Life is often a rollercoaster of emotions and that notion extends to some uniquely infuriating footballers, as supporters of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United can all testify.
In an age where elite footballers are obscenely rich and increasingly divorced from the realities of everyday life, some modern-day heroes take it upon themselves to remind us all that Premier League footballers remain human.
And, by scoring an own goal or missing from a yard out, these flawed footballers enter our hearts. There’s something very British about embracing slapstick humour after all.
We’ve taken the pleasure of compiling an XI of players that exasperate and delight in (almost) equal measure, lining up in a 4-3-3 formation.
GK: Jordan Pickford
Pickford is a riddle wrapped inside an enigma; a goalkeeper that’s enjoyed two excellent international tournaments in succession but emits the kind of nervous energy that never truly inspires confidence.
It’s almost like Pickford necks a carton of Sunny Delight before leaving the changing room, such is his boundless energy and commitment to carnage (just ask Virgil van Dijk). Maybe we’re just being fussy by expecting goalkeepers to have unflappable temperaments and resting blood pressure lower than a reptile.
But, despite the odd eyebrow-raising gaffe, Pickford somehow manages to keep it all together and is an asset for Everton and England.
RB: Serge Aurier
Spare a thought for Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham who believed they’d signed the perfect replacement for Kyle Walker when they splashed £23million on Aurier in 2017.
Instead, they’d acquired a preacher of enthusiastic violence and defending that should have carried a health warning.
While Tottenham fans regularly muttered his name like a swear word, Aurier provided moments of bewildering skill before invariably hacking down his opponent seconds later.
Even Jose Mourinho encouraged Aurier’s attacking forays, reasoning the Ivory Coast international would do less damage away from his own goal.
CB: David Luiz
From glorious passes to defending that suggested he possessed the concentration of a goldfish that’s just necked a pint of Carling, Luiz was the definition of infuriating during his time in England.
Everyone remembers Gary Neville’s Playstation zinger, but BBC writer Phil McNulty nailed the defender’s true essence when he wrote: ‘Luiz tackles with the force of a heavy goods vehicle and not always on the right side of the law,’ back…
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