On 11 December, Arsenal's squad against Southampton was announced, which did not include the name of striker Aubameyang, much to the surprise of many fans. Coach Arteta said in an interview that Aubameyang was excluded from the squad for the game because of disciplinary problems. This is the second time that Aubameyang has been excluded from the big list because of disciplinary problems. And after this, the media is even more explosive, excluded from the starting Ofe Aubameyang, actually did a tattoo, do not care about the team's situation, this performance made Arsenal fans hate itchy, in the forum about Arsenal, Aubameyang was crowned by many fans as a "cancer" title.
Of course, not only Aubameyang, many stars have been called "cancer", including Aubameyang's good teammate and good buddy Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan's time at Manchester United did not continue his excellent form at Dortmund; after the transfer to Arsenal, fans also could not see its sharp passes; at the same time, Mkhitaryan once had a stiff fight with Emery, his performance on the pitch was very lazy, he and Ozil and Mustafi became the most criticized objects by his teammates, and the disheartened Mkhitaryan could only leave the Premier League and go to Rome in a rent-before-transfer manner.
However, when it comes to "cancer", Manchester United star Pogba must have a place. The attacking midfielder, who is 1.9 meters tall, was disgusted by the head coach during mourinho's coaching period because he did not look at people and was lazy in the habit of moving without the ball. In 2018, after Luke Shaw and Martial were injured, Pogba's performance was even worse, constantly clashing with Mourinho, and the locker room was restless. During the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer period, Pogba's big-picture view has also not improved, watching the ball without looking at people, standing too rigid, too lazy to chase the ball behind the opponent, etc., so that Pogba's midfielder guarded by pogba is easily penetrated by opponents like the Hexi corridor. However, Pogba's talent and value are there, and neither Jose Mourinho nor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dare not use it.
Martial is also part of the "cancer" squad, a player who has played well when he first moved to Manchester United and was entrusted with heavy responsibilities by Louis van Gaal. However, Martial's situation in Manchester United is getting worse and worse, the style of the ball is always lazy, the running is not active, the mental attributes are not strong, and when there is a chance to shoot, he will kick and not enter the life. Manchester United fans have called Martial and Pogba the double cancer of the Red Devils, and they have not been wronged at all.
For a long time, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa was also once crowned with the title of cancer. In the 2019 League Cup final, Kepa refused to be replaced by coach Mauriziz Sarri, which eventually led to Chelsea losing to Manchester City in a penalty shoot-out and losing the League Cup title. Kepa is even more known as "Coach Kai", which stems from the fact that he has a big mouth that chatters, and he can always be heard directing his teammates on the field, even if the game is over, he does not forget to guide his teammates how to stand. Chelsea fans joked: Chelsea don't need a coach at all, Kepa is enough. Although Kepa is used to directing his teammates, his job is very general, and it is easy to make his teammates mess up and cause chaos in the locker room. If he does well, Chelsea won't bring in Mendy again.
Tottenham player Ali has also been called a "cancer" by some fans, in the late stage of Pochettino's coaching, Ali's performance has deteriorated, and then neither Mourinho nor Nuno has been able to successfully wake up the "sleeping Ali". In Amazon's documentary for Tottenham, fans saw a complaining, immature Ali. On the pitch, Unless Ali is happy to play, Ali will always be a lazy posture, perhaps because he has been deprived of his starting position and can no longer play the familiar position of shadow forward. However, Ali's carelessness has annoyed Tottenham fans, and many Tottenham fans are leaving messages to sell him.
Speaking of "cancerous" players, Barca fans are afraid to spit out a bitter water, in the summer of 2021, in order to reduce the team's expenses, Barça once wanted to let some players transfer away by letting players reduce their salaries, because the opposing club will not accept the high salaries of these players. At this time, players who have performed carelessly in Barca in the past, such as Griezmann, Pjanic, Umtiti, Dembele, Coutinho, Lenglet, have been loyal to Barca, they will not reduce their salaries, and they are not willing to leave Barca, which makes Laporta, who returns to the barca presidency, feel bad. Although some of them chose to leave, such as Pjanic, most of the players stayed, which made Barca's salary high and indirectly led to Messi's departure. These Barça 'loyalists' can be said to be indispensable!