10 Liverpool Heroes Whose Careers Have Nosedived Since Leaving Anfield

8. Yossi Benayoun

Since Yossi Benayoun left Liverpool in 2010, he has played for both Chelsea and Arsenal, and won the Europa League - on the outlook, he hasn€™t done so badly. When analysing his performances at those clubs, however, the Israeli playmaker was a pale imitation of the inventive, goalscoring nuisance at Anfield. After 29 goals in 134 games at Liverpool, Benayoun finally left Liverpool to get away from Rafael Benitez - a man who had €˜destroyed his confidence€™. Little did he know that the Spaniard would follow him to Stamford Bridge within two and a half years. While at Chelsea, Benayoun contributed very little, playing an overall total of 24 games in all competitions for the club during his three-year contract, and scoring just once. His loan deal at Arsenal during the 11/12 season saw him feature in 25 games in all competitions, scoring six goals, but his performances were tepid, inconsistent and altogether not of the required standard for a Champions League and title contender. Six appearances were trotted out for West Ham in a loan deal during the 12/13 season before a pulled ligament put an end to that, and following his release from Chelsea at the end of the season, he signed for Championship side QPR. After lasting just a season under Harry Redknapp€™s tutelage, the 34 year old is back in his home country, plying his trade for former side Maccabi Haifa.