10 Liverpool Heroes Whose Careers Have Nosedived Since Leaving Anfield
5. Jerzy Dudek
The hero of Istanbul, it was his miraculous save to deny Andriy Shevchenko in extra-time and his Bruce Grobbelaar-esque spaghetti-legs during the penalty shoot-out that ultimately won it for the Reds. He may have picked up a host of critics during his six years at the club due to his unpredictable moments and characteristic gaffes, but on that warm night in 2005, the Polish goalkeeper cemented a place in the Liverpool history books forever. Once Spanish shot-stopper Pepe Reina arrived in the immediate aftermath of the heroic victory in Istanbul, Dudek could be forgiven for feeling a bit miffed at suddenly having to play second fiddle, especially when Celtics Polish number one Artur Boruc was performing so well ahead of the 2006 World Cup. Having made a number of pleas to leave in order to play some regular first-team football, with his omission from the World Cup proving to be the final straw for him, Dudek farcically decided to join the biggest club in world football to challenge arguably the worlds great shot-stopper. Predictably, the Pole spent the majority of his tenure in Spain watching from the sidelines, and played just two league games during his four seasons at the club before hanging up his boots in 2011.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
