“I had ten drinks and then I asked Pellegrini not to play”

Michael Richardsformer right back of City of Manchester and the English team, he reveals anecdotes from his career, each unique. Richards After retiring at the age of 31, he was a commentator for the BBC and Sky Sports. On the podcast ‘The Rest is Football’ and the former international ‘pross’ told a new story.

So, Michael Richards He explained that on one occasion, during his time at City of Manchester “I had ten drinks and asked Manuel Pellegrini (then coach of the ‘citizen’) not play”.

Richards said with a laugh: “I came back from an injury, I knew I wasn’t going to play. We arrived at the hotel the day before the game and they usually remove all the alcohol from the minibar, but they didn’t. do it in my room. So thought because I won’t go “To play, I’ll drink. Before I knew it, I had drunk ten!”

But the next morning Pellegrini (current Betis coach) called Michael Richards to tell him he was going to play, because a teammate was injured. “I’ve never been so nervous in my life!” Protected by doctors and physiotherapists, the former winger managed to avoid playing.

“The coach called me and asked me: ‘Are you playing or not playing?’ I said, ‘I’m not ready, boss, my hamstring isn’t right.’ He actually explained to the doctor and the physiotherapist: ‘I was very hot last night. I’m going to make up an excuse, I can’t be on the team, I just can’t do it. Fortunately, the other substitute came in and then played,” he said. Micah Richards with Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker in ‘The Rest is Football”.

Michael Richards He got into the first team City of Manchester In 2006, coming from the youth team, he played on loan at Fiorentina in 2014-15, and then signed in the summer of 2015 for Aston Villa. He won the Premier and FA Cup with City and was one of the contributors to their transformation into a great team. She recently explained another anecdote from her career: when she was injured during sex.