Originally Posted by GlastonSpur

Regardless of whether you'll see my opinion re. Berba's attitude as balanced or not, here it is:

The stuff that's said about his supposed 'lazy' or 'bad' attitude is mostly rubbish.

I can recall two periods when he didn't give 100%, two periods in which most of the rest of the team didn't give 100% either and neither of them due to any alleged sulking about not being allowed to sign for MUFC (that's just wishful thinking on the part of some MUFC fans):

1) In the early part of last season when all the stories about Jol and Ramos began - almost as soon as the first game had finished - and dragged on and on. The morale of the whole team crashed as a result as uncertainty and lack of direction took over.

2) After we'd won the League Cup, were safe from any relegation thread and had nothing else to play for bar the possibility of climbing up the table 1 or 2 places.

In between those periods - the middle part of the season - Berbs worked hard. The prime example was our away win against Man. City in the League Cup QF, when Zokora was sent off and we played with 10 men for most of the match. Defoe had just scored but was taken off (because Zokora has been sent off) and Berbs played as lone striker - he didn't score but put on a master class of how to play the role of lone striker. He worked his socks off, bamboozled and terrified the City defence and kept possession for us - we won 2 - 0.

Other Spurs fans may give you different opinions, but then again when do you ever not get a range of views from any set of fans?