00:00The term disrespected gets tossed around a lot in football circles, especially on social media.
00:05Fans love to argue about certain players that don't get the recognition they deserve.
00:10Who are the 10 most disrespected players in football today, you ask? Well, let's get into it.
00:15We'll start with Rodrigo. He doesn't always get the respect he deserves in the football community,
00:33especially when you look at all the amazing talent Real Madrid already has.
00:36Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Valverde, and now with Mbappe and Dendrick. It's easy to overlook
00:42him, but Rodrigo is versatile and has stepped up for Madrid when it matters most,
00:46scoring key goals in clutch moments. Just ask Man City and Chelsea fans.
00:51Lately, the disrespect toward Rodrigo's ex-teammate, Casemiro, has gotten out of hand.
00:57Sure, his performance against Liverpool was probably one of his worst,
01:00but people are acting like he's not even a professional player anymore.
01:03Let's not forget that this is the same Casemiro who was part of one of the most
01:06dominant midfields in recent history, alongside Kroos and Modric.
01:10It's so sad that this looks like a distant memory.
01:13Casemiro's Manchester United and Brazil teammate who's been the poster boy of getting disrespected
01:19is Anthony. Every time this guy has been in the news, it's for all the wrong reasons.
01:24His meaningless spins, his bad form, and his girlfriend's accusations are just some examples
01:29of it. Anthony has become a meme. It was like United signed a successor to Harry Maguire.
01:35Let's switch to the other Manchester team. The beast himself, Erling Haaland.
01:39People love to throw around terms like tapping merchant or, say,
01:43disappears in big games, but those claims are just ridiculous.
01:48First off, it's literally a striker's job to be in the right place at the right time,
01:51so if Haaland's scoring from close range, that means he's doing his job perfectly.
01:56Plus, good defenders tend to focus on him,
01:58which creates space and freedom for his teammates in crucial matches.
02:02He's only 24. Just think about how hard it'll be to stop him when he hits his prime.
02:06Now, let's talk about a player who is in his prime right now.
02:10We are seeing Mohamed Salah getting seriously disrespected by the Liverpool board right now.
02:15I mean, this guy has been the Reds' best attacker during their rise under Klopp,
02:19and his legacy at Anfield could easily see him getting a statue someday.
02:23Yet, here we are with Salah in the last year of his contract and no new deal in sight from FSG.
02:29Renewing his contract should be a no-brainer. He's not just a Liverpool legend,
02:33he's a Premier League legend too.
02:36If they fear that he's slowing down, just look at this guy's form.
02:39This season, three goals and four assists already in just five games.
02:44I mean, what are they waiting for?
02:45Ex-Liverpool player Raheem Sterling definitely got a rough deal
02:49after Chelsea's massive summer shopping spree.
02:52With so many new wingers coming in,
02:53it was clear from day one that new head coach Enzo Maresca had no plans for Sterling.
02:58Things got ugly fast.
03:00Sterling wasn't even allowed to train with the first team or travel with them.
03:04After spending over a decade in the Premier League with top clubs like Liverpool and Manchester City,
03:09it was pretty shocking to see him treated like a third division player.
03:13This harsh treatment eventually led to him
03:15signing with their rival London club near the end of the transfer window.
03:19Now at Arsenal, there's no doubt we'll see a fired up Sterling this season.
03:23Another player who's been treated harshly is Victor Ossiman.
03:27This guy was tearing it up for Napoli, scoring goals from all angles.
03:31But for some reason, the Napoli management never really gave him the respect he deserved.
03:35Remember those cringy TikToks?
03:37Then came the whole saga where they refused to sell him unless someone coughed up 150 million.
03:42To top it off, they basically pushed him out this summer after failing to offload him.
03:46In the end, he joined Galatasaray in Turkey,
03:49where he's back to doing what he does best, scoring goals and enjoying football again.
03:53The next player who's definitely been disrespected by France football is Jamal Musiala.
03:59When the top 30 list for the 2024 Ballon d'Or came out,
04:02fans were shocked to see his name missing.
04:04It's pretty obvious to anyone who's been watching football
04:07that Musiala has been one of the top performers,
04:09both for Bayern and on the international stage.
04:12He racked up over 20 goal contributions last season
04:16and even won the golden boot at the European Championship this summer.
04:19But somehow, that still wasn't enough for him to get a nomination.
04:23Ridiculous, right?
04:24From one Bayern Munich player to another.
04:27Leon Goretzka is definitely not having the best time in Germany right now.
04:31First, Julian Nagelsmann left him out of the Euro squad,
04:34and then new head coach Vincent Kompany didn't even include him in the squad
04:38for their first few matches.
04:40When Goretzka finally got back into the team,
04:42it wasn't even in his usual midfield spot.
04:44He barely got five to seven minutes as a centre-back.
04:48He did manage to score in a recent Champions League game,
04:51but Kompany quickly downplayed his chances
04:54of becoming a regular starter anytime soon.
04:56To make things worse, the Bayern board openly talked about
04:59selling him over the summer because of his high wages.
05:02Ouch.
05:03Finally, it looks like Cristiano Ronaldo just can't catch a break,
05:07even when he's out here breaking records.
05:09The guy recently smashed through the 900-goal barrier
05:13against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.
05:16But somehow, people are still saying he's bad for Portugal.
05:20We're talking about arguably the greatest striker of all time.
05:23This is the same player who's been scoring close to 50 goals per season
05:28for nearly two decades.
05:30His consistency, character and longevity are nothing short of phenomenal.
05:34Sometimes, it feels like Ronaldo gets disrespected just because he's Ronaldo.
05:39Anyway, are there more players that you think are highly disrespected?
05:43Tell us in the comments.
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