By Aston
March 7 2005

Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle has hinted that Town striker Darren Bent might be dropped from the Town team while his confidence is down.

Darren To Be Dropped?

Bent is with out a goal in his last six games for Town and was substituted at half being replaced by Dean Bowditch and Royle has hinted that Bent will be rested depending on how Bent him self feels.

Royle: “There is a decision to be made with Darren. His goals have been a big plus for us and have helped to get us where we are. He is going to be a terrific player one day but he is currently experiencing the sort of spell that all young players go through.

“It is a confidence crisis but it is nothing new and he's not the only one - and our problems are certainly not all down to Darren.

“It's no big deal - it's football and all strikers have lean spells. We will have to decide what is best for the team, which is what matters most. It's a question of whether Darren feels he is strong enough to play his way through it.”

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