Nope! Born and bred in Sunderland and proud of it!
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Maybe it's just me, I find him an OK player, steady away most of the time, but nowhere near the superstar the media make him out to be.
I love the fact that a player who played 11 seasons in the Premier League and averaged over 30 appearances per season, in spite of missing over half of one season with injury, is not good enough to play for the Clarets.
He has made 338 PL appearances and has only received 35 cautions and 2 dismissals whilst captaining his club to becoming Champions of Europe, winning the UEFA Super Cup, The FIFA Club World Cup and the Premier League Championship and becoming the Player of the Year.
All this while playing an average of 50+ games per season, I think that I would be considering giving him a place in my team if he was available but what do I know?