It's a Hairy Situation

When it comes down to it, football isn't just about football. Well, it kind of is but people forget about that when other things come to light. 

One of those things could be hair.

Yes, hair. Not to take away from the beauty of the game and all, but how can spectators not comment on their players' crown when it's stuck onto their head forever and they have to look at it? A lot of footballers aren't exactly aliens when it comes to the do's and woes of hairstyling on the pitch, some even relish in it, and this season has not failed to bring us some of the most talked about hair in the game.

HAIR SPECIMEN #1 : Andy Carroll and his "Rockstar Hobo" look

                                         

Besides of his enormous sasquatch-esque stature, Andy can always be easily spotted on the pitch due to his bouncing tail. When he first joined Liverpool he only had one space of hair that grabbed our attention, but then he decided to push the envelope and give us another space to notice. Luckily, locker room talk put an end to that creature and now we're just left with his pretty little mane of hair that frolicks in the wind everytime he moves for a kick. Let's just hope he stays clean. I'm talking about his hair of course, and nothing else. Eherm.

Old-School Throwback to : Paolo Maldini. His brunette locks might just be the most well-known frame of mane in Italian football history.

HAIR SPECIMEN #2 : Cesc Fabregas and his "Rebel without a Cause" shag

Remember Cesc back when he had shorter hair? Me neither. Now he has this not-so-shagalicious set of hair that's too long for it's own good. If you think I'm being over-dramatic, what would you think if I told you about holding his new FIFA12 for ransom in exchange that he get a haircut? Because that's what Pique did on twitter. It even sparked some sort of a movement. But since his goal average has been flawless even with that disaster on his head, maybe we should just keep to ourselves about it...... lol just kidding. Just because you're cute doesn't mean you can have bad hair, Cesc.

Old-School Throwback to : Luis Figo. I'm pretty sure it looked better on Luis but maybe that's just me.

HAIR SPECIMEN #3 : Mario Balotelli and his "Mohawk of Doom" look

The mohawk is certainly a style we've seen plenty over the years, but only a few can pull it off with ease. After he decided to take on this challenging hairstyle, every now and then during a game it's either his hair or his love for iPad that's used as bad pun jokes by commentators. I for one have my personal theories of where he got his inspiration from. He's gone back to being bald now but rest assured his mohawk will be one of the more memorable mohawks in football.

Old-School Throwback to : Freddie Ljunberg. Judge the red all you want but Fred's mohawk is the best football mohawk of all time. OF ALL TIME.

HAIR SPECIMEN #4 : Fernando Torres and his "Long Blonde 2.0" hair

In the female world when we want to get rid of the past (like maybe if we want to forget about a bad experience, or maybe gone through a rough break-up and start fresh) we girls like to cut our hair. Change it up. Maybe it's the same for guys. Atleast it seems to be the same with Torres. According to my internet knowledge and vast pool of female footy friends, Torres' hot-o-meter shot to unbelievable heights when he cut his famous bottle-blonde hair short and went back to his natural brunette color. But that happened after a marking injury, leaving his stamina and skills on the pitch not the same. Everyone jumped to the connection between his lack of skills and the length & color of his hair. He's never really been the same Torres since and now it seems he wants to go back to his glory days by growing out his hair again and dying it some shit blonde, like the situation of his hair will somehow magically give him back his football powers on the field. We all knew that wasn't going to happen even before he tortured his hair. It doesn't even look the same! So not only is he playing badly, he also looks like a lesbian now. 

Old-School Throwback to : .....umm, his old self?

Feel free to comment on any other hair that should be on the "honorable mentions" list.


x Natasha