Players who completely fell off

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

Francis Jeffers

[BoyJones]

Neil Lewis. Just vanished off the scene. Ended up at Ibstock in his mid 20’s!

 

Met him once, said he couldn’t follow managers instructions re systems and positioning. 

[SystonFox]

22 minutes ago, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

David Bentley is another. Was the next best thing then he was awful. 

Believed his own hype:

 

pretty boy image

haircuts

played on the right and had the same initials as David Beckham

could whip a ball in

did he score the first official goal at the new Wembley?

The fact he played for Blackburn didn’t help

[moore_94]

Robinho

 

Thought he was gonna be the next big player when he had a good season with Madrid and then went to Man City as their first "big" signing under the new owners

 

Did okay 1st season, dropped off 2nd season, then did okay at AC Milan for a season, then bounced around China, Turkey and Brazil

 

Still in Brazil - not playing - but now has a worldwide arrest warrant for rape in 2017, sentenced to 9 years in 2020

[EastAnglianFox]

Jack Wilshire for me

 

Didn't just play a couple of games for Arsenal at the top level but 100+, told he was the new Gazza, Scholes etc time and time again.

 

Can't even find himself a club in this country now and has cleared off to Cyprus maybe??

 

[Jon the Hat]

1 minute ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Jack Wilshire for me

 

Didn't just play a couple of games for Arsenal at the top level but 100+, told he was the new Gazza, Scholes etc time and time again.

 

Can't even find himself a club in this country now and has cleared off to Cyprus maybe??

 

Denmark.  To be fair with Wilshere it is not about ability, he just can't stay fit.  Poor bloke.

[Guest]

Michael Johnson

[Bayfox]

8 hours ago, Smashing-Pumpkin said:

Michael Ricketts

Jack Wilshere

 

As a manager would have to be Pearson. Stock was the highest ever after the great escape. His braindead sons tongue up a prostitutes bumhole and its been a downward trajectory ever since.

Rubbish without his 2 sidekicks. O'Neil suffered the same fate when Robertson left him to manage on his own.

[Leicesterpool]

10 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

Yeah, was constantly getting praise about being the next big thing but seemed to have issues with mental health 

The takeover at city didn't help slipped down the pecking order. Shame we couldn't have saved his career but it was kind of too late by then.

[Manini]

Alexandre Pato 

[Unabomber]

9 hours ago, Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot said:

David Bentley is another. Was the next best thing then he was awful. 

He just decided to quit football 

[walkerleeds]

Freddie Adu.

[Innovindil]

Eden hazard gets my vote. 

 

Rightfully considered world class at Chelsea. Been pony since leaving. 

[CosbehFox]

Sonny Pike 

[Vacamion]

Maguire.

 

 

[RoboFox]

Freddy Adu. 

 

The ultimate wonderkid that never got any good.

 

He was going to be the next Pele / Maradona / Van Basten all in one according to our American cousins. 

 

Edited 9 March 2022 by RoboFox

[goose2010]

to be fair a lot of these players mentioned in here had bad injuries and never recovered. 

 

 

[Fox92]

That Cisse at Newcastle scored something daft like 13 in 15 and then the following seasons never scored more than 10.

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

Ozil. World cup winner, sat on a fat contract and never broke sweat thereafter.

[NasPb]

12 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

Michu 

michu had serious injury issues. i dont consider that falling off imo

[Basildon Fox]

Julian Joachim

[Voll Blau]

2 hours ago, walkerleeds said:

Freddie Adu.

 

1 hour ago, RoboFox said:

Freddy Adu. 

 

The ultimate wonderkid that never got any good.

 

He was going to be the next Pele / Maradona / Van Basten all in one according to our American cousins. 

 

 

Haha, always tried to sign him on FM when he was like 14 but you could never get the work permit through.

[Langston]

12 hours ago, SystonFox said:

Believed his own hype:

 

pretty boy image

haircuts

played on the right and had the same initials as David Beckham

could whip a ball in

did he score the first official goal at the new Wembley?

The fact he played for Blackburn didn’t help

 

Pazzini (sp) scored the first goal for Italy u-21s, was a bloody question in a pub quiz I did not long back, nobody got it

[RoboFox]

47 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

 

 

Haha, always tried to sign him on FM when he was like 14 but you could never get the work permit through.

Maxim Tsigalko 

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

1 hour ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said:

Julian Joachim

 

I beg your fvckoff