Red Watch: Footballers’ foot in mouth disease is spreading fast
Sep 16 2009
by Andy Proudfoot, Liverpool Daily Post
WHEN footballers open their mouths, it’s usually best to close your ears.
Whether it’s ex-players earning a living, offering banal observations from a studio sofa, or current stars describing their feelings on scoring a special goal while simultaneously massacring the English language, it’s a pretty safe bet you’re not going to get searing insights into the human condition.
What you might expect though, is a little introspection and self-awareness when bearing their innermost thoughts to the media.
The breathtaking audacity of Ryan Babel’s allegations that he has been denied a fair opportunity to display his worth told us all we need to know about this most disappointing acquisition.
If Robbie Keane had been given half the chances that the Dutchman has enjoyed we might still have had a more acceptable alternative to Fernando Torres than untried Ngog and the testing Voronin.
