Not necessarily unsucessful but players who, for various reasons, faded into mediocrity.
2 of our own come directly to mind:
Michael Owen
Joe Cole
2 of our own come directly to mind:
Michael Owen
Joe Cole
Footballers who faded away
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That one dude.
New Beckham, Spurs and Blackburn...
He’s such a good candidate for this thread that for the life of me I can’t think of his name.
New Beckham, Spurs and Blackburn...
He’s such a good candidate for this thread that for the life of me I can’t think of his name.
Bentley
David Bentley?
Sulley Muntari?
Stephen Ireland was absolutely brilliant one year for City, had a number of big clubs looking at him. Then suddenly he couldn't get into Aston Villa's team. Can't remember if he had an injury or what.
Kaka
Pato
Robbie Fowlar
Adriano
Julio Baptista
Kieran Richardson
Bellion
Heinze
Spector
Lee Sharpe
Philip Albert
Espen Baardsen
All players fade away
Pato
Robbie Fowlar
Adriano
Julio Baptista
Kieran Richardson
Bellion
Heinze
Spector
Lee Sharpe
Philip Albert
Espen Baardsen
All players fade away
Jack Rodwell
Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers
Think it’s more the players that were good or hyped that left their clubs rather than being needed until the end of their careers like Scholes, Giggs, G Nev, Gerrard etc.
His problem was mental... sadly
Josh McEachran.
Looked a genuine world class prospect at 17 so much so Ancelotti (who notoriously likes expierence) was giving him significant minutes.
Now in his supposed peak years has just been released by Brentford where fans were more than happy to see the back of him.
Although that said that was a bit of a funny era all round for English youngsters, I've seen a few of the predicted future England national team lineups from back around that time and
Looked a genuine world class prospect at 17 so much so Ancelotti (who notoriously likes expierence) was giving him significant minutes.
Now in his supposed peak years has just been released by Brentford where fans were more than happy to see the back of him.
Although that said that was a bit of a funny era all round for English youngsters, I've seen a few of the predicted future England national team lineups from back around that time and
Inter's front 3 of Mancini Adriano Quaresma.
That was touted as being a world beating attack force.
All underperformed and then faded into obscurity.
That was touted as being a world beating attack force.
All underperformed and then faded into obscurity.
Lewis Holtby
28 now, should be in his prime. Is a free agent.
28 now, should be in his prime. Is a free agent.
Yeah but some fade away quicker than others. Going to wrong clubs, not being able to deal with pressure, being overhyped when young, you name it.
Adrianno - The next fat Ronaldo
Nick Powell was another that was supposed to be the dogs
Nick Powell was another that was supposed to be the dogs
I've always found the Ajax dream team of the mid 90s to be interesting to look at it. Very few of em seemed to retire on a relative high. Seedorf, Blind and Van der Sar from that team might be the only ones who kept momentum going til the end, with Kluivert, Overmars, Bogarde, Reiziger etc all falling from their perch relatively fast towards the end.
Ryan babel anyone?
Freddy Adu? Threads like this are so incomplete without this famed FM legends.
Freddy Adu? Threads like this are so incomplete without this famed FM legends.
Liam miller.
Djemba Djemba
Bellion
Zaki
Bellion
Zaki
Yoann Gourcuff
Next Zidane.
Next Zidane.
Morten Gamst Pedersen.
Used to always be a nuisance whenever we played Blackburn, he was also touted as Giggs heir.
Used to always be a nuisance whenever we played Blackburn, he was also touted as Giggs heir.
Now he's gone to the dogs.
Scott Parker, didn't even know he was managing Fulham until just now!
Steve Sidwell.
Steve Sidwell.
Wayne Rooney
Alexis Sanchez
Alexis Sanchez
Whats the lads name from city? Michael Hall or something? Seemed like a really good CM prospect but apparently became better at drink than football!
Too early...
Bojan. Don’t even know where he is now.
And Gio Dos Santos.
And Gio Dos Santos.
Quaresma has had a good career, much better one than the other two.
Gamst is excellent playing for Tromsø in Noggie's top division.
Jack Wilshere springs to mind.
Better than Arnor Sigurdsson?
Michael Johnson. They gave him £40k a week contract and he barely played because of substance abuse and mental health problems. Quit the game when that contract ran out and became an estate agent.
http://www.tradingplaces.co.uk/Offices/urmston-office.php
RVP
Joe Hart
One of the most influential players for a title winning city team, to 3rd choice Burnley GK when he should be in his prime
One of the most influential players for a title winning city team, to 3rd choice Burnley GK when he should be in his prime
There's still time for Freddy. He's only, what, 20-21 now?
Every Brazilian footballer
He's not saying anything disrespectful. If he was alive no one would disagree .
It's a terrible tragedy but we're talking about careers nothing more nothing less.
Shevchenko slowly faded away once he moved to Chelsea. Real shame, loved watching him.
I saw signs of his decline the year before he joined us to be honest. Goalscoring wise he still had a great season but he just didn't seem as sharp all round as he use to.