Jc18star
18 May 2006, 12:50 AM
I was just reading an old 4-4-2 with its World Cup 02 review the other day and then at the footy store I work in we were watching the 02 goals and highlight videos and it got me thinking, who was the worst player of the event? There were some really poor displays, from the whole of the Saudi's, almost every French player, Jancker for Germany....and many others.
For my pick I am going to have to go for a player from my home nations team....the U.S.A's Jeff Agoos.
He was the main culprit in every goal scored agaisnt the US (including his stunner of an own goal) in the first round and was the reason for the two pk's that our Keeper saved.
He was utter crap, a total waste of a roster spot. I think he only went becasue Arena was his coach in college and at DC United. To be honest I never saw him in college but at DC I never rated him and always thought he was crap, even my father who has limited soccer knowledge would say that he looked awful for United and that was in 96.
I mean a guy who is out of hs depth in sub-par league really has no business lining up for a team in a World Cup. I am not a rose tinted glass wearing US who thinks we have real depth or true talent in most positions but we must have had someone better than Agoos in the camp leading up to the cup. His play not only left the US virtually playing with 10 men, he might as well have been a play making 12th man for the teams he faced.
His performance was embarassing, and it amazed me that we made it out of the group stage(with a lot of statistical luck) in spite of him.
So now's your last chance to slag off on the Asain offering of the WC's worst players before we start bit(hing about the bad ones in 06. Tell me if you agree or you think someone was worse.
JC
For my pick I am going to have to go for a player from my home nations team....the U.S.A's Jeff Agoos.
He was the main culprit in every goal scored agaisnt the US (including his stunner of an own goal) in the first round and was the reason for the two pk's that our Keeper saved.
He was utter crap, a total waste of a roster spot. I think he only went becasue Arena was his coach in college and at DC United. To be honest I never saw him in college but at DC I never rated him and always thought he was crap, even my father who has limited soccer knowledge would say that he looked awful for United and that was in 96.
I mean a guy who is out of hs depth in sub-par league really has no business lining up for a team in a World Cup. I am not a rose tinted glass wearing US who thinks we have real depth or true talent in most positions but we must have had someone better than Agoos in the camp leading up to the cup. His play not only left the US virtually playing with 10 men, he might as well have been a play making 12th man for the teams he faced.
His performance was embarassing, and it amazed me that we made it out of the group stage(with a lot of statistical luck) in spite of him.
So now's your last chance to slag off on the Asain offering of the WC's worst players before we start bit(hing about the bad ones in 06. Tell me if you agree or you think someone was worse.
JC