Believe in Lee and he can still show his class

Adam Virgo
BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

MOVING ON: Lee Tomlin has left Cardiff and, Inset, John Hartson celebrates scoring for Celtic against Rangers
PICTURE: Alamy

ALL managers understand that special players need special treatment. Eric Cantona never got subjected to Alex Ferguson’s hairdryer. At QPR, Adel Taarabt didn’t even have to defend.
Thinking back to my own career, Leon Knight at Brighton was a prime example of this sort of player. John Hartson at Celtic another one.
With Leon, the problem was attitude. With John, it was more about the way he looked after himself.
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