Celebrating the Davids of the football world!
To mark St David’s Day on CaughtOffside, here’s a celebration of the best and worst Davids in the footballing world, from Beckham to Moyes…
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1) David Beckham
Star player for Manchester United, Real Madrid, England…free-kick specialist, barer of a thousand different hairstyles, Becks is surely the biggest David in world football and perhaps one of the most legendary Davids ever?
2) David Luiz
Described by Gary Neville as playing like he was controlled by a 12-year-old on a Playstation, crazy Brazilian defender David Luiz is a big miss to Premier League fans after leaving Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
3) David Villa
Spain’s leading scorer of all time and all-round terrific player at his peak, we all look forward to seeing New York City star David Villa on loan at Manchester City next season…
4) David Ginola
Superb footballer and character, now working as the world’s biggest troll for Paddy Power, launching a bid for FIFA president as a publicity stunt.
5) David Alaba
Scorer of the occasional long-range wondergoal, Bayern Munich starlet David Alaba is one of the world’s best young talents and could go on to emulate Beckham in being a David who’s rather good at free-kicks and football in general.
6) David Moyes
Respected for his work at Everton, mocked for his brief spell at Manchester United, this David has been one of the most talked about in the last year or so and continues to charm us with his surprise role as manager of Real Sociedad.
7) David Bentley
Retired by the age of 30, David Bentley is a David we all love to hate after an up and down (mostly down) career of being over-hyped and attempting in some way to emulate Beckham by scoring free-kicks (not as often) and flirting with some ridiculous hairdos.
8) David Ospina
Another Arsenal goalkeeper who looks like he can’t really play in goal, David Ospina is fast becoming another David dear to all our hearts.
9) David N’Gog
Well established as one of the most average of all Liverpool strikers in the modern era, David N’Gog still clings to his claim to fame after scoring against Manchester United as a youngster.
10) Edgar Davids
Cheating a little bit perhaps, but Edgar Davids has to make this list on the basis of being 1) THE footballer who wore sunglasses on the pitch and 2) ending up as player-manager of Barnet after a career spent at European giants such as Juventus, Ajax and Barcelona.