It seems that whenever a team has performed badly in the World Cup, it is all ways the coach’s fault. I think that at some point the blame has to be dished out on the players as well.

With all the huge stars at the World Cup it will be interesting to see who can steal the limelight from Torres, Rooney, Messi, Ronaldo et al this summer and emerge from South Africa as new household names.

A subject that will always spark fierce debate among football fans, is which of the lauded superstars of the international game don’t really live up to their reputations as terrifying masters of the sport. Here is a list of five players heralded as national footballing treasures who I suspect may actually disappoint in South Africa.