That they are not allowed to consume alcohol for days before the matches, that pizza is the worst enemy of any professional footballer’s diet, that you have to take care of even the smallest detail of preparation in order to be successful in the major leagues of world football.
Yes and no. Or better: don’t try to do that at home! The reality is that there are many players who challenge nutritionists and sports experts and have the most curious habits before playing a demanding game.
This was confirmed by Ritchie De Laet, Jamie Vardy’s former wardrobe partner, who made unexpected confessions about one of the Premier League’s top stars: Jamie Vardy, from Leicester.
“As a professional footballer you know when you can go out and have a drink and especially when you can’t. But Jamie is the typical exception … he can drink pints (beer) and eat pizza on the eve of matches, and still do. Okay. A few cases of beer in the trunk of his car, and Vardy would be happy, “he noted.
To test? According to De Laet, a hitherto unknown episode marked the night before the attacker broke Van Nistelrooy’s record for scoring consecutive days in the Premier: “In 2016, he broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record by scoring 11 games in a row. before we got to our hotel room. We let the team driver buy us a bottle of Port Wine and hid it in our room. I drank a small glass and he drank the rest of the bottle. The next day he broke the bottle. record. What a phenomenon, he’s a really great guy. ”
Beer and pizza before showing in court. Only Vardy, no doubt …