I remember I promised to bring you some juicy gossip about players off the pitch!
Today's gossip is on Carlton Cole....the Nigerian born, West Ham player.
Remember NFF making the mistake of including him in the Super Eagles when he is not eligible to play for Nigeria.
Anyways, this is him behaving badly, enjoy the gossip..ha ha
Carlton Cole has been fined by West Ham after he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in central London during the early hours of Tuesday morning (23/09/08). The 24-year-old forward, who is now on bail and must report to a police station in November, has also received a stern warning from his manager that any repeat behaviour will not be tolerated.
"Obviously I am very disappointed," said Gianfranco Zola. "I have spoke to him [Cole] and he is sorry about being out at such a time, he realises it wasn't the right thing to do, and knows he will now receive a club fine.
"To be a top footballer it is vital you look after yourselves. I can accept certain things but I will not accept players not looking after their bodies. Our training sessions are very demanding and the players need to be 100% fit for them, so they cant afford to go out and stay late."
Cole's indiscretion is something of a personal disappointment for Zola as he mentored the former England Under-21 when they were playing together at Chelsea.
Zola insists, however, that he is prepared to move on and firmly believes Cole has the character to learn from this error in judgement.
"The player understands he has made a mistake so for me it is no longer a problem," said the Italian. "Carlton is definitely a changed player, this is not the same Carlton that was at Chelsea with me. He is now more mature and knows he has a great chance to make a big impact, not only for his club but also at national level. I am sure he will take it."
The Verdict...
Guys, what do you think? Anyways, footballers are human and they must behave badly once in a while but when it gets too much, then it is unacceptable!
The Verdict is watching, so footballers be careful....ha ha
Drop a line guys and do have a wonderful weekend. I will sure do watching football as usual.
Stay tuned.
The Verdict.
"Obviously I am very disappointed," said Gianfranco Zola. "I have spoke to him [Cole] and he is sorry about being out at such a time, he realises it wasn't the right thing to do, and knows he will now receive a club fine.
"To be a top footballer it is vital you look after yourselves. I can accept certain things but I will not accept players not looking after their bodies. Our training sessions are very demanding and the players need to be 100% fit for them, so they cant afford to go out and stay late."
Cole's indiscretion is something of a personal disappointment for Zola as he mentored the former England Under-21 when they were playing together at Chelsea.
Zola insists, however, that he is prepared to move on and firmly believes Cole has the character to learn from this error in judgement.
"The player understands he has made a mistake so for me it is no longer a problem," said the Italian. "Carlton is definitely a changed player, this is not the same Carlton that was at Chelsea with me. He is now more mature and knows he has a great chance to make a big impact, not only for his club but also at national level. I am sure he will take it."
The Verdict...
Guys, what do you think? Anyways, footballers are human and they must behave badly once in a while but when it gets too much, then it is unacceptable!
The Verdict is watching, so footballers be careful....ha ha
Drop a line guys and do have a wonderful weekend. I will sure do watching football as usual.
Stay tuned.
The Verdict.
2 comments:
My guy, that is footballers for you o. They must have fun, but some just over do it.
Bring on the gossip.
It is good to have you back
Guys though they are professionals,they are still human being like me and you that some times needs time out but not in abuse of it.One thing some of them fail to understand is that they are international figures everyone in everywhere watchs them, press follows them about everywhere they go,so it calls for self respect,self discipline,and self control. l think l love this gossip l remember you promise something like this earlier,keep it up it is acceptable. happy weekend my VERDICT
Post a Comment