Top 10: Best benchwarmers in world football this season :: 10: Fernando Llorente | Juventus The big striker was linked with Tottenham before he moved to Serie A champs Juventus upon the expiry of his contract. 9: Alex Song | Barcelona Unsurprisingly Alex Song hasnt been able to force himself into a midfield containing the likes of Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Busquets and Xavi. The former Arsenal star has been treated as a not-so-super-sub since his arrival at the Nou Camp, and its unlikely he will remain there for long if he has ambitions of playing regular football again. 8: Marouane Fellaini | Man United The tall Belgian has looked a shadow of the player that Moyes paid near-on £30million for and, as a result, hes been dropped to the bench. Its unlikely he will remain a substitute for long, but unless he can pick up performances he doesnt deserve a starting berth. 7: Stevan Jovetic | Man City When a club pays £22million for a striker you could be forgiven for thinking that he will get his chance to the prove his worth immediately. 6: Javier Hernandez | Man United Hernandez has had the rotten luck of having world-class strikers to fight against for the duration of his entire Manchester United career. Currently its Rooney and RVP keeping him out of the starting XI more often than not, but make no mistake; the Mexican striker is a clinical customer. Hed happily walk into most other teams on the planet, but itll take something special to elevate him from perennial benchwarmer. 5: Edin Dzeko | Manchester City Another dubious case of a Manchester City striker not getting the minutes he perhaps merits. Dzeko is a consistent goalscorer when hes given the chance but, with the ever-growing level of competition at the Etihad, has seen his opportunities cut relatively short. 4: Shinji Kagawa | Man United One of the most inexplicable benchwarmers of all the men on this list, Kagawa just doesnt seem to have the right stuff in Moyes book. 3: Angel di Maria | Real Madrid Di Maria is now struggling to make the starting XI as Gareth Bale comes into his own at the Bernabeu. 2: Juan Mata | Chelsea Probably the most talked about case of a regular starter seeing his stock dramatically drop, Mata has had to endure a difficult start to the season under Jose Mourinho. 1: Xavi | Barcelona Thats right, the pass-master tops our list of key-players who have found themselves on the bench this season.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:52:54 +0000
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