10 Who Did Nothing At Liverpool But Excelled For Their Country

By Michael Ramsay /

6. Kolo Toure

Despite his credentials and plethora of caps, Kolo Toure probably will not look back on his international career with too much fondness. While he surely realised a dream of his family€™s to play alongside his brother at a World Cup, the Toures will know that they should have achieved a lot more on the international front. Without a doubt, they were part of the €˜Golden Generation€™ of African football. Over the last decade, the Ivory Coast has seen the likes of Didier Drogba, Gervinho and Wilfried Bony join the talented brothers in the starting line-up, but they still have no accolades to show for their talent, while the likes of Zambia win the African Cup of Nations and Ghana reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Still, Toure should feel proud of his achievements for the country of his birth. Since making his debut for €˜The Elephants€™ 14 years ago, he has remained a permanent fixture in the starting line-up, appearing at both the 2006 and 2010 World Cup - where he even led the side out against Portugal in Didier Drogba€™s absence. The former Arsenal centre-half has amassed 108 caps for his country - an extraordinary feat for any footballer, and despite the fact that he has just two runners-up medals in the African Cup of Nations to show for it, he should still be proud. His time at Liverpool is another matter, however. 20 league appearances last season - only the cruel would blame the Ivory Coast centre-half for Liverpool€™s surrender of their league title following a couple of high-profile blunders. Still, judging by the fact that Brendan Rodgers has entrusted him with just four run-outs in all competitions so far this campaign, it looks like all trust in his talents have been extinguished.