He's not really that smart though. Yeah he often knows what he's talking about, but to label him as one of the smartest footballers around is a bit novel. He's not smart enough to keep his hole shut long enough to stay out of trouble.
He's spent a good few years changing his image but over the past few months has just begun to unravel all of that imo. He's still a volatile cracker, just using Twitter as his arena now. I do like the bloke, but he's trying even my patience now.