Cult heroes and flops under each manager

[singlerider]

Shamelessly stolen from Modo...

Who were the unlikely cult heroes, or the disappointing shoulda, woulda, coulda players you really thought were gonna make it, but just didn't? We're not (necessarily) talking the worst players, but those that failed to live up to expectations.

Souness

Cult hero:
Flop:


Evans

Cult hero:
Flop:


Houllier

Cult hero:
Flop:


Benitez

Cult hero:
Flop:


Hodgson

Cult hero:
Flop:


Dalglish

Cult hero:
Flop:


Rogers

Cult hero:
Flop:


Klopp

Cult hero:
Flop:

 

[SummerOnions]

Shamelessly stolen from Modo...

Who were the unlikely cult heroes, or the disappointing shoulda, woulda, coulda players you really thought were gonna make it, but just didn't? We're not (necessarily) talking the worst players, but those that failed to live up to expectations.

Souness

Cult hero:
Flop:


Evans

Cult hero:
Flop:


Houllier

Cult hero:
Flop:


Benitez

Cult hero:
Flop:


Hodgson

Cult hero:
Flop:


Dalglish

Cult hero:
Flop:


Rogers

Cult hero:
Flop:


Klopp

Cult hero:
Flop:

I'm only going from Houllier onwards:

Houllier

Cult hero: Henchoz
Flop: Baros


Benitez

Cult hero: Arbeloa
Flop: Josemi


Hodgson

Cult hero: Stevie G's missed peno v Blackburn
Flop: Konchesky


Dalglish

Cult hero: Enrique
Flop: Downing


Rogers

Cult hero: Massive Divock
Flop: Markovic


Klopp

Cult hero: Alisson
Flop: Karius

 

[Aidan O' Neill]

Shamelessly stolen from Modo...

Who were the unlikely cult heroes, or the disappointing shoulda, woulda, coulda players you really thought were gonna make it, but just didn't? We're not (necessarily) talking the worst players, but those that failed to live up to expectations.

Souness

Cult hero: Bjornebye
Flop: Clough


Evans

Cult hero: Rob Jones
Flop: Collymore


Houllier

Cult hero: Sami (normally cult hero is for average players but he was bought as 2 million squad option)
Flop: Baros


Benitez

Cult hero: Biscan
Flop: Morientes


Hodgson

Cult hero: Raul Meireles
Flop: Joe Cole


Dalglish

Cult hero: Kyrgiakos
Flop: Carroll...special mention for Downing


Rogers

Cult hero: Flanagan for a while. Kolo?
Flop: Benteke


Klopp

Cult hero: DIVOCK....or even Robbo. 8 million signing from relegated club
Flop: Karius...although it should be spelled flap

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Been done to death this.

 

[StevieM]

Souness
Cult hero: Ruddock
Flop: where to start!!! Nigel Clough probs

Evans
Cult hero: Heggem
Flop: Leonhardsen

Houllier
Cult hero: Titi Camara
Flop: Harry Kewell

Benitez
Cult hero: Garcia or Maxi Rodriguez
Flop: Speedy Gonzalez

Hodgson
Cult hero: fuck off
Flop: all of them!!!

Dalglish
Cult hero: Bellamy
Flop: Charlie Adam

Rogers
Cult hero: Origi
Flop: Borini

Klopp
Cult hero: All of them
Flop: Karius
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[tombrown]

How can Clough be a flop when he scored those 2 goals against utd? Especially when you make the 3rd goal scorer a cult hero

 

[StevieM]

How can Clough be a flop when he scored those 2 goals against utd? Especially when you make the 3rd goal scorer a cult hero

Because Clough was shit and he wasn’t as fat as Ruddock, didn’t turn Cantona’s collar down during a game nor did he break both Andy Cole’s legs in the same tackle.

 

[Fabio]

Houllier

Cult hero: Big Vladi Smicer
Flop: diouf


Benitez

Cult hero: fabiooooo
Flop: Aqua


Hodgson

Cult hero: mereiles I guess?
Flop: koncheskey


Dalglish

Cult hero: bellamy
Flop: downing


Rogers

Cult hero: origi
Flop: borini...I hoped for so much for my fabio


Klopp

Cult hero: Big Harvs. Fanboi for life
Flop: karius. He won me over for a while...then madrid

*Updated because I dared to forget Vladi*

 

[tombrown]

Because Clough was shit and he wasn’t as fat as Ruddock, didn’t turn Cantona’s collar down during a game nor did he break both Andy Cole’s legs in the same tackle.

All true, but he scored two against Utd when we were 3-0 down and setup the great come back. For that alone he deserves to be elevated above flop status.

 

[MomoWASright]

All true, but he scored two against Utd when we were 3-0 down and setup the great come back. For that alone he deserves to be elevated above flop status.

A viagra? Was a bit of a flop but rose to the challenge?

