The Welshman has spent the last few months making headlines for the wrong reasons but despite this Sir Bobby is well aware of his value to the team.
"What problems Craig Bellamy may or may not have off the pitch have not affected what he has been doing on it,” he told the Evening Chronicle.
"Once we get on the training ground, nothing fazes him and that has certainly been the case since we came out to Asia.
"And last week in our behind-closed-doors match at Doncaster Rovers, Bellamy made our goals for Gary Speed and Kieron Dyer with two passes which had to be seen to be believed."