You only get one chance to make a first impression in football, and Abdukodir Khusanov from Manchester City has joined former Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid stars when making a debut memorable for all the wrong reasons.
In every workplace, your first day is a matter of bringing your head down, doing your work and trying not to set up things. Unfortunately, that is often easier said than done, given the pratfalls that fell this fate.
We have plagued by the archives to bring you 14 of the worst debut performances in football history.
“It's a moment that makes you feel like crying for the boy.”
Gary Neville says that from the comment box two minutes after your debut can never be good.
The very first Uzbeek of the Premier League has endured an absolute horror show when he made his bow against Chelsea. First of all, he seriously hired an air duel with Nicolas Jackson before a disastrous under-hit header returned to Edererson the striker to go to Noni Madueke for a tap-in.
A minute later he took Cole Palmer and was booked; Another referee may have sent him away.
From there he looked a deer in the headlights and was addicted early in the second half. To be honest, things may have been worse; City did not give any further goals and came back to win 2-1.
“What I thought was that it is not the best start, right? He will follow the lessons; He is young and has come for many years, “Pep Guardiola replied.
The only way is up.
Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Caicedo for £ 115 million after a comic bidding war with Liverpool, creating a million memes and allowing their supporters a period of glorious glating.
Every feeling of satisfaction decreased immediately after the debut of the Ecuadorian in West Ham; Caicedo appeared as a late replacement and was miles of the pace, made countless mistakes and admitted the penalty that confirmed the 3-1 defeat of Chelsea.
Since then he has taken the time to justify the reimbursement, but to be honest, he is undoubtedly the best midfielders in the Premier League in 2024-25.
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Undoubtedly the biggest football player of all time, Messi was sensational when he led Argentina to glory during the World Cup 2022 – but his international debut was one to forget.
The attacker received his first call-up for a friendly against Hungary by manager Jose Pekerman, who came from the bank in the 63rd minute.
Instead of impressing as a replacement, Messi was sent only two minutes after entering the field after an error on Hungary Vilmos Vanczak.
Messi was reportedly found in tears in the dressing room after he had been sent to his marching orders, but we bet it doesn't wake him up at night.
Thiago Silva is one of the best signing sessions of Chelsea of modern times, but his arch in English was extremely unfavorable.
Away from the newly promoted West Brom, the Brazilian International Owner lost in his own half and allowed Callum Robinson to score the second of the first half of the baggies.
He also failed to make a single tackle and was drunk twice. But goals from Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham in the second half save the veteran defender and he has hardly looked back since then.
Evra joined United in January 2006 and continued with an excellent career at Old Trafford, and won 14 trophies – including five Premier League titles and the Champions League – and played 379 times for the Red Devils.
That all seemed unlikely after they were addicted to his United debut during his rest, after 45 minutes to get the run around Trevor Sinclair while the side of Sir Alex Ferguson lost to Manchester City.
“After the first five minutes I played against Trevor Sinclair,” said Evra in 2022. “I was cut here [on the head] I remember that I was against the post and you know that when you talk to yourself, I thought, “What the hell am I doing here?”
“The football was so fast, so strong. I was chilling in Monte Carlo-I was called the best left back four times. I thought I made it, that I was a big player. Then during the break it became the first time I was presented by Sir Alex Ferguson to the hairdryer.
“He destroyed everyone and he came to me and said,” You sit next to me and you're going to learn English football “. I played for the French national team, I was in the final of the Champions League – and with my I was immersed in the first game after 45 minutes. “
Cole's red card on his debut in Liverpool against Arsenal in 2010 was probably the highlight of his enchantment at Anfield – neither Cole nor the Reds supporters who were mainly warmed up for each other and he remains one of the most overwhelming signing sessions of the club.
When Arsenal signed Gervinho from Lille in 2011, after they had been associated with his then teammate Eden Hazard for the majority of the window, their fans hoped that the winger would be almost as good as Belgium.
It was an illusion that only one match lasted after Gervinho was sent to beat Joey Barton in a scoreless draw in Newcastle. In honesty, few would mislead him for landing on Barton's pork chops.
Rumor has that slides have put some appearance for Southampton Matt Le Tissier on course to become Great Britain's greatest crank.
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Although he had fallen out of grace under Diego Simeone, Saul was still considered one of Europe's most talented midfielders when he came on loan from Atletico Madrid at Chelsea in 2021.
But he was completely flooded by John McGinn and the midfield of Aston Villa on his debut, while two lost steps almost led to Ollie Watkins found the back of the net.
Saul was addicted during the break and only four league matches started during his seasonal loan movement.
Berardi became a cult hero at Leeds despite, or perhaps because he marked his debut with a red card for a stunning karate-kick against Accrington Stanley.
“I felt nothing,” said Will Hatfield, recipient of Berardi's Jackie Chan, to The Square Ball in 2023. “He never put his two feet together. He hit his legs a bit, so I didn't really feel much contact.
“I didn't go down and make it a meal. I was so surprised. I just thought: 'What does he actually do? Why did he do that? '
“Because I was a fan of Leeds, I didn't want to start threw and push to start a fight. Because I was also young, I thought, “You know what, I'm just silent here.”
“If he would do that now, ten years later, I would make it a bit of a meal and probably for him. You know what it's like in football, handbags. I would have liked a little Argy-Bargy with him.
“I was only young and I didn't want to upset the fans of Leeds, so I just thought I wouldn't do anything. It was really a strange one. Since then I have never had that in my career again. It was funny how it happened. “
Leeds set a new British transfer record and made Ferdinand the world's most expensive defender at £ 18 million move to Elland Road from West Ham in 2000.
But his club arch was a Kastendien. After David O'Leary has again destroyed his defense of Leeds to house their new signing, Leicester Mid-Table raced in a lead of three goals within 28 minutes.
Ade Akbiyi and Gerry Taggart allowed goals to Robbie Savage, Ade Akinbiyi and Gerry Taggart. Leeds would miss the Champions League qualification that season and start their Doom spiral on League One.
Deep in relegation problems at the beginning of 2011, West Ham turned to Wayne Bridge's experience to stabilize their defense and start their march to safety.
Big chance; The defender of England has endured a terrible time because he looked carefully from the pace and was guilty of the first two goals that Arsenal scored.
If that was not bad enough alone, he also gave away a late fine that Arsenal helped to achieve a 3-0 victory. West Ham was relegated on the bottom.
We have stored the worst until the end; Jankewitz lasted 79 seconds from his Premier League debut for Southampton against Manchester United in February 2021 before he turned red for a dangerous tackle on Scott Mctominay.
Southampton lost 9-0. Jankewitz never played another game for the club and was sold to young boys that summer.
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