Footballers' Careers That Collapsed XI

[@kurtcoibainjr]

I like how there's a lot of sympathy in the tone. You guys cited the reasons for the declines rather than simply blaming the player. Respect

[@jadenodama2261]

kurtco Wod Wod Wod

[@jadenodama2261]

Wod Wod Wod

[@ballerjoeb]

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[@GM-tw4el]

I agree. Except for Michael Owen. He is a prick.

[@saintsnaps]

@@GM-tw4el this comment cracked me up hahahahahahahhaaa

[@SonnyK248]

People always say Bojan was the natural heir to Messi. There's like three years between them and Bojan broke into the first team at 16 and Messi at 17. In Bojan's first full season in the Barca first team he scored ten goals and Messi who was in his second full season at the time got fourteen. I hardly think the consensus in the Barca board room at that time was "We've got a guy ready to step in after the Messi era." It's just like calling Mason Greenwood the heir to Marcus Rashford.

[@tomc0518]

You can say the same thing for Christian Tello too, although he was a few years after, he would of had to stay at the club for all his career to be considered an heir to Messi

[@tomjesty3992]

How is Rashford that good though? The gap between Greenwood and Rashford is much smaller than Bojan and Messi.

[@SonnyK248]

@@tomjesty3992 I was referring more towards the age gap than the talent. People still call Bojan the Messi successor that never was but how could he have been? Even if he lived up to his talent, today he would be at Barca at 30 years old and Messi is still playing at 33. They're from the same era. If Ronaldo was still at United you could make the argument that Greenwood could be his successor. Not from a talent perspective. But in the sense that he's a young guy in a similar position who can play that position at a high level when Ronaldo leaves. That wasn't Bojan in 2007. In 2007 Messi was 19/20 years old and Bojan was 17. If anything they were both successors to Ronaldinho and Eto'o. So that's where I got the Greenwood/Rashford analogy. How can a teenager become a successor to a player just a few years older than him? A successor is a guy who comes in and replaces the older guy like Ronaldo did for Beckham. If you play together with someone for almost your entire career you're not replacing them.

[@scottishinoz674]

Good point

[@oliverizzard8751]

@@SonnyK248 if Messi had decided to play for Spain as a boy and been sold by Barcelona after a 10 goal season because a guy 2 years older than him scored 15 I don't think he'd have a single golden ball.

[@jamesasp6437]

Towards the end of his Liverpool career Torres was riddled with injuries. He was told to miss the World Cup and to recover but he choose to go, only to make the injury worse. He lost a yard of pace and just like Owen his game was dependent on pace. So it was really clever business by Liverpool to sell a injured player who was never gonna be the same as a couple of years back.

[@bingyplays3093]

I dont know how so little people know this, I thought it was basic knowledge 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@benjaminlindholt9242]

I also think Torres had his downfall because he didn' fit the Chelsea system

[@jamesasp6437]

Bingy Plays I know haha

[@12thMandalorian]

As a Chelsea fan it was clear we signed him during his injury recovery, but he is cherished due to his UCL heroics, injuries were the reason behind his career slowing fizzling out, still World Cup winner and two time Euros winner and a UCL

[@slinkiegirl2001]

as a gooner i remember torres he terrified defenders l/pool mugged chavs they got 50 mil for a croaky player his career tanked after chelsea

[@cheeechee8296]

Ironically, Andre Schurrle just announced his retirement at the age of 29 and he would've been perfect in this video.

[@ishaandw]

My thoughts exactly

[@BLABLABLABLABLABL298]

Let's not forget his world cup winning team mate Kevin Großkreutz. Won the world cup and lit up the Bundesliga with Dortmund before falling from grace. Now he is playing in Germanys 3rd division and has been awful the last few years when he should have been in his prime as a defender.

[@garethrumsey]

Retired at 29! Definitely should have carried on playing somewhere or anywhere that could challenge for trophies, not a high profile club but one of the smaller/other leagues, a in club somewhere like Belgium, Austria, USA you get my drift, obviously depending on injuries he’s had or could get 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cheeechee8296]

@@ishaandw Excatly right!

