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PL Flop Xi/mad signings

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posted on 10/1/21

comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 23 seconds ago
Would be interested to hear the logic behind including players like Veron and Pogba but not Keita.

Club bias?

As others have said, think there are some far much worse than that anyway.

Torres to Chelsea was a disaster.

Rodwell perhaps? Bebe surely on the list.


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Pogba(The hype around him) cost twice as much as Keita but he maybe should be included too. Not exactly lived up to his youtube clips at Redbull.
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Much like Maguire, Pogba is over priced but no a flop imo.

posted on 10/1/21

Bale

posted on 10/1/21

comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 23 seconds ago
Would be interested to hear the logic behind including players like Veron and Pogba but not Keita.

Club bias?

As others have said, think there are some far much worse than that anyway.

Torres to Chelsea was a disaster.

Rodwell perhaps? Bebe surely on the list.


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Pogba(The hype around him) cost twice as much as Keita but he maybe should be included too. Not exactly lived up to his youtube clips at Redbull.
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Are you just basing it all on price tag?

Pogba might not be the player we hoped but his stats are still very impressive

comment by Neo (U9135)

posted on 10/1/21

comment by ttliv87 (U11882)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Wahl Icht {} (U22545)
posted 36 seconds ago
Kepa
Moreno Matip Mangala Baba
Cuadrado Keita Aquilani Depay
Morata Jovetic

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Matip? Clueless.
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Seen a few silly suggestions on here but this one is out on its own.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 2 minutes ago
Would be interested to hear the logic behind including players like Veron and Pogba but not Keita.

Club bias?

As others have said, think there are some far much worse than that anyway.

Torres to Chelsea was a disaster.

Rodwell perhaps? Bebe surely on the list.


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I didn’t include Pogba. Another who didn’t read it properly.
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Eh?

I’m commenting on the comments in the article.

I can read just fine thanks.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Neo (U9135)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 1 minute ago
Roque Santa Cruz
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He was good at Blackburn.
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Yeah, I'd be tempted to leave out players that were brilliant for one PL club but poor for another. Santa Cruz is one. Sanchez is another who was one of the best players in the world at Arsenal. Just looks a bit ridiculous imo having them in a PL flop XI.
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Surely if a player is signed for a large amount and doesn’t come close to matching his form at previous club or expectations, then he could be classed as a flop.

posted on 10/1/21

Not everything is about you term.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 23 seconds ago
Would be interested to hear the logic behind including players like Veron and Pogba but not Keita.

Club bias?

As others have said, think there are some far much worse than that anyway.

Torres to Chelsea was a disaster.

Rodwell perhaps? Bebe surely on the list.


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Pogba(The hype around him) cost twice as much as Keita but he maybe should be included too. Not exactly lived up to his youtube clips at Redbull.
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Are you just basing it all on price tag?

Pogba might not be the player we hoped but his stats are still very impressive
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Price tag and ability. I've seen some donkey moves from Pogba on the football pitch.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 45 seconds ago
comment by Neo (U9135)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 1 minute ago
Roque Santa Cruz
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He was good at Blackburn.
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Yeah, I'd be tempted to leave out players that were brilliant for one PL club but poor for another. Santa Cruz is one. Sanchez is another who was one of the best players in the world at Arsenal. Just looks a bit ridiculous imo having them in a PL flop XI.
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Surely if a player is signed for a large amount and doesn’t come close to matching his form at previous club or expectations, then he could be classed as a flop.
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Certainly logical but unlikely they’ll make the top 11 flops in the whole of the PL.

posted on 10/1/21

I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

posted on 10/1/21

Lampard (flopped at City)
Rooney (flopped at Everton)
Rio Ferdinand (flopped at QPR)
Zaha (flopped at United)
Fowler (flopped at Blackburn)
Thierry Henry (flopped back at Arsenal)
Bale (flopped back at Spurs)

All well known PL flops at one team so should be included in the PL flops eleven in the same way the OP has done.

posted on 10/1/21

Diouf, I believe the only liverpool no.9 to never score in a season and was a good chunk of change for liverpool at the time

comment by Neo (U9135)

posted on 10/1/21

comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 1 minute ago
I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

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Karius, who cost £4m, ahead of Kepa who cost £72m?

If you're including him you could make a case for any crap keeper that's ever played in the PL.

Come on man. You have to factor in the pricetag.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by The Becker Boris wishes he is (U14085)
posted 5 seconds ago
Diouf, I believe the only liverpool no.9 to never score in a season and was a good chunk of change for liverpool at the time
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which reminds me of downing and his infamous first season at pool, 36 PL appearances, 0 goals, 2 assists. signed for £20m, shipped out after 2 years for £5m.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by The Becker Boris wishes he is (U14085)
posted 1 minute ago
Diouf, I believe the only liverpool no.9 to never score in a season and was a good chunk of change for liverpool at the time
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Yeah shocker, and a despicable human being to go with it.

posted on 10/1/21

Who was that striker who flopped at Chelsea?

Shevcresptorremorathiguaiwernlukakpizzarsturridfalcaetooremypatorigi

Think that was his name.

posted on 10/1/21

Kepa was £72 million?



I agree that you can’t really label a player a flop when he’s still playing at a club but in some cases, when they’re blatantly not playing for that club again, I think you can make a call.

posted on 10/1/21

Shinji Kagawa

(Side note, shinji autocorrects to Shinjury for some reason)

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 30 seconds ago
comment by The Becker Boris wishes he is (U14085)
posted 1 minute ago
Diouf, I believe the only liverpool no.9 to never score in a season and was a good chunk of change for liverpool at the time
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Yeah shocker, and a despicable human being to go with it.
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This.

Bonus qualification points for being a massive caant.

posted on 10/1/21

Rebrov and Shevchenko up front.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

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I included Kepa based on his huge price tag. Karius was awful, but didn’t cost anywhere near and had no real expectations. I actually think that Kepa will be the biggest GK flop ever, so I bent the rules slightly to include him 👍

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 10/1/21

Downing at Liverpool worth a mention. Did he manage to get an assist in the end?

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Neo (U9135)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 1 minute ago
I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

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Karius, who cost £4m, ahead of Kepa who cost £72m?

If you're including him you could make a case for any crap keeper that's ever played in the PL.

Come on man. You have to factor in the pricetag.
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Kepa is still in the PL, so shouldn't be included based on the Ops own criteria. Karius is in a grey area in that while he is still contracted to Liverpool, he's out on loan in Germany, so not in the PL currently.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

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I included Kepa based on his huge price tag. Karius was awful, but didn’t cost anywhere near and had no real expectations. I actually think that Kepa will be the biggest GK flop ever, so I bent the rules slightly to include him 👍
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OK, I got it. While I agree with you, once you start bending the rules, people start bringing in players like Lentini.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by CurrentlyStuckIntheUK (U11181)
posted 5 minutes ago
I don't understand why people are talking about players who are still playing in the PL. I wouldn't have Kepa in the OP.

You got the likes of Tiabi and Karius to choose from. Though Karius is out on loan, so can he be included? Another United keeper would be Ricardo. Remember him? Bravo, formerly at City, flopped. Quite a few choices there.

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I included Kepa based on his huge price tag. Karius was awful, but didn’t cost anywhere near and had no real expectations. I actually think that Kepa will be the biggest GK flop ever, so I bent the rules slightly to include him 👍
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OK, I got it. While I agree with you, once you start bending the rules, people start bringing in players like Lentini.
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Is that the AC Milan one? That’s taking the Michael tbf!

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