Nonsense. He was gifted.
Not having that, either.
I remember him as someone who could destroy you on any given day, and there was nothing you could do about it except score more. There was nobody like him.
Really. No one like him? A certain George Best comes to mind. And he got the fuck kicked out of him by yard dogs.
A certain John Barnes was 10 times as skilful, and worked his socks off for the team.
Luis Suarez wasn’t bad either.
All of the above could destroy you, and Digger in his pomp did it week in week out, and all of them didn’t stand around like one of Lewis’ waiting for their team mates to do the graft.
I remember Tissier as a circus act. Could juggle a footie but one lazy bastard. Perhaps that’s why no one wanted him.
He also admitted spot betting on games around the times of throw ins, but had long retired.