The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly

 

I know that Football can get a bit heated. We all love the arguments, the winding up. What would the game be without the rivalry amongst player and fan alike? There’s a reason it’s the most anticipated sport there is, we love the drama. I'm not talking about your regular get home, put the kettle on, get your feet up because EastEnders is coming on, I'm talking about pure aggression and spontaneity on the pitch. The fans love a player with passion, but what I'm going to cover today is the players that the fans feel less sympathy for. The players who get under the skin of absolutely everyone, on – and off the pitch. And not just any D*ckheads, two in particular, look away now Chelsea Fans. 

To be honest, when something breaks out on the pitch, you automatically take the side of your team. Personally, when I see someone start on a Liverpool player, I sit up, and I look for the big baldy head of Martin Skrtel, who will be (without a doubt) on the front line. We all love the fellowship that comes with on pitch drama, but I struggle to see how fans put up with these certain individuals. I’m sure you get the picture, so without further ado – let’s kick this off.

John Terry. A player who is now coming to the end of his career, but is still regarded as one of the better defenders in the league. If I’m honest, yeah, he’s good. He’s an underrated passer, he can muster up 40 yarders without thinking twice. This is a rare, and concise skill for a CB to possess. But to be stripped of your captaincy position for England, twice! That’s a shocker. He’s clearly not the ideal role model that footballers should strive to be. This hasn't been a slow decline into complete idiocy, he’s been a ‘lad’ for a while. Clubbing, strip-clubs, and a little bit too much cash in your back pocket can do that to a guy, right? Probably not John. Out of all the annoying things that this guy has done, I’m gonna go ahead and stick with the big one. He slept with Wayne Bridge’s Model wife ‘Vanessa Perroncel’, his team mate. That’s crossing the line. Bridge is shown below refusing the handshake of his country’s captain.

Pissing into pint glasses, fighting bouncers, parking in disabled spots, almost ending James Milner’s career,
excessive gambling, racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, and even mocking American’s about 9/11. You wouldn’t think that I was talking about an England Captain would you?  I think before Mourinho came along, John Terry was an above average defender. I think a big reason everyone hates him, despite all of the mentioned points, is that he knows how to play his role well. Well that’s John Terry for you, bloody tosspot.


Next on the agenda is a 64 year old man, wait, what? Really? He’s only 27? No way. Ok, well, a 27 year old man, who goes by the name of Diego Costa. The Brazillian striker has always had something to curve his curiously wild eye-brows at, he’s the kid on the bus who is clearly too big for his pram, and kicks up a fuss over nothing. I feel as though he has to spit his dummy out at least once, every, single game. Especially this season, with Chelsea being 14th, his temper seems to have taken a turn for the worst.  So why does everyone hate him? There’s no doubt that he’s a talented individual, coming from the prestigious Atletico Madrid, and playing for a top team like Chelsea (ha).

This Brazillian beast punches, gouges eyes, spits, stamps, shouts, and head-butts opposing players. Yes that’s an accurate list, so why is he still playing football? I mean, jokes aside. That kind of attitude in the game is unhealthy, and players who act in such a manner shouldn’t be getting paid more per week, more than a nurse is paid in a year. (But that’s a whole other can of worms, so let’s stick to the hating Costa’s attitude part)

The guy is a wind up Merchant, his sole goal on the pitch is to score, and get under the skin of the opposition, in recent months – the latter has been a more prominent aspiration. I remember watching Chelsea play Arsenal a short while ago, and he got into a little spat with ex Atletico teammate Gabriel. The issue started with him gouging the eyes of Laurent Koscielny, and pushing him. He wound up Gabriel so much, that it provoked the young player, resulting in Gabriel being shown the red after a stamp. Diego Costa on the other hand got away suspension free, I think it’s safe to say that he got the last laugh.

The Brazilian goes out of his way to outline the dark side of the game. When he stood on Emré Can’s leg, I was livid. Right in front of Brendan Rodgers, and José Mourinho, who by the way had the sheer tenacity to defend his player? Utter disrespect for the game, and a sly way to go about it too. This Emré Can incident has to be a perfect example of the bastard’s tactics.