Darren Bent has revealed that he and Paul Lambert had a furious bust-up during their time together at Aston Villa.
And the former England striker told talkSPORT that he and his former manager have not seen each other since they parted ways.
In a deal that cost the Midlands club £24million in January 2011, Bent had a mixed time to say the least.
His first half season saw him produce promising numbers with nine goals in 16 Premier League games.
But his time under Lambert, who was appointed as the club’s manager in June 2012, was less happy.
On one occasion, following a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in October of that year, he and the manager lost it at each other.
“Me and Paul Lambert didn’t see eye to eye on anything,” the former Tottenham and Sunderland striker said on Drive.
“Not so much a scream up, but an argument where he said his point and I said my point.
“It was a case of me leaving a stadium and not going back on the team coach.
“Throughout that season, wherever we played, if we played in Manchester and players were based in Manchester, they would leave straight from the stadium.
“It wasn’t a rule where no one had ever done it, so that’s why I thought, if anyone could do it, I could do it as well.
“So we were in London, playing against Fulham, the game finishes, we all shower and that, I then went and met family and went off.
“I didn’t ask him, no.
“We had an open day training session in the stadium At Villa Park, and the [argument] happened in the dressing room.
“He tried to have a go and me, then I had a go back by saying ‘if that’s the case don’t just tell me because we got beat, start telling others who have been doing it all season’.
“I still can’t stand him and I have not seen him since.”
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By: Anish Dogra
Title: ‘I can’t stand him’ – Darren Bent reveals dressing room row with Paul Lambert at Aston Villa
Sourced From: talksport.com/football/1060459/darren-bent-bust-up-paul-lambert-aston-villa/
Published Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:09:00 +0000
