Another in the long list of “great lads” without a brain cell! Had the world at his feet, more money than he ever dreamed, but has literally seemed to piss it away.
I know it sounds a little Puticanical, but what is it with footballers and getting on the piss?
With an average career length of 8 years, PL players know they have to make hay while the sun shines and yet so many of them think they have to spend their 20’s getting plastered at every opportunity they can weasel. “Boss gave us two days off…one to get hammered, one to recover!” seems to be the mentality of some players. I know that after a match, when we used to get one day off, some players used to take that opportunity to get leathered and sleep it off on the day off! WTF is that about?!
Jack has, unfortunately, and quite publicly, created a “Jack the Lad” image for himself in what should have been the prime of his career. If things are going great, and you’re not only doing the business for your club and country, but cultivating a positive image, then JtL is ignored and almost appreciated.
Sadly for him, it has been the exact reverse. It has coincided with a drop in form, missing out on England squads, and then further exacerbated by being seen out and about leathered in the wee hours!
Look around. KDB? Gundo? Rodri? Kova? Gvardiol? Young and old alike, about whom you never hear a peep, yet they seemed to be able to make their National teams without a second thought, and show up on a Sat at 3pm looking like they were ready to go!
Go fucking mental the day after you hang up your boots and stay drunk for the rest of your life if you must, BUT in the few short years where you can show the world your talent, don’t waste it getting to the bottom of a glass.