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.
Always nice to get insight from you, Tuerto, as you've got more inside knowledge from your playing days than probably anyone (though I know it's going back a bit )