So, with all the talk of who is going to light up the competition this year, who do we all feel has let the side down and bombed miserably?
Personally, I think that Cristiano Ronaldo has. Once again he goes missing and bottles it when it comes to crunch time. No doubt he is an amazing player, just don't think he is anywhere close to being spoken about in the same breath as that of Zidane or other such players. Not yet at least.
Claude Makelele, too. I had the discussion at training the other night and couldn't believe how overrated he is. He gives nothing to a team, a glorified Neil Lennon. I am sick and tired of hearing commentators say how important he is to a team and makes every team click. The way people talk about him makes you think he is one of the best in the world. If I was to pick a World XI, he wouldn't even make my reserve team.
There are many more I am sure, just felt I needed to rant about them two in particular.