CarlosVent:

pls add david villa

^^How did David Villa flop? 

Didn't his team win the World Cup?

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 Re: Top 10 Flops Of The World Cup
« #34 on: Today at 07:40:29 AM »  

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pls NFF shuld listen to this

Nigerian Super DUCK team shuld go to next world tournament and play with bare foots, white singlet and green boxers.

Their captain band shuld be palm frond.

then their coaches and technical advisers shuld wear sack clothes on bench

then the former NFF executives shuld be hanged.

Nigeria shuld be the first on the list [quote]

ilosiwaju:

Am seeing some barcelona-inclined posts here. If ronaldo could make that list, messi should. The reason they are flops is not cos they are bad players but instead great players that failed to deliver when needed most. Messi is 23, yes we know. He is the best in the world at the moment, i agree but the hype is too much. Even his maradona was a hero for club and country. Ronaldinho- brazil and barca enjoyed him, same goes for Zizou with france and madrid. One thing this world cup tells me is that [size=16pt]without regular pipelines like xavi and iniesta, he's out[/size]. Inter proved that too. Zidane and Ronaldinho are so fresh in my memory that messi is not the best guy have seen yet. Soccer still awaits a football magician, the last was dinho? Maybe when he grows up small sha.
All in all, he was one of the WC spotlights and failed. He should be on the list. Finito!

ilosiwaju:

Am seeing some barcelona-inclined posts here. If ronaldo could make that list, messi should. The reason they are flops is not cos they are bad players but instead great players that failed to deliver when needed most. Messi is 23, yes we know. He is the best in the world at the moment, i agree but the hype is too much. Even his maradona was a hero for club and country. Ronaldinho- brazil and barca enjoyed him, same goes for Zizou with france and madrid. One thing this world cup tells me is that without regular pipelines like xavi and iniesta, he's out. Inter proved that too. Zidane and Ronaldinho are so fresh in my memory that messi is not the best guy have seen yet. Soccer still awaits a football magician, the last was dinho? Maybe when he grows up small sha.
All in all, he was one of the WC spotlights and failed. He should be on the list. Finito!

PurestBoy:

@The bolded statement: Did you see how Spain/Barca struggle to score without Messi while having Iniesta & Xavi? This shows that Spain/Barca need Messi more than Messi needs Iniesta/Xavi because Messi had 47goals with only 4 assists from Xavi while Iniesta is injured in most part of the season. Statistics show that 65% of all Messi's goal s are from his own individual skills without any assist. I don't remember Forlan, Sneijder or Any of the German favorites did what Messi has done in football and he's the reason why 80% of people all over the world watch Barca matches.[b][/b]

ilosiwaju:

I know you love him, i do too. Where on earth did you hear the 80% stuff from? Is it 80% of barca fans or 80% of football watchers in the world? For the statistics/65% thingy, i honestly dont know and will appreciate you give me one of such sources. If it were true, as much as i value statistics it sometimes betrays reality. Example- Barthez was the best goalkeeper in france 98, but bros between me and you, would you pick barthez to your team ahead of chilavert or schmeichel?  

Messi's deadliness to me is made up of:
Skills- 50%
Fear from defenders(i credit it to messi's skills + theatrics/dives)- 30% Mourinho knew that hence lucio and co's sterling defence against him.
Favour(yes, bite me)- 20%. you cant help but love this guy. Sweetly, he's only 23.


By skills, "I" prefer players who dont need the referee's whistle to keep defenders away(ronaldo, messi) but guys that can look into your eyes, arrange you and make you look silly(, you got it- okocha, zizou, dinho).
Zizou- the art of the 360 turn.
Dinho- anything can happen, "sojunu" pass, if you play rough-i get big laps and stamina to stand you.
Okocha- master of "sojunu" pass, show me your number etc.
Guess what? They can all play free kicks.

Its relative though. At least, messi gets the job done too. Abi?


If messi had a proper "igi leyin ogba" he would do more but for zizou and dinho, they were the "igi leyin ogba" for both club and country. Till messi can do well for both club and country, he still needs to up his game as a midfielder.

Again,i reiterate. Club football, its Messi surely, i dont dispute that, I love the guy. International performance? the argentine number 10 shirt's still vacant. Can someone please call me Riquelme?

When one was thinking its the world cup that will determin who wins player of the year between ronaldo, rooney and messi. Own up, he was not it in SA2010.
He should be on the Top 10 Flops List.
Amen!  

PurestBoy:

Rabbish, I'm busy now but will get back to ya later

ilosiwaju:

shiooooor!

ilosiwaju:

Am seeing some barcelona-inclined posts here. If ronaldo could make that list, messi should. The reason they are flops is not cos they are bad players but instead great players that failed to deliver when needed most. Messi is 23, yes we know. He is the best in the world at the moment, i agree but the hype is too much. Even his maradona was a hero for club and country. Ronaldinho- brazil and barca enjoyed him, same goes for Zizou with france and madrid. One thing this world cup tells me is that without regular pipelines like xavi and iniesta, he's out. Inter proved that too. Zidane and Ronaldinho are so fresh in my memory that messi is not the best guy have seen yet. Soccer still awaits a football magician, the last was dinho? Maybe when he grows up small sha.
All in all, he was one of the WC spotlights and failed. He should be on the list. Finito!

ethanson12:

This are the top 10 flop player in world cup:-
10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
9. Jonas Gutierrez (Argentina)
8. Nicolas Anelka (France)
7. Otto Rehhagel (Greece)
6. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
5. Felipe Melo (Brazil)
4. Nigeria
3. Fernando Torres (Spain)
2. Marcello Lippi (Italy)
1. Wayne Rooney (England)

mike4livechosen:

messi and kaka name should have been on that list for not scoring even a goal

mama-gee:

Kaka should be on that list. . .

Messi is overrated so it doesn't surprise me.

ice234:

ah mama gee. how can u say messi is over rated. am not his fan but right now there is no player better than him. if u think otherwise pls name the player. messi would still win next world player of the year. winger with 54 goals is over rated is that wat u are sayin

Messi is overrated. . .I mean trying to say he's a legend at 23 is just funny considering the fact that the overrated player hasn't even scored his 1000th career goal, he doesn't have a world cup trophy and has won the world player of the year only once.

Kaka is even more likely to make it in the football books of legends compared to this overhypee.

All I hear is Messi, messi, messi and yet when he comes he flops big time, he just can't play without Xavi and Iniesta.

Plus, he didn't score 54 goals, it was 47.