The game's pundits are still on a mission to unravel the mystery behind the big name failure to live up to expectations at the world cup.
Tactical formations and styles of play have undergone huge chastisement from former players of national teams and top football analysts.
Chief among them, Johan Cruyff- a former dutch superstar.
A member of the 1974 dutch squad, Cruyff has criticised his countryman Bert Van Marwijk's system on the pitch and labeled it as untypical of the total football displayed by a genius dutch squad in 1974 and 1978.
Well, that is very much at the team's level.
FIFA and other tournament organisers also have their concerns. WHY did Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rodney, Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres could not live up to the billing?
Well, various opinions and views have been expressed and blames distributed around.
On Saturday, the night before the grand finale, Danny Jordaan the chairman of the LOC, ditched out blames to what he presumably describes as an over ambitious organisers in Europe.
Stars in the Premiership participate in five major competitions in just a single season. With the premier league aside, players from Manchester United have to compete in UEFA Champions League, Carling Cup and the FA Cup. To top it all, there is the pressure incensed Community Shield which is played to officially usher in a new premier league season.
This means Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United are obliged to play in four different championships in a season. Those who use their junior squad to honour the tournament are regarded as fellas who do not hold a competition at heart and want to reduce its significance.
In France, there is Coupe de France apart from the Ligue one and UEFA Champions League action for Lyon, Marseille and maybe Bordeaux. Europa League for Rennes, PSG, Monaco and probably out of sort St. Etienne.
Germany which is one of the countries observers admit has a well structured system in terms of organisation, get their stars to play in three domestic competitions with the Champions League and Europa League still not mentioned.
Italy is no different. They also suffer a similar fate. Reigning Scudetto lords Inter Milan took part in four different competition and emerged victorious in an unprecedented treble.
Jordaan believes that for the stars to appear in Brazil refreshed and prepared for the globe's biggest football showdown, there is should be an urgent consideration for a cut in the number of competitions players take part in a season.
Danny has every reason to be worried.
His country hosted a tournament which Lionel Messi struggled to dribble three defenders on a roll, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal that is described as a windfall.
Didier Drogba vanished from the scene despite scoring a cheeky goal against Brazil. I have even forgotten that a certain Kaka was part of a shameful Brazilian side that crashed out in the quarter-finals. Ronadinho may have helped them into the semis.
What about the English talisman? I laugh my head off when I read a column published by Thesun.co.uk from Terry Vernables.
"We had a talisman who found it difficult to control the ball"
The former English legend was referring to Manchester United's Wayne Rodney.May be he was echoing the truth to the British media to stop castigating Fabio Capello and manage the inflated image of their players.
Enough on Terry and his English fellas. My pauses tell me Terry is still thinking about the hell he has to go through watching the Germans gloated them out of Soccer City Stadium.
My view on this issue is a dire head-on-frontal collision with the LOC president. I think Danny is getting his points wrong.
Interestingly, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi,and Kaka played in the same league and system with Diego Forlan.
Real Madrid went trophiless last season meaning Cristiano Ronaldo had enough time to rest. Los Merenges were booted out of the CL by Olympique in the quarter-finals, got eliminated in the early stages of the Copa de Rey and struggled to perform in the La Liga.
Barcelona lifted the La Liga with Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandes, Pedro Hernandes and so on and so for.
Although Atletico Madrid finished in 9th position, played in the finals of the Europa League and proceeded to lift the trophy.
The success of Los Colchoneros last season was marshalled by Diego Forlan.
If Oscar Tabarez is the composer of the new Uruguay symphony, Diego Forlan
is the maestro of his orchestra. The
Forlan has been the contractor of South American football at the tournament.
An architect on the pitch and a designer of the new Uruguay fashion.
A lot of players who flourished with their clubs last season have excelled in South Africa.
Welsey Sneijder helped Inter Milan to lift the UEFA Champions League and is a joint top scorer
with David Villa. Arjen Robben has been as electrifying as usual and provided assist for his
team-mates to convert.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid man played in the Champions League finals,
guided Bayern Munich to a DFB Pokal Cup glory and lifted the Bundesliga.
Along was his national team-mate Mark Van Bommel, the first non-German captain
of the Bavarians.
Although Barcelona could not achieve success in Europe last season
and defend the their Copa del Rey title, Pep Guardiola's side were well composed through
the season. They beat cash-splashing Real Madrid to the La Liga title.
Vicente Del Bosque is parading six of Barcelona's regular players in his starting eleven.
Xavi and Iniesta have a strong penchant for the Spanish passing game.
So what is making the chase for Danny Jordaan and Joseph Sepp Blatter?
Maybe, just maybe soccer icons at club level are not mend for success at the World Cup. Of course
this is not the first time stars have failed to glitter at the world. Can you remember Roberto Baggio.
The modern game is filled with players who rank personal success with clubs ahead of their national teams.
My little and common sense tells me that these stars are not committed enough for their national team as
compared to clubs.
I could not believe watching Lionel Messi struggle to dribble more than three players at the mundial.
I starred in disbelieve as I crouched my jaw in my palms, watching Didier Drogba sky a golden opportunity
my girlfriend could net with her eyes closed and Mr CR9 shooting wide from point blank range.
So maybe Danny should concentrate on the commitment of these stars rather than chastising
various association to cut down the number of competition organised in a season
Unless Danny wants to tell us Diego Forlan is a superman from a different planet, with different DNA and genes.
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