Gareth Bale must shoulder the blame for not starting more for Tottenham according to Chris Sutton who has labelled him a "bitter disappointment".
The Welshman returned to north London in the summer on a season-long loan from Real Madrid.
His arrival came with huge expectation, but Bale has spent most of the season on the bench.
Injury problems have not helped but Jose Mourinho has had to continuously justify his omission from the starting XI.
Sutton though believes it is up to Bale to ensure he is firing on all cylinders and has questioned his "hunger".
He said on BBC Five Live's Monday Night Club : "It's Gareth Bale's fault [he hasn't started more].
"Jose Mourinho's comment tells us everything - when Gareth Bale is fit he gets in any team in the world.
"Remember when Gareth Bale signed for Spurs everyone was talking about do Spurs have the best frontline in the Premier League?
"Gareth Bale has taken too long to get himself in condition. If you're a Spurs fan you'd have wanted him fit and flying long before now.
"You can't tell me a fit and flying Gareth Bale wouldn't be a major asset for Jose Mourinho and if he was fit and flying Jose Mourinho would leave him out of the team? Of course he'd be in the team.
"There's an argument he's lost his hunger for the game, we all know he has been a world class player and it was so exciting when he signed for Spurs, but Spurs haven't got the best out of him.
"Whether it's desire issues, maybe he has to be finely tuned and maybe he gets his confidence when he's 100% fit.
"But how long does it take to get fit for heaven's sake? It's not been good enough.
"That's brilliant [the Burnley performance], but where's it been for the rest of the season?
"If you're an honest Spurs fan he's been a bitter disappointment, because we all know what Gareth Bale can do, he just hasn't done it."
