6 instances when players proved their doubters wrong

I suppose there is no sweeter joy for anyone in life than proving doubters and critics wrong and forcing them to eat their words. The more emphatically you do it, the better the feeling you get. These players were doubted, their desire, ability and commitment questioned and harsh criticism was levelled at them by many. So much so, in fact, it created false notions amongst the footballing fraternity. Often, they were spurned by their very own fans and supporters.But they got back at the critics. They dispelled all the false notions planted in people’s minds and played their way into everyone’s praises. Managers relented and accepted their errors in judgement. Fans had to applaud their comebacks while fellow players were forced to sit up and take notice.Here's a look at 6 players who successfully answered critics and eliminated false notions about themselves. 

#1 David Villa was sold by Barcelona thinking he wasn\'t good enough

David Villa was going great guns with Barcelona in his first 18 months in Catalunya, flourishing in partnership with Pedro and Leo Messi. Although being played wider than he liked, he was still scoring and assisting aplenty. But disaster struck during the Club World Cup in December 2011 as he broke his foot and was ruled out for the season.

He failed to recover in time forEuro 2012, and when he did make a comeback in the 12-13 season for Barca, his role had considerably diminished, with him having to play second fiddle to Fabregas, Iniesta and Alexis. Though he was producing the goods, he was left out of the squad too frequently, which wasnt really fair to a world-class player like him.

Barcelona offloaded him to Atletico Madrid for 5 million, indicating that they didnt think he was a player good enough for them. His Indian Summer with Atletico last season proved beyond doubt their folly as his experience and nous up-front was very useful in their victorious La Liga campaign and in their run to the Champions League final.

The Catalans did not just sell a world-class forward who couldve scored a lot more goals for them; they strengthened their rivals in doing so.