Players Who Suddenly Turned Shit

[mickb2112]

Seth Johnson. Franny Jeffers.

was my first thought

 

[Steesafc]

Adrian Mutu.

A sniff of his former self...
Jordan Rhodes. He seemed a guarantee for 20+ league goals at Huddersfield and Blackburn, signed for Boro and turned to crap ever since.

 

[Rip Van Fish]

I disagree here - I think his has been a gradual decline.

On 350k per week
For the wage packet you cannot disagree
Impossible for them to be able to get rid on that contract anarl.
Makes that Winston Bogarde’s 40k a week at Chelsea a bargain

 

[Deleted member 21726]

Kone looked fantastic under allardyce. Big, strong, pacey. David moyes sorted it right out.

 

[woodlebert]

I remember wondering whether ex-Villa youth Yago Bellon might go on to do special things but it hasn't really materialised yet

 

[JL1985]

A lot of players on this thread made big impacts as teenagers. They were probably burnt out by their late 20s.

 

[vinegar hill]

Marco Gabbiadini

 

[Sid]

Torres went from unplayable to a complete shadow of himself the second he moved to Chelsea. He was only 26 too.

65 goals in 102 games at Liverpool and then 20 in 110 for Chelsea.

He never recovered post Chelsea. In the 12 seasons from leaving Liverpool he only hit double figures in one of those seasons. Pre-Chelsea he had hit double figures 8 times out of 9 top flight seasons in Spain and England.

I think Torres' form had dropped off before he went to Chelsea. His goal per game was on the slide the season that he moved. Always missed a few games each season with injuries after his first season with Liverpool. Certainly wasn't quite the same after he'd had knee surgery.

 

[Nukehasslefan]

A sniff of his former self...
Jordan Rhodes. He seemed a guarantee for 20+ league goals at Huddersfield and Blackburn, signed for Boro and turned to crap ever since.

Aye, good call.

 

[CherryHenry]

Mezut Ozil - clear winner

I think it's an attitude problem with Ozil and he just can't be arsed. I'd go with Lacazette - he's turned to crap - although I'm wondering if he was that good to start with.

 

[PRViiS]

He was pretty shit tbf before and after he came here and didn’t do a lot while here. Majority of his goals were penalties

Tin hat moment

Torres went from unplayable to a complete shadow of himself the second he moved to Chelsea. He was only 26 too.

65 goals in 102 games at Liverpool and then 20 in 110 for Chelsea.

He never recovered post Chelsea. In the 12 seasons from leaving Liverpool he only hit double figures in one of those seasons. Pre-Chelsea he had hit double figures 8 times out of 9 top flight seasons in Spain and England.

He was in a run of poor form during his last season at Liverpool. That last major knee injury he had fucked him cos he lost his pace and couldn’t adjust his game to it

 

[Mickdundee]

Veron at Man United

 

[Gucci Massive]

Micheal Ricketts for Bolton. Wasn't exactly class like but had scored 15 by February in his maiden premiership season. Didn't he score 5 against Leicester too? Got called up for England (one cap against Holland) then failed to score the rest of the season. He moved on to Boro and fell through the leagues.

 

[SAFC_Jack]

I remember wondering whether ex-Villa youth Yago Bellon might go on to do special things but it hasn't really materialised yet

Why have you posted this twice?

Tin hat moment

He was in a run of poor form during his last season at Liverpool. That last major knee injury he had fucked him cos he lost his pace and couldn’t adjust his game to it

Doesn’t need a tin hat - Borini was an average player who had a decent attitude whilst on loan. He signed permanently as he had no real options and didn’t really want to, which led to those performances.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Ashley Williams turned into a complete liability for Everton almost over-night.

Joe Hart and De Gea both had shockers in Euro 2016 and both never really recovered.

 

[Villan]

Scott Hogan

 

[houst69]

Lee Sharpe

 

[mag in peace]

Danny Welbeck. A hot prospect at Man Utd playing regularly for England and then nothing but shite.

You could add Sturridge to that.

 

[SuperGerryHarrison]

Micheal Ricketts for Bolton. Wasn't exactly class like but had scored 15 by February in his maiden premiership season. Didn't he score 5 against Leicester too? Got called up for England (one cap against Holland) then failed to score the rest of the season. He moved on to Boro and fell through the leagues.

When he was called up for England i said he was the worst ever player to get a cap. He was total garbage, a lower league plodder with a touch worse than my Mother, he got that cap on his streak of all streaks.

He left Bolton at 23yrs old and only managed to average less than 4 goals a season for the rest of his career, retiring at 30 after having his contract terminated whilst playing for Tranmere.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Shevchenko - incredible at Milan, as prolific as Josmer at Chelsea