Most disappointing players in the 2010 World Cup

The 2010 World Cup was a weird one, even though in the end a favourite won it (Fuck you Spain but congrats). A lot of players came out big for their countries and a lot just didn’t show up. Below in order are the players who in my opinion didn’t do what they were supposed to.

1. Wayne Rooney
2. Robin van Persie
3. Lionel Messi
4. Fernando Torres
5. Lukas Podolski

Let’s face it, Rooney sucked. I put him in first place because to me he was a big reason why England didn’t make it further in the tournament. He had his chances yet he couldn’t come through and score when they needed him to.

van Persie, van Persie, van Persie… I don’t know what to say. Rooney sucked, but van Persie SUCKED! He was just there barely running, being lazy, and being completely useless to the Dutch attack.I have no doubt that Holland would have won the game vs. Spain if he would have played to his potential.

Messi, who is supposedly the best player in the world, did nothing to impress me. Sure he’s been great for Barcelona but he was pretty much useless for Argentina. Another reason why I believe Germany beat them.

Torres was lucky his teammates David Villa and Andrés Iniesta were there to pick up the slack because there was no way Spain would have won today. If it wouldn’t had been for those two, Torres would have probably been in the first spot ahead of Rooney.

The only reason I put Podolski in my top five is because I’m a fan of the Germans and I was expecting a lot out of him. After seeing how he played in the ‘06 World Cup and ‘08 Euro Cup I only expected him to be better. People are supposed to get better with time, yeah?