Quote Originally Posted by thehumblegringo View Post
It's a tough world and having witnessed it fairly closely i have nothing but respect for any footballer who makes it all the way to the professional game.
The only time players annoy me is when they clearly don't try to live up to their potential, with someone like Antonio Cassano as a classic example.

Having said all that, it is a dog eat dog world and I don't really blame him if he feels he can't be bothered to show loyalty and effort for a club that barely cares about him. He wasn't half bad trying, in his own words, at 30-40%, although he did try about 65% at Real Madrid because they deserve some effort...