13. Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Pennant has had problems both within and outside of football; the talented and pacy right winger has never managed to pin himself down at a team for particularly long, having played more games for Stoke City than any other team. Pennant has been charged with drink-driving and played with a tag, plaguing what once looked like a very promising career. Pennant’s last three clubs have been in the Championship and Indian Super League, and he has been a free agent since leaving Wigan, still only 32.
12. Pierre van Hooijdonk
Former Netherlands striker Pierre van Hooijdonk scored goals all over Europe and for his country, playing for the likes of Benfica and Feyenoord and winning 46 caps for Holland. The Dutchman was often accused of having a poor attitude and being something of a mercenary though, particularly whilst he was at Celtic, when he rejected the clubs contract offer saying “£7,000 a week might be enough for the homeless to live on, but not an international striker.” With his next club, Nottingham Forest, Hooijdonk went on an 11 game strike, complaining that his teammates weren’t up to standard.
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