Higuain, Salah, Courtois... & we have special guest for AF March Flops of Month
autty 2019-04-03 17:45:00 评论
Another month for football fans, another disappointing month for the flops who fail to perform in March. And who are they? Let's find out in All Football's March Flops of the Month below... Don't forget to pick a captain as well!
GK: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Dropped to the bench by returning Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane. Ridiculous dribbling cost his national team a goal on Belgium duty. Returned to the club with a thigh injury. Must be the undisputed flop goalkeeper in March.
DF: Presnel Kimpembe (PSG)
Controversial VAR decision against him saw PSG knocked out by Manchester United in Champions League. UEFA does not think that's controversial, though, stating that 'the defender's arm was not close to the body, which made the defender's body bigger'.
DF: Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham)
New stadium gives Tottenham hopes but it was their 5-game winless run in the Premier League that dent their title dream. Sanchez is way too aggressive and was at fault when they lost to Liverpool.
DF: Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
Very lucky not to be sent off in the Cardiff match when he brought down Kenneth Zohore. Responsible for Chelsea's leaky defence as they conceded five goals in four Premier League games in March.
MF: Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)
Failed to live up to the expectation at Chelsea and often looked mediocre in matches. Played only 78 minutes of 180 possible in Premier League last month.
MF: Naby Keita (Liverpool)
What happened to Liverpool's £52.75m signing? Was once tipped for big things but now often finds it hard to even make the matchday squad. Several niggling injuries don't help either.
MF: Franck Kessie (AC Milan)
Had a brawl with Lucas Biglia on the bench during Milan Derby and later got fined. Gennaro Gattusso opted against starting him in the next Serie A game and rumours are he might leave the club in the summer.
MF: Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Made Cristiano Ronaldo the ultimate hero in Champions League Round of 16 second leg. He needlessly kicked down Federico Bernardeschi and Ronaldo made sure the resulting penalty would eliminate Atletico.
FW: Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Still some distance apart from being a world class player. Benched by Massimiliano Allegri in important clashes and when he was called upon and even made captain, Juventus lost 2-0 to Genoa.
FW: Gonzalo Higuain (Chelsea)
Sarri's prodigal son Higuain is even criticized by Sarri himself. Scored only one goal in March but his overall display is no better than Alvaro Morata.
FW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Mo goal in March and starting to be criticized by pundits for his rather selfish and lackluster display. Meanwhile, Sadio Mane takes all the headlines with crucial contributions in matches against Bayern and Fulham.
MANAGER: Jan Siewert (Huddersfield)
Huddersfield become the first side to be relegated in Europe's top five leagues as Siewert's side lost all four games in March. In fact, he only guided the Terriers to one victory in nine games.
SPECIAL GUEST: Craig Pawson (Premier League referee)
Pawson and his assistants handed Chelsea an undeserved victory by allowing Cesar Azpilicueta's offside goal, not sending off Rudiger when he brought down Cardiff striker as the last defender and failing to award Cardiff two penalties. Cardiff are all but relegated due to this.
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