These guy’s promised so much but we seen so little of their abilities we are so used to seeing from them. Fatigue has been blamed as they have all had long hard season’s but then again so have the likes of the aging Arjen Robben and the mercurial Wesley Sneijder but they have shown what they can do.
In my opinion these guy’s who failed to produce the goods weren’t to tired or injured they just couldn’t live up to the hype and expectations the soccer world burdened them with. Here’s a look at my top 5 flops of the 2010 World Cup Finals.
CRISTIANO RONALDO: The golden boy of Portuguese soccer was only a shadow of the player we have seen in the past three seasons. Scored only one goal against mighty North Korea sorry for been so sarcastic but in fairness he only scored one goal in a seven goal rout. In hindsight maybe his mind was more occupied on becoming a first time dad than a first time World Cup Winner.
LIONEL MESSI: Definitely the best player in the world at present but failed to show his ability. He only showed us glimpses of his wizardly and he also failed to score in the tournament. Maybe the huge expectations he was burdened with got to him who knows.
SAMUEL ETO: After winning the Champions League with Inter Milan, I expected him to light up the tournament in Africa but he failed to perform. Maybe Cameroon legend Roger Milla was right when he accused Eto of not putting in the same effort for his Country as he does for his club.
WAYNE ROONEY: Rooney was the biggest flop of the lot as was the whole England team in my opinion. Rooney was expected to take the Golden Ball aswell as win the World Cup for his Country on his own but the expectations were to high for him to reach. He may have been missing his young son Kai one things for sure it wasn’t the same Wayne Rooney who mesmerised Premier League defences last season.
FERNANDO TORRES: Torres was unbelievably poor maybe it was his fitness after being out for a lot of the season through injury. He didn’t look like a player that was worth £100m the fee Liverpool have put on his signature. Will be out for at least three months after pulling hamstring in the World Cup Final and may find it hard to come back from this set-back.
