Capello should take a look at Bent - Bruce
STEVE Bruce urged England boss Fabio Capello not to forget about Darren Bent after seeing him plunder a hat-trick to end Sunderland's 14-game wait for a Premier League victory.
The 10m man claimed a second-half treble in the Black Cats' 4-0 demolition of Bolton to ease their relegation fears in front of owner Ellis Short.
It took his tally for the season to 19, a figure only Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has bettered, and left Bruce trumpeting his claims once again.
The manager said: "I have had a bad enough time trying to pick a team for the last three months, so I am not going to tell Fabio Capello how to do it because he has been there, worn the T-shirt and done it.
"All I can say is he must be in his thoughts, he has to be because of his goalscoring exploits.
"For somebody at the very highest level to have the same amount of goals as (Didier] Drogba is quite staggering. Fair play to the kid, I am delighted for him.
"No disrespect to us, but to be at a team in the bottom half of the table and get what he has got, it's fantastic. It is unbelievable with 10 games to go.
"He is a natural goalscorer, so he still must be in with a shout because you have got (Wayne] Rooney and you have got (Jermain] Defoe.
"Those two come to mind, and there are not too many after that, natural goalscorers.
"He has got to be knocking on the door, has to be."
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