UEFA Nations League 2023 | Final - Sun 18th Jun, 19:45 (BST) - Spain v Croatia

[Tangled up in blue.]

Is this on tv?

Only if you want to pay for it

 

[SebastianBlue]

Wondering if Jack knows his name at the moment?

I’m sure they had their fun.

Due to health reasons, can’t have certain types of alcohol. I’ve had really long spells of alcohol in general but have a couple here and there.

I don’t indulge as much anymore for the enjoyment. Now it’s more to take the edge off or relieve some stress.

Imagine he’s been on a IV drip since this morning.

Or, at least, I hope he has been.

He wouldn’t have been far from alcohol poisoning toward the end.

 

[Gabriel]

Makes sense, to be honest.

Don’t fault any of the players celebrating. I think Jack may have overdone it a bit, but as I said in the parade thread, he treats his body like a temple the rest of the year, so he’s allowed a few weeks of indulgence. I am sure it was difficult for a few with a history of alcoholism (or have dealt with alcoholics) to watch, though. Not that I think Grealish is, but the state he got to was definitely in keeping with that experience (my father was a mean alcoholic, unfortunately, so I know it all too well), which may be triggering for some, is all.

I can’t drink now, but if I were a professional player, I probably wouldn’t at all whilst still playing, just to add one more element of staying in the best state of fitness possible.

Ethanol is grand—I enjoyed it quite a bit when I still could—but it is a drug (many would argue it should be classified a toxin) and it has it’s impacts, especially in excess.

Plenty of time to drink yourself silly once your relatively short career is over.

I think Ake has always prioritised having as long a career in the game as possible and recognised early that drinking would curtail it.

 

[Josh_D]

Imagine he’s been on a IV drip since this morning.

Or, at least, I hope he has been.

He wouldn’t have been far from alcohol poisoning toward the end.

Me and you both mate.

That and a sick bucket

 

[SebastianBlue]

I think Ake has always prioritised having as long a career in the game as possible and recognised early that drinking would curtail it.

He has always come off as an intelligent player, so not surprised he made that decision.

He’s right, as well.

 

[Woody135]

Only if you want to pay for it

No thanks

 

[skillman]

I struggle to watch FDJ because it just makes me annoyed (/sad) he never came here.

 

[Galvanoth]

Juranovic, Walker substitute?

 

[Gabriel]

He has always come off as an intelligent player, so not surprised he made that decision.

He’s right, as well.

Think a lot of it is cultural as well. The Dutch tend to drink regularly but that British concept of binging is much less common. Similarly, whenever an English sports team climbs an open-top bus, it almost seems obligatory now for someone to be three sheets to the wind. I blame Flintoff. :-)

 

[SebastianBlue]

Van Dijk is done at this level.