{"id":293943,"date":"2023-10-22T06:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293943"},"modified":"2023-10-22T06:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:39:20","slug":"ex-liverpool-star-carroll-had-pre-game-ritual-that-left-teammate-screaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ex-liverpool-star-carroll-had-pre-game-ritual-that-left-teammate-screaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Liverpool star Carroll had pre-game ritual that left teammate ‘screaming’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former England international Andy Carroll has revealed that his pre-match routine at Newcastle largely consisted of eating a full roast dinner before travelling to St James\u2019 Park. The target man felt that he performed at his best on a full stomach before Liverpool put an abrupt end to the scheduled feasts with a more professional plan.<\/p>\n

Carroll is currently playing for Ligue 2 outfit Amiens, scoring once in his first six appearances for the club following his summer transfer. Fitness and injuries prevented the 34-year-old from playing consistently in the Premier League, despite being capable of leading the line for numerous sides when at the peak of his powers.<\/p>\n

The striker\u2019s most successful stints came at West Ham and Newcastle, with his pre-match routine perhaps being vital in his breakthrough years in Tyneside. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Carroll revealed that he would often enjoy a heavy lunch before playing, despite the norm at top clubs being for players to eat fresh fruit before games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you this\u2026 now you eat with the team but back then at Newcastle, we would just meet at 1.30pm for a 3pm kick-off,\u201d he explained. \u201cI will never forget, I used to go to this little pub around the corner, The White Swan.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was like a Toby Carvery. Meat, Yorkshire puddings, loads of gravy. I would eat a full roast, full Newcastle tracksuit, and then I would just go to the game and play.<\/p>\n

“This one time (team-mate) Kevin Nolan rang me up and said, \u2018Will you pick me up because my car\u2019s not working\u2026 where are you?\u2019 I said I\u2019m just having a Sunday roast and he went mental, screamed at me on the phone, \u2018Are you joking?\u2019 and I told him I\u2019d done that forever.”<\/p>\n