[@2Skills4u]

@@garethrumsey Lol the Belgian League isn't a bad standard...it's infront of Turkey and 7th in the rankings...

[@k4sp3r94]

The biggest career collapse ever in my opinion and one you completely missed. Adriano who was an absolute monster for Inter, and was destined to become one of the best strikers we've seen, before the passing of his father which resulted in depression.

[@HMalem]

Pato, Robinho, Hell even Ronaldinho could have been much much bigger ... Thing is, when those young people that came from extreme poverty get the taste of money and find themselves in the middle of a ruthless world, they lose track of the most important thing that is their career ... they get exploited and sucked dry by their "entourage" and then they get tossed aside

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Adriano was the GOAT in the video games 😭

[@thepanenkapodcast9795]

Even in the 2014/2015 season joe hart was still pulling off incredible stops and commanding from the back, I think today’s football fans forget this too easily:/

[@colinmoss7343]

We should take him on at Leeds . Cassillas is a clown and cost us promotion last year, I was pleased he was suspend for this years run in,

[@cappyjones]

He's at Spurs now! We'll take care of him 👍 #TTID

[@thephatpanda6141]

@@cappyjones no, we did

[@reganbrannigan3006]

1. Middlesbrough is teesside not tyneside 2. Michael Owen is not a hero to anyone, he’s disliked by the majority of teams he’s played for

[@Smithy-qj5ib]

He was very loved in Liverpool , but i agree towards his later career especially in Newcastle he was very hated

[@aaronadams9625]

Smith Jay key word there was. He ain’t anymore.

[@garethrumsey]

As soon as he had a falling out/refused to play at Newcastle and joined Manchester United he lost all of his statuses with Newcastle and Liverpool 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@matthofmann7517]

Cult hero at old trafford

[@reganbrannigan3006]

Matt Hofmann yeah but that just makes other people dislike him because nobody likes Man Utd

[@generichuman2044]

Royston Drenthe seems like someone who stuck in a child like state. When he was at my club, Reading, he actually met 2 of my friends in a casino and invited them back to his home to play fifa. He was a very nice guy but sadly it felt like his heart was no longer in football and I can understand why. He had been rushed into Real Madrid too soon and was tossed aside at the earliest sign of poor form

[@Brandon-se3eo]

If Bojan made this list then Pato should as well.

[@dashaw3188]

Someone you missed is André Schürrle, such a great player, had a fantastic world cup 2014, and then it seems like he didn't have a single good transfer. Ironically he retired today, at 29.

[@parham8279]

It's sad what happened to Schürle and Götze after World cup 2014. They were never the same afterwards. Actually there are a lot of good German footballers who experienced a downfall

[@nidalalispahic4657]

@@parham8279 Großkreutz, Howedes, Gotze, Schurrle, Mario Gomez, even Schweinsteiger when he went to Man United, Muller revived himself and Boateng hasn't fallen that much, but he did compared to before

[@parham8279]

@@nidalalispahic4657 yeah. But still. It's sad,because german players are mostly very talented and good. As a united fan I was really happy Schweinsteiger was in our team. But mourinio somehow ruined his career. Shame

[@leopold7562]

Micah Richards’ decline is pretty straightforward: He picked up an injury and nobody foresaw Pablo Zabaleta taking to the right back role so well. Micah was never able to get a chance to win back his place as Zaba was so imperious in the role. We’ll probably never know if injury made it harder for him or not, but it wouldn’t have helped that Zaba turned out to be pretty much irreplaceable, turning in the type of blood and thunder performances that made him a hero at the Etihad.

[@syedmislam]

XI of players who retired early

[@jordanewen6529]

Schurrle

[@4xa719]

David silva at the end of the season

[@charliecooper1646]

Anas Ali he’s not retiring

[@majharulali5335]

Van basten

[@btorbigtobez5330]

Xavi

[@athul806]

Imagine how James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale must be feeling ,even they're team is playing well and still not getting a chance to play☹

[@lifeisagameofknowingyourro6327]

Considered trash in Madrid should just leave 30 mil for bale 20 mil for James take it or leave it deals for clubs looking for a stars.

