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I think he's gotten too much stick. Maybe he shouldn't have done what he did, but he's a human being."He's a winner.
He's got the hump because he's not playing. However, Merson believes he should be trusted to rediscover the form which made him so dangerous last season.The Sky Sports pundit said: "He's not the only one who has been playing poorly.
He's the best worst player.Some days he is the best player you've ever seen and others you think, 'Really - what's the hype?'"He can be having the worst game ever but it never affects him. That's where I think he's got the hump and he's just come out and been honest."
