oh how it all tumbled so quickly though, a straight red on his debut and he just hasn’t looked the same since. I think the Reds are now beginning to see why Chelsea allowed their man to go for nothing; he simply isn’t the same player he was when he first arrived at Chelsea and could hold a place in their starting line-up, certainly not “better than Messi” as Lord Gerrard proclaimed at the beginning of the year. A special mention here also needs to go to Paul Konchesky; the left back who couldn’t defend. Probably not the wisest £4m Liverpool have ever spent; contributed nothing and was so bad even his mum complained. I would do a bit about Steven Gerrard too, however I’ve picked on Liverpool for long enough now, so moving swiftly on…
- The Entire Attacking Playing Staff at Tottenham Hotspur FC – Simply, where have they gone this season? This is essentially the exact same strike force that was thumping nine goals past Wigan last season, yet this time round they’ve been a shadow of the attacking force they used to be. Champions League group stage performances aside, this has been a major stumbling point for Auld ‘Arry this year. Whilst the four teams above Spurs are sitting on a tidy goal difference of +39, +37, +25, and +29 respectively, Redknapp’s boys are languishing on a paltry +8. Too many draws and a lack of being able to finish teams off has been their Achilles heel for 2010/11, and for Spurs sake in the summer, I hope they add a decent striker to their numbers.
Everything said has been 100% true. Wayne Bridge has been abysmal this season- proven in the westham vs wigan match last week. Then there was el nino’s departure for 50million which abramovic must be fuming about. 50million for 1 goal! Chelsea has had a catastrophe with that signing, they should just look for quality players at a reasonable price – I.e ozil (15million). Also arsenal has had quite a few players that have been disgustingly under performing, I.e Bendtner, rosicky, vela, squilacci, clichy, diaby, eboue, arshavin, almunia, clichy (for a majority of the season), Denilson and Bendtner. I know I’ve mentioned Bendtner twice but he has been ludicrously under performing. Scoring only agianst the teams in the bottom half or the table, and teams in the lower league (prime example was in the FA cup 4th round replay against leyton orient. Well done a premier league player scored a hat trick against a league 1 team I think? No disrespect to LO fans.) Bendtner has been so bad I want him to leave so badly; He is TERRIBLE. My nan can score more goals than bendtner and he said he dream move would be to play for barça. He’s lucky he is still a professional footballer, let alone to want to play for barça!
Gary Neville! bullied into retirement by a scruffy haired Brazilian kid 🙂
Milan Jovanic! who? exactly… Rafa Benitez’s parting gift to liverpool played a handful at the start of the season and then dropped into the reserves and was never seen again.
Bendtner! The guy who claims to be better than Messi, HA
roque santa cruz he stands and watches then when he has to run.. he gets a twitch from the nurses bed.. wow Rovers did well to rob City that’s why they are employing the old man from Rovers..