[@HMalem]

@@lifeisagameofknowingyourro6327 Those two wouldn't leave Real cause there is no club that would afford their current salaries . Believe me Real would let them go in a heartbeat if any club made a serious offer to them .

[@uk145]

Alternative Premier League XI: Paul Robinson, Nicky Shorey, Nathaniel Clyne, Ben Gibson, Jonathan Woodgate, Aaron Lennon, Saido Berahino, Danny Dinkwater, Abou Diaby, Andry Shevchenko, Radamel Falcao Subs: Richard Wright, Per Mertesacker, Winston Bograde, Andy Van der Meyde, David Bentley, Christian Benteke, Alexi Sanchez

[@muralibalakrishnan7401]

Torres and Owen’s career declined coz of injuries.

[@crb6468]

Richards too

[@Aamirbhaii]

Pep ruined Hart's career. He was a solid keeper. But Pep really didn't give him any game time. Now he's struggling

[@zarifshaukat9413]

He didn’t fit how Pep wanted to play, Hart is a good shot stopper but his passing isn’t that good and isn’t comfortable coming out of that box and sweeping when balls are played over the top of Man City’s defense

[@kwakuom]

No he is weak in his left really bad when people found out they abused it

[@crystallan21]

@@zarifshaukat9413 exactly...its not that pep "Ruined " him...he just didnt fit his system

[@1dayullsee]

Pep also wanted a keeper that could use his feet... that wasn’t joe

[@mjc8281]

Personally I don't like the way Hart was treated by Pep, but that is really unfair, as I recall he trained with Pep for less than a week before the season started(ironically because of being away with England), was dropped and loaned before the following week was up. Clearly Pep didn't like him as a player, but he didn't ruin him

[@Maxim89Il]

Michael Owen won the Ballon d'Or and was league top scorer. After achieving such pinnacles, your career is a success. Yes, it declined afterwards, but overall it was a success! Same for Joe Hart. At his peak, he won three Golden Gloves in four years and two league titles with City, I mean, if that's a "career that collapsed"... please, most goalkeepers would love a career like that. When it comes to "collapse," it should be in the context of unfulfilled potential (or overrated potential), like Fernando Torres on club level.

[@duerphykat8809]

Honestly Bojan never really had much of a career to begin with, so it really didn’t collapse all that much

[@morganstokes1930]

Adriano, from inter the number 1 decline. He was probably the best striker in the world, but his father died and he got depressed. Even Zanetti said he got goosebumps from that day that he witnessed Adriano when he heard the passing of his father.

[@billachampion1380]

Mangala was a beast on his debut against chelsea

[@alexbaker7802]

If you had told me when KSI had made that Beast Video about Akinfenwa, that Joe Hart would be playing at a lower level than Akinfenwa, I probably wouldn't have believed you

[@alexbaker7802]

@@TheMoodms Thanks for your comment, as insightful as ever, Moe

[@alexbaker7802]

@@TheMoodms OK

[@sohomd1]

Owen Hargreaves. For sure is one name you missed!

[@bunkerboy-hf4xh]

He was England best player. Bayern Munich picked him every game.

[@josephmadden3076]

Bojan literally the most hyped player ever and the biggest flop

[@goIdfishgamer]

That’s 80% of Barca transfers

[@user-ui7ph7vo9e]

He had mental issues, chill out. he was worth the hype because he was genuinely a class player

[@DezYungOfficial]

Ronaldinho10 👏🏻

[@duerphykat8809]

Ronaldinho10 Class? You gotta be kidding me

[@amrilhaziq8114]

Duerphy Kat he might have been. he was Barca’s youngest goalscorer before Ansu Fati no?

[@pauloneill5980]

I would put Coutinho on this list and Alexis Sanchez as well, even though he has had a couple goal related mementos at Inter

[@goldzipfelchen4721]

Thank God J.Cole choose rapping over Football

[@anonymousbroccolli6197]

Lol

[@kyrkosekaterinaris1328]

He chose acting, not rapping.

[@OddEyes1]

De Gea might end up in the next video in this series if things continue at this rate.

[@nightowl7459]

He going the same way as Hart.

