[dave u]

Pennant is one of my favourite players. I've really warmed to him as he gets a lot of stick but his attitude has been exemplary. I enjoy watching him play, he's one of only a few players we have who can actually beat a man, and despite what a lot of people say I think his ability to pick people out from wide areas is excellent.

The lack of goals is a huge negative though, but I think that could be improved with the right kind of coaching and man management. It's not like he's a bad finisher, it's more that he hardly ever tries to shoot. So if Rafa could get in his ear and keep telling him to be more positive and to try to score, I think we could ssee that side of things improve. As it is, I get the impression Pennant is happy to be the provider and as long as he's doing that he's satisfied. He needs to become more selfish and also needs to get in the box more when the ball is on the other flank.

Whether Rafa can be bothered doing that, or whether he'd prefer to just cash in, we'll find out this summer I suppose.

I really hope he stays, but I can understand why people think he should be sold.