Sky Sports5Patrick van Aanholt is left stumped when he is told he is being pulled out of the Sunderland side to face TottenhamHe fumed: It put us in a really difficult situation. His qualities, his body and the way he plays remind me a bit of Messi at the beginning. A headmaster who used encouragement, not the cane, to try to get the best out of you. You can have those days when youre not at your best but I always try my best. He said: ?Its a new situation for me in my career after 13 years of basically playing everything for my club and national team. PEP GUARDIOLA was at Benficas recent clash with Braga on a lightning-quick scouting mission, according to reports in Portugal. “When you have a year left as a football player, you have to start planning and thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of the season. While last term, he moved abroad for the first time with a season in Serie A at?Napoli, yielding just seven appearances. Toure is known to be privately concerned about what his agents rambling outbursts - but has never quite severed his ties. Related Storiesheart scare shockSunderland reveal heart test scare was behind Patrick van Aanholt wi.