[@garethmurphy7317]

first time i've ever disliked a video. you said at start of vid only players not ravaged by injury. then went on to name several players whose careers were ended or damaged by injury. disingenuous

[@Durbanite2010]

Joe Cole, Mendieta, Richards, Owen, Torres...

[@JH-ly2fs]

These vids kept my lockdown going

[@chikish]

I remember Micah Richards from FIFA 08. I would always buy him in manager mode because he was rated 83 at age 19 and his potential was through the roof. FIFA always seems to overrate young English players.

[@irkedcs]

I used to watch every game and I think he really was great and just peaked super early. Some players rely on physical ability and dont develop the technical side well as their sheer physical dominance starts to fade

[@hmmer3471]

Fifa has noting to with EA ratings

[@WyreForestBiker]

Its a game ..not reality .

[@zinkazama4612]

Few years later we'll find Alexis Sanchez and James Rodriguez in this type of vid

[@tomgriffiths2272]

Football Daily: "We aren't interested in players ravaged by injury" Also Football Daily: Put Michael Owen on the list...

[@UitdenOosterhout]

I have a big feeling that Griezmann or Hazard will end up like Michael Owen at Madrid

[@theopaul733]

Bojan was never as good as people hyped him up to be. Love the videos by the way.

[@nanayaw7308]

Oh yes He was. It's either you don't know or you are just hating. That's all.

[@poogt22]

@@nanayaw7308 I still remember that goal he scored against the Ghana u17

[@ndyball218]

Mendieta was an incredible player for Middlesbrough who incidentally play on Teesside not Tyneside

[@Siphelelemkhize]

What about Adrian. He was called the new Ronaldo

[@Noone-ii9ch]

adrian was a goalkeeper not a striker

[@johnb9242]

If you mean Adriano, that was all him.

[@WyleyArts]

You started the video by stating you aren't including players plagued by injury but then put Micah Richards in there? He was shipped out of City because of a recurring knee injury which he himself has said he played through most of the times he actually did get on the pitch. Then has said he couldn't ever get consistent time on the pitch at Villa because the same injury forced him out.

[@giorgiob222]

Great video like it a lot.

[@halam899live8]

Great video today keep it up your doing amazing job

[@whynotkeegan]

On tyneside..... you mean teeside 😬

[@joelthorpe4170]

*Teesside

[@whynotkeegan]

@@joelthorpe4170 thats the one

[@michaeldavies6440]

This channel needs a Liverpool fan so they don't keep dropping clangers like the Owen 1

[@irkedcs]

as a mc fan, it was very confusing watch hart come off a great season to get replaced by bravo, who didnt seem like a great signing and then his performance was honestly laughable and overall embarrassing for everyone involved also micah richards seemed to have a great career ahead of him and even played well against ronaldo when mc and rm met in the champions league, so that one was a real head scratcher as well. It was never let on that his injuries were that serious or nagging, but who knows.

[@The.zigsta]

Good stuff lads

[@2Skills4u]

Joe Hart's career collapsed when Leigh Griffiths scored those two freekicks against him

[@coltonvanessa5096]

You forgot to mention that Gregory van der Wiel was released from Toronto after getting into a fight with our coach and generally being seen as a dressing room cancer. He's now more interested in his Instagram modeling career

[@b4rg3]

Joe hart was so good but he was destroyed by pep

[@WyreForestBiker]

Joe Hart's problem was always his "hyped" mood when he played .I always remember him jumping around ,clapping and shouting even when in the tunnel before games ... not what you need from a keeper who should bring an air of calm and assurance to his defence . His career was over as soon as Guardiola was announced as City boss, in retrospect it would have better for him to have been moved on straight away rather then inevitably fail to adapt to playing with his feet .

