10. CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
Yes, I know it's not all his fault; that is indeed common knowledge. However, the truth is Portugal depend on him to deliver and he failed to live up to the hype on the international stage again. Blame Carlos Queiroz too, but when the Real Madrid superstar starts to look disinterested, you have to admit it makes your blood boil and gets on your nerves, as we are well aware of his capabilities.
9. JONAS GUTIERREZ (Argentina)
Oh Maradona, your selection policy should be one of the wonders of the world to behold. How the Newcastle man was Argentina's starting right-back no one could fathom and eventually not even Coach Diego could stand his puzzling performances anymore. To quote a pundit: "he was so bad that even Maradona dropped him."
8. NICOLAS ANELKA (France)
After such a good club season with Chelsea, some figured Anelka would finally come good on the international stage. However, he was the personification of France's nightmare. Absolutely invisible and non-threatening, he went over - this isn't a joke - 400 minutes without taking a shot for Les Bleus before being sent home after criticising his Coach, Raymond Domenech when taken off at half time in a loss to Mexico. Speaking of Raymond, the one everyone hates, he too was a contender for this list, but it's not all his doing, since everyone knew he was a few baguettes short of a breadbasket and should have been sacked after Euro 2008.
7. OTTO REHHAGEL (Greece)
I never thought I'd see the day a king became the village idiot, but here we are. He must have thought this was still 2004, but teams were not deluded versus them as they were in that European Championships. His team had no ambition and no hope. Unwatchable, partly due to what appeared to be a six-man backline at times. They won one match versus Nigeria, but only because the Africans imploded.
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