 

[Modo]

Houllier

Cult hero: pongolle
Flop: diouf


Benitez

Cult hero: fabiooooo
Flop: Aqua


Hodgson

Cult hero: mereiles I guess?
Flop: koncheskey


Dalglish

Cult hero: bellamy
Flop: downing


Rogers

Cult hero: origi
Flop: borini...I hoped for so much for my fabio


Klopp

Cult hero: Big Harvs. Fanboi for life
Flop: karius. He won me over for a while...then madrid

Big Harvs? The fuck has he done?

For the Benny era my cult hero was Sissoko, flop Aquaman

 

[tomasjj]

Several cult heroes of mine:

Camara
Henchoz
Arbeloa
Bellamy
Origi
Bolton Baresi

Sami is a legend, not a cult hero. Garcia also too good for that label.

 

[MomoWASright]

Big Harvs? The fuck has he done?

He’s the messiah.

 

[darkstarexodus]

He’s the messiah.

I should know. I've followed a few.

 

[Squiggles]

Keita at £55M is a bigger flop than Karius at £5M, IMO.

Karius was a cheap punt who didn't work out, it happens. Keita was meant to transform our midfield and take Klopp's team to another level.

 

[SummerOnions]

Yeah Big Nat is defo the cult hero of the last 10 years isn't he

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Not a single mention of Igor Biscan.

Y’all should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[rurikbird]

Ragnar Klavan deserves a mention for cult heroes signed by Klopp. I would also say Matip is a cult hero, even though he's dead good.

 

[MomoWASright]

The Greek mk1

 

[rurikbird]

The Greek mk1

Yes, Kyrgiakos fits the bill. There were quite a few!

 

[dmishra]

Yeah Big Nat is defo the cult hero of the last 10 years isn't he

Eh, the only answer is Origi

 

[SummerOnions]

Eh, the only answer is Origi

I think Nat is way more cult

Origi is a statue deserving hero

 

[singlerider]

Evans
Cult hero: Veggard Heggem (I don't know why, but I just loved him!)
Flop: Stan Collymore (yes, he was good - but did he achieve what he should have?)

Houllier
Cult hero: Igor Biscan
Flop: Jari Litmanen (I thought he was gonna be our Bergkamp)

Benitez
Cult hero: Momo, Bellers or Fabs
Flop: Morientes

Hodgson
Cult hero: Ummmm...Suso I guess? I dunno, wasn't one really
Flop: Joe Cole

Dalglish
Cult hero: Dunno, Enrique I guess
Flop: Andy Carroll

Rodgers
Cult hero: Divock
Flop: Markovic

Klopp
Cult hero: Big Nat
Flop: Naby

 

[jan]

Yes, Kyrgiakos fits the bill. There were quite a few!

Rafa had loads - Aurelio, Sissoko, Arbeloa, Bellamy, Maxi, Kyrgiakos, Yossi, Riera, Crouch could all fit the bill. Maybe even Babel for his general waviness and that CL appearance against Arsenal

 

[peekay]

To me, cult heroes are players who endeared us due to their personality and love for the club and community rather than their footballing ability. Erik Meijer was for example a cult hero. Players who were not that good but stepped up and counted at certain occasions could also be counted as cult heroes.

I see that folks have chosen Arbeloa, Allison, Henchoz as cult heroes. These are damn fine footballers who delivered on the pitch big time over a longer period of time. I know Henchoz is remembered for his "saves" in the FA cup final but he was also a part of a great defense with Hyppia. I think calling them cult heroes belittles the contributions they made to the club.

And Ruddock and the word hero in any form shouldn't be used in the same sentence. Yes, he had those headers against United but he was a part of a group who pretty much let the standard slide at our club due to a lack of professionalism and commitment.

 

[Fabio]

Big Harvs? The fuck has he done?

For the Benny era my cult hero was Sissoko, flop Aquaman

It's cult hero. Near enough all of klopps players have been such a success, that calling them "cult hero" degrades them.

Harvs is the fucking future and I'm conductor on the hype train

 

[Modo]

It's cult hero. Near enough all of klopps players have been such a success, that calling them "cult hero" degrades them.

Harvs is the fucking future and I'm conductor on the hype train

Weirdo

 

[Athens]

I think Jim Jones is my all time favourite cult hero. Oh wait, this is the football forum.

 

[bluebell]

Keita at £55M is a bigger flop than Karius at £5M, IMO.

Karius was a cheap punt who didn't work out, it happens. Keita was meant to transform our midfield and take Klopp's team to another level.

Really? Has Keita cost us a final? How many games did we lose or draw because Karius had a brain fart moment? Karius is a £100m mistake

 

[Modo]

Really? Has Keita cost us a final? How many games did we lose or draw because Karius had a brain fart moment? Karius is a £100m mistake

Thing with Karius is that we knew it was coming. Were we really that surprised when he fucked up during the final?
We knew he had it in him.