16. Ricardo Quaresma
A very skillful player, Ricardo Quaresma could have become an international superstar. Having shown his ability with Sporting in Portugal, Quaresma joined Barcelona at the age of 20, at which age he was considered on par with Cristiano Ronaldo. Since then, the two players have had very different career trajectories for one main reason; their attitudes. Now aged 32, Quaresma has acknowledged his mistakes, saying “Talent alone is not enough to have a great career,” and saying he had an “idiotic attitude” at Barcelona.
15. Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor is clearly a very good footballer. Only Cristiano Ronaldo scored more goals than him in the 2007-08 Premier League season, showing what the Togolese striker was capable of when on-form. After his big money move to Man City, the first inklings of Adebayor’s attitude problems became clear. His goal celebration and stamp against his former club receiving much backlash. Adebayor seems to play brilliantly when needing to earn a contract before tailing off, a display of his lack of desire and lack of application at times.
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