CHRIS DUNLAVY bemoans the wasted talents of men who had ther gifts but not the guts

ATTITUDE. It’s a word every football manager loves. We use it to laud grafters like James Milner. We use it to pillory huffsters like Mario Balotelli. We even used it to justify Scott Parker’s England call-up.

‘Three stone overweight’ Adel Taarabt

What everyone in football seems to confuse, however, is attitude on the pitch with attitude off the pitch.
Take George Best. The Northern Irishman was the archetypal Champagne Charlie, the first player to truly blend front page with b...