I'd give him pre-season and see how he shapes up.
and more importantly the world cup where the games are competitive
I'd give him pre-season and see how he shapes up.
I've said this dozens of times before - hat trick for Barca, then they ship him out for quite a low fee - this is the bit that doesn't sit right with me.
We all know he's got potential, but is he disciplined to turn that potential into real talent? For all his cockney arm-round-shoulder barrow-boy charm, HR is quite ruthless on discipline - look at how Keane was shipped out for the Xmas party shenanigans, when the rest of the world thought Pav was on his way out?
If I remember 'spurs_viola', Bentley's "well-documented incidents" were something like pranging his car and being punched in the face while out with his wife...but then I may have missed out on some other things.
Maybe you could update me here; was he late for training, or out partying or something? Thanks.