The Premier League alone shows just how many temperamental footballers there are, and these aren't even players considered to be the best in the business. Just googling 'manager player rift in premier league' raised stories of Bobby Zamora falling out with Martin Jol, Jermaine Pennant at odds with Tony Pulis, Peter Odemwingie patching things up with Roy Hodgson and Roberto Martinez insisting that everything was fine with Hugo Rodallega. There are many rifts that occur between and player and manager, but quite often they are categorically denied by one of the parties, or they are expertly swept under the rug by skilled press assistants.
