#1 Pascal Cygan (Arsenal)
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Arsene Wenger signed Pascal Cygan in 2002 after the defender had spent eight fruitful years with French side Lille. Expected to bring defensive depth to an Arsenal side looking to compete on all fronts, Cygan’s time with the North London side can be best summed up as a disappointment.
Though opposition fans usually make up catchy limericks to insult players, the Arsenal fans themselves had a catchy tune for Pascal Cygan that went along the lines of “He’s bald, he s***, he plays when no one’s fit, Cygan!”
The strange thing is that Arsenal won the league and went on the Invincible run with Cygan in their roster. He wasn’t terrible, in fact in the 2006 season they won 12 of the 20 matches he featured in, keeping 11 clean sheets.
However, it always looked like he was one step away from catastrophe; constantly looking uncomfortable on the ball and often caught out of position.
Though he initially played well, it speaks volumes that he was behind the likes of Philippe Senderos and Johan Djourou in the pecking order and Arsenal fans probably didn’t shed a tear when he left them for Villarreal at the end of the 2005/06 season.
