It would be too easy to slot Romania’s Adrian Mutu straight into our “Players Who Won’t Be Missed” series. Chelsea. Cocaine. It’s classic modern day football material.
But our team of players who won’t be missed in South Africa has standards. It has to be choc-full of highly annoying characters. To be included we must be convinced that a player’s presence – despite the potential for individual moments of brilliance – would sour the South Africa experience.