While in Spain, Drenthe has grown a distasteful reputation and finding his behaviour splashed across the backpages. The Dutchman was repeatedly reported as having a bad attitude to finding himself on the bench, with Drenthe said to have stormed out of training in protest on at least one occasion, while only several weeks ago he was criticised for his behaviour during the match with Villarreal at the end of the season.
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Arguably though, Drenthe’s biggest problem is his maturity. Aside from his off-the-field antics, on the pitch many have labelled Drenthe as mimicking a headless chicken over the past two seasons at Real, regularly seen running down blind-alleys rather than showing the composure and guile to retain possession for his team. But, at just 22-years-old the attacker has time on his side, and prospective employers would be foolish to write off Drenthe at this early stage.