Does The Little Frenchman Still Have It?

By Nigel Reed CBCSports Extra Time

Will Laurent Robert sink or swim in Toronto?
Laurent Robert does have something to prove. Not to me, nor to you – but to himself. The mercurial Frenchman must convince himself, and thereby the rest of us, that he’s still got it.

Not the natural ability, not the left foot ‘hammer’ – that’s a gift from above. No, Robert has to recapture the desire, the passion and the hunger that distinguishes great players from good players.

Toronto FC is taking a risk by recruiting a player whose temperamental reputation has put his entire career in jeopardy. Head Coach John Carver is well aware of the potential baggage that accompanies Robert who, at 32, should still have two or three useful years ahead of him.

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