[@jugadug]

Torres to me career fizzled because of a injury and surgery and that cause him to not have as much confidence which impacted his game sadly

[@Fabszs81]

Torres scored the goal that led Chelsea to the final of the cl

[@pjordi]

8:44 min It's not New Camp, it's called Camp Nou, thanks :)

[@pjordi]

@ OK.. So I will call it Bridge Stamford, Trafford Old, Bernabéu Santiago and Siro San :)

[@shivachetanulavi7345]

Joe Hart would still be an upgrade on Kepa XD

[@michaelsolomon8871]

A lot of these players' declines were from injury, including Owen, Torres, Richards. No LFC supporter regards Owen as a hero ever since he moved to ManU

[@mo0116]

He even lost his scouse accent

[@Durbanite2010]

You can add Mendieta and Joe Cole to that list.

[@michaelsolomon8871]

@@Durbanite2010 Agreed. I think Mario Balotelli was a much bigger non-injury waste than most people on this list.

[@putrawk]

GK- Richard Wright RB- Rob Jones LB- Nicky Shorey CB- Winston Bogarde CB- Anthony Gardner MF- Freddy Adu MF- Bogdan Stancu MF- Thomas Brolin MF- Kleberson FW- Pato FW- Adriano Honorable mentions- Mido, Stephane Gui'varch, Mark Bosnich, Mario Jardel, Ariel Ortega, Pablo Aimar, Joaquin, Sebastian Diesler, Marko Marin, Alan Smith, David Platt, Dieter Eilts, Alessio Tacchinardi, Lars Ricken, Dean Ashton, Andrei Schurle, Bastian Schwansteigger, Adam Johnson, John Salako,David Beattie, Lee Sharpe

[@mateigheorghiu]

Maniche. No one ever talks about this guy. He was instrumental for Portugal's deep runs at Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 (making the dream team in each) and also won CL with Porto in 2004. Yet after 2006 he disappeared. He was 28 then and after a bad spell at Chelsea never found rhythm with other team.

[@nickb442]

In fairness Richards had HUGE injury issues. Would of been a great player if it wasnt for chronic knees issues but he didnt cry about it like lot do

[@duckishope]

Torres might not have scored many but he did score a very important goal for Chelsea that helped them win CL...

[@cummerchant542]

No it didn’t we were still going through

[@JakupPallster]

You forgot: Nicklas Bentner, Daniel Agger, Balotelli, Milan Baros, Jan Koller, Dado Prso, Adrian Mutu.....

[@Circa88Football]

Would be interested to see a top 11 from each region of england ie north east, east anglia, london, manchester, yorkshire etc

[@joeorleans8423]

I feel sorry for Joe Hart. Was really one of the best. I still don't understand the sharp decline

[@Papa5murf1]

Thomas Vermaelen should be on this list - When he joined Arsenal he became an absolute rock, arguably one of the best and most reliable defenders in the world. But then inexplicably after 2 seasons of almost perfection, he changed overnight into a weak bumbling defender who was constantly getting caught out or making mistakes. It was almost like he had turned into a different player!

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Michael Owen's goals for Liverpool and England came via the assists of Emile Heskey. They worked well as a team.

[@Mellbergfan]

Harry Kewell was amazing at Leeds, but did little after moving to Liverpool...

[@JuanDiaz-qm3hg]

Also mendieta became a professional DJ... the more u know

[@shauncollsc]

Adriano should have made the list. Went from being valued at 50m to being released in a matter of a few years

[@YBM2007]

Not sure how common it is these days, but 15-20+ years ago the most talented youngsters in the biggest leagues werent properly managed or protected. Waay to many games week in week out for someone who was not yet fully developed and so they started struggling with injuries when entering their 30s

[@lordfa9]

In the alternate reality of my W11 2008 ML team; Drenthe is a strong, reliable ball playing CB and my skipper for many years while Richards started out as a RB and moved to DM What might have been.......

[@dougjones9522]

really no mystery about Torres. He literally had part of his knee cut out to make the 2010 World Cup. He now has a World Cup winner's medal

[@ftvanderveen]

Drenthe is not playing in the first division in the Netherlands. Moreover, he hasn’t since 2007. He returned to sparta but once they promoted, he was released. His career is a Shame. Royston Drenthe left the Netherlands way too fast. Could have been an amazing player. Great person tho.

[@reecemilne5233]

They said third not first.

