Players that have declined drastically

The first player that comes to my mind is Julio Cesar..What the hell has happened to him ?

I mean this guy not so long ago Won Best keeper in Europe award..Thats pipping the likes of Casillas and Neuer to it..

In the past few months i have seen him commit many howlers..His handling has been really shaky and his positioning at times has been atrocious to say the least..All in all he has been a shadow of his former self..

Any player you can think of guys !

milito too.

Milos Krasic, he depended on his speed a lot. No, he is slowing down+ people close him down with 2 markers I predict, he'll flop this year
The other guy is Lampard but it's mr. obvious

Ribery

Kaka

kick mars wrote:milito too.

Yea i agree with you but the past season he has been crippled with injuries ..Though this season he has found playing time under Gasperini ,it remains to be seen if he would be chosen above Pazzini under the newly appointed coach Ranieri..

And he is already 32 and we we expect a striker to fade at that age..But cesar is 32 yrs old and for some keepers that is supposed to be prime age(30+) but clearly he is having bad games on a consistent basis..

babun1024 wrote:Milos Krasic, he depended on his speed a lot. No, he is slowing down+ people close him down with 2 markers I predict, he'll flop this year
The other guy is Lampard but it's mr. obvious

Lampard is harsh, he is improving and the only reason people say he is bad is because he is adapting to moving the ball faster which is AVB's style.

If he is on a decline how come he is leading the EPL in creating goal scoring chances?

babun1024 wrote:Milos Krasic, he depended on his speed a lot. No, he is slowing down+ people close him down with 2 markers I predict, he'll flop this year
The other guy is Lampard but it's mr. obvious

Thats a bit presumptuous dont you think ?I agree that he's a bit one-dimensional and all speed..But he's played non-stop for two years and recently he was injured so he is not exactly match-fit..I am hoping to see the real krasic soon but i dont think he's declined 'drastically'..

We'll see if he fails to deliver this season..

Albelda?

You wouldn't think so if you saw him yesterday though.

Gattuso?

In my opinion Gattuso was finished two years ago..I am giving a neutral's point of view and i hope i dont get flamed for this by Milan fans..

Magricos wrote: Kaka

Kaka declined,but not drastically.

Lampard by a large margin for me

essien

Kaka, Gerrard, Lampard, Essien.

Lionel Messi wrote:Ribery

this is LOL
:lol!:
he destroyed Villareal
surely he must be finished
all those injuries and he is still very good

No Torres

xabi wrote:essien

:lol!: Do you know what an injury is?

Tomáš Rosický

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torres has been declining for a while, slowly but surely lol.

and yeah, julio cesar too. many in brazil think that it's time for mano to call up a new GK, or at least bench julio.

Gerrard-ve been on decline since Liverpool crisis.
Lamps
Torres

Drogba

rsinatra wrote:torres has been declining for a while, slowly but surely lol.

and yeah, julio cesar too. many in brazil think that it's time for mano to call up a new GK, or at least bench julio.

Still think he is Brazil's best keeper at the moment even though he's been terrible in the last few months..When you think of others ,Heurelho Gomes ?Give me a break..

Diego Alves ?He is already playing second fiddle to Guaita at Valencia..

That leaves us too Doni who is a joke of a keeper and Julio Sergio for Roma who is injured currently..Helton is old..

That is all i know about Brazilian keepers in Europe.Its too presumptuous to tell that there is a goalkeeper crisis for Brazil..Any rising Brazilian gk plying his trade in Brazilian League ?

Don't underestimate Alves.

Lord Hispano wrote:Don't underestimate Alves.

I am not..But why isnt he starting for Valencia if he is that so good ?

Gourcuff
Maicon