“Football is a sport I have fun with, but I play it and that’s all,” he told Sportweek. “I never watch games and know nothing about what’s going on in the sport.
“I don’t follow other Serie A results or know who got into the Coppa Italia semi-final. Who is the Chelsea goalkeeper? I know that, I’m not stupid.
“I’ve always been like that, ever since I was a kid. At the Barcelona youth academy I lived right next to Camp Nou, but I spent my days watching movies. There are plenty of professional players who couldn’t care less about football.”
Icardi also shakes off criticism of his love for fast cars, expensive jewellery and materialistic trinkets.
“I am a bit of a chav. My agent tells me that all