Ian Wright may have been a legend on the pitch, but he lacks the same fine touch off of it. Wrighty is at it again, giving misguided career advice to his son Shaun Wright-Phillips. It was Wright who steered his son towards a massive payday at Chelsea, even though Wright-Phillips consistently found himself firmly planted on the bench. The Chelsea move was so detrimental to Wright-Phillips’ development that he went from being in contention for the England squad to ultimately being nowhere close to the plane that left for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
You would think father and son would have learned their lesson, but no. (more…)
