Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
Not necessarily true with all players, in terms of discipline with diet and recovery, it's also down to character. If Le Tissier had been made to eat properly, recover properly etc, then he may have become unhappy and his performance levels may have dropped. He comes across as the type who needs his home comforts in order to perform. What I will agree with you on is that if he had been more professional, then he probably would have extended his career by three years, although to balance that, we may not have seen a happy player who basically did what he wanted in order to perform.
That's why you have to admire coaches like Conte, he susses players out very quickly, and he knows knows the one he can work with at an optimum level. There is no messing about with him. Some people criticize Joe Rodon for not playing, but he's still hanging in there gaining valuable knowledge and experience, while maintaining peak fitness. He even got a few minutes towards the end of the season, so he must be doing something right. Personally, I am hoping him and Ben Davies are still there going into the World Cup. Davies has been fantastic under Conte and has really upped his game.