whatsgoingon wrote:I don't hold with all this thought process where if things aren't going well on the pitch their whole life gets put under the spotlight. At the end of the day they are still young men who will do what young men do, but within the parameters of being a professional athlete.
That picture just shows him having a laugh with a mate, he is not popping NOS capsules or lay in a gutter with a litre and a half bottle of designer vodka.
When things are bad on the pitch and the pressure is building sometimes a couple of days blow-out can do the world of good as long as it is within the constraints of being a professional sportsman.
Totally disagree.
You lead by example.
If I was the captain of a side in relegation trouble with just one point out of the last fifteen and given a couple of days off, I would be rallying the troops, bonding us more tightly together, building up a fantastic team spirit.
Personally I would be making sure I was in the best physical shape I could be, possibly going in to the club for extra training on my own if necessary.
The last thing I would be doing is pissing it up with my mates and getting off my head and having my picture taken doing it by a complete and random stranger.
He's not a fucking irresponsible teenager for God sake, he's a man who has been given a responsibility.
If it meant something to him he would not be pissing it up at the drop of a hat whilst the club is at the wrong end of the table.
Shows to me that his heart is not in the club that pays him a bloody fortune.
A leader of men - I don't think so.