With its wonderful competitions and highly successful commercial operation, the Premier League has bred a large number of die-hard fans in China.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and other teams have become the favorites of fans, and the names of big stars such as Ronaldo, Salah, Kane and so on have also made many people turn their backs.
Among the star-studded stars, there is also an alternative player who is also impressive, and he is today's protagonist - Crouch.
One
For post-80s fans, Crouch is no stranger, after all, he has played for many strong teams such as Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in his career.
Selected for the England national team, participated in two World Cups in Germany and South Africa, the exposure rate, support rate is not inferior to the current top star.
As a child, Crouch developed a strong interest in many sports, he tried rugby, tennis, etc., until he studied trial training in the Tottenham youth team, he never believed that he must take the road of professional football.
Thin body, no speed, no dribbling, weak forward insertion ability, you can hardly imagine such a player can persist, but also play in the forward position, the appearance is also ugly, selling jerseys will lose money.
Aside from the 2.01m, Crouch had nothing in a professional football angle.
Every time on the street, someone asks, "Are you a basketball player?" Crouch smiled wryly, he didn't know much about basketball except Jordan.
It is also because of his height that he always attracts the attention of the coach, "This big man is the best candidate for the center, as a fulcrum he can provide a wealth of technical and tactical roles, learn to head the ball his offensive ability will be unmatched." ”
Crouch has heard this conclusion countless times, but Crouch is destined to have a strange coffee gene in his bones, and although he has scored many beautiful headers, his foot skills are even better.
He doesn't want fans to call him a high striker, he likes to be called a technical striker.
With an alternative performance and a good goal-scoring ability, Crouch kicked off his legendary career.
Two
Due to the Tottenham youth team, Crouch did not get a formal contract, he traveled to Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Southampton and other clubs, training tirelessly, the goddess of luck opened the door to him.
In the summer of 2005, Premier League giants Liverpool threw £7m to bring him to Anfield.
In order to expand the team's offensive routine, then-head coach Benitez urgently needed talents like Crouch, and pulling on the front line allowed Liverpool's powerful midfielder to gain more effective control in the opponent's hinterland.
After a bench break and a goal drought, Crouch has gained more and more opportunities, with his goals helping Liverpool beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the FA Cup and Community Shield.
Crouch is a freak who can score 18 rounds without scoring, be scolded by fans, and can also complete a hat-trick with his head kicked, which makes fans fall in love, but he is always a pivotal member of Liverpool and the best substitute for Torres.
In the 06-07 Champions League match against Galatasaray, Crouch completed a stunning barb goal that shocked the world of football.
It's a 2-meter-long move that is difficult for a person to make, and many big-name top players can't score such a goal in a lifetime game. But in the case of the weirdo, nothing is impossible.
In Liverpool's golden years, Croucher became a sharp knife in the front line and became a red man in the Premier League, with obvious role, inexpensive, and considerable goals, which became the first choice for small and medium-sized clubs for a time.
After wandering stoke city, Empoli and other clubs, Crouch ended his rich career in 2019, and since then There have been no cool robot dance steps to celebrate in English football.
Three
Speaking of Crouch's weirdness, it must be his wife's story that can't be bypassed.
Crouch has always been unconfident in his looks, saying that if it were not for the fame and money gained from playing football, he would have been a "virgin" for a long time.
Like many young people, Crouch frequented various celebrity venues after his success, but unfortunately his hunting basically failed.
It wasn't until he met Clancy that Crouch seemed to find the taste of love.
Cransie is not a pure love girl, in the early years has been a social flower in the world, not only has a large number of boyfriends, but also has a bad record of drug use.
During Crouch's relationship, she also frequently dated her ex-boyfriend, which has always been criticized by fans, and many people feel that she is not worthy of Crouch.
However, in terms of fame, Cransie is not at all lost to Crouch, she is a famous lingerie model, once topped the hot star wife group in a competition, and she is the dream lover of many British men.
Helpless hero sad beauty guan, Crouch generously tolerated everything, the two finally joined hands into the palace of marriage, and now have 4 children, their lives are also happy.
Four
This "bamboo pole" type player not only plays football, but also has some writing skills, and released his autobiography when Crouch retired.
This autobiography is also full of weird elements, and there is not much about football games, off-court life, and various interesting topics that Crouch wants to bring to the fans.
Crouch once described himself meeting a beautiful woman in a bar, leaving him haunted and looking for bubble tricks everywhere.
After many inquiries, the result disappointed him, this beautiful woman is Harvey. Alonso's wife is really ridiculous.
Football players have their own idols, and Crouch's idol was the alien Ronaldo.
Once on a beach vacation, Crouch suddenly found that Ronaldo was also basking in the beach, surrounded by beautiful women and champagne, which made him envious to death.
He plucked up the courage to ask Ronaldo for an autograph, but unfortunately Da Luo never called out his name, which disappointed him.
Crouch in the national team is also a pistachio in the team, he broke the news that C Ronaldo was very narcissistic in Ferdinand's mouth, and would always praise himself after the game: "I am so handsome, Messi is not as handsome as me." ”
This is the football life of the tall guy, there are inspirations, highlights, stories...
Time is like an arrow, Premier League football is ever-changing, one star after another comes and goes, and a wonderful goal is like a shooting star, but it has never been extinguished.
Crouch wasn't the brightest, but it must be the one that was the most special.