Gunners drove Bentley crazy
England midfielder David Bentley has revealed he owes Blackburn a great debt of gratitude for rescuing his football career.
Bentley admits he considered quitting whilst Arsenal, where he became disillusioned with life amongst Arsene Wenger’s cosmopolitan squad.
Wenger has often been criticised for failing to repeat his phenomenal production of young talent with English players, and Bentley admits it was hard to enjoy the banter that goes on at Arsenal.
"When I was at Arsenal I lost my love for the game. I sat down one day and thought: 'I go to work, yet I don't want to'," he explained in The News of the World.
"I wasn't playing games at Arsenal and I wasn't enjoying the day-to-day banter and the environment I was in.
"When you're not enjoying yourself it doesn't matter whether you are at a top club or not. If you don't enjoy your time, what's the point?
"It crossed my mind that football might not be for me. I thought about what I really wanted to do.
"It was more about finding another club to re-discover my hunger and I have found that at Blackburn.
"I've found that love of the game again."
Blackburn travel to Bolton on Sunday looking for a win that would take them within three points of the top four. |