[@thisizpatrickk]

You missed out Robin Van Persie lol and Mario Balotelli

[@dazzaMusic]

Torres? he won a champions league medal and went on to reach another final

[@secla_SC]

Actually Owen is largely hated by Liverpool fans who remember his glory days at Anfield, (I'm not one of them). His switch to Man United later in his career destroyed his relationship with Reds fans.

[@jimgreene457]

I’m sure 3 premier leagues is hard to beat with a different team for Joe Cole...

[@jhoward3584]

7:26 Is it me or did he say Tyneside rather than Teesside? Boro fans will not be happy you got Middlesbrough mixed up with Newcastle.

[@kausil6985]

Hey there is a person named Jack Wilshere as well

[@scotmac5143]

Whenever a player gets called the next Messi, he is cursed. No player can get near to Messis achievements

[@shauntaylor6040]

Some players start declining at 28, Torres, Rooney, Ronaldinho, it's usually injuries, or they got overhyped after 1 good season, like Benteke.

[@cummerchant542]

Benteke was good for almost 3 seasons he was good at genk even better at Aston Villa shit at Liverpool and for the first season was good at crystal palace but then got bad 2nd season

[@theonlyjoe_]

Jack butland, mignolet, karius, ferdinand, lescott?

[@AgingChris]

As a Liverpool fan I loved Michael Owen when I was growing up but can't stand him now because of that move to United. Dont know many, if any Liverpool fans who like him now

[@jackbache1538]

I’m a Man City fan in Manchester He’s a legend for going Man U too win a prem

[@Radhaugo108]

Edited Title: Side effects of transferring clubs.

[@AAlfredjoseph]

David James the should have been included, he was forced to sell his jersey and his medals cos he went bankrupt

[@SLimSHaDyLFC]

We all knew Bojan was gonna be in there didn't we ;)

[@kyrkosekaterinaris1328]

How about Mario Balotelli? Fabio Coentrao? Oscar? Jackson Martinez? Daniel Sturridge?

[@Not_Karam]

Roy Kane was a passion merchant

[@inter1236]

"no injuries" "forward Micheal Owen"

[@cadian122]

Torres was never the same after that injury he sustained before the world cup

[@Sam-yd9ds]

Mario Gotze springs to mind

[@MeMyselfandBri]

I think honourable mentions for this list should be Adriano and Saviola

[@peterohara1]

Richards is a bit harsh.

[@giannivanderschaft7122]

Update: gregory van der wiel is gonna play for Rkc Waalwijk ( dutch team in Eredivisie)

[@nimbus1398]

Honorable mentions : James, goetze, schuerle maybe coutinho and griezman if their struggle continues

[@cummerchant542]

All of those besides James maybe but all the others won’t even struggling

[@anto-mac]

FD were not picking players destroyed by injuries then pick at least 4 players destroyed by injuries 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@highfiveentertainment298]

Mario Balotelli deserves a mention

[@lucalocascio311]

I just took my break to watch this

[@elzurdorodriguez6650]

You put Hart but another GK that could have been was Víctor Valdés

[@jordanrivett8405]

Gaizka Mendieta was at Teesside not Tyneside

[@matthewduncan8523]

Joe Hart has to be the only player ever to actually give off the impression he’s intentionally trying to end his own career

[@TheBOFFIE41]

Expecting to see Winston Bogarde

[@freddiemercury2075]

Next video suggestion Best XI of players who retired before the age of 30 - A Schurrle - H Nakata - J Redknapp

[@makeshiftman]

Rob Jones

[@makeshiftman]

Redknapp retired at 31

[@elzurdorodriguez6650]

Marco Van Basten

[@Ravenghost123]

How is Mesut Özil not a part of this team. Should be the 1st on the list!

[@borntwice2364]

Alex Pato, Gorëtzka, Renato Sanchez, Januzaj, Wilshire, Jake Butland, Kagawa,

[@abdullabayya155]

Goretzka is still doing good at buyern

[@borntwice2364]

@@abdullabayya155 sorry I meant to say Kevin Grosskreutz

[@knuckalar]

Wasn’t drenthe a winger? I may be wrong

[@knuckalar]

stevie mondo I’m sure I played him on fifa as a winger back in the day, then again it is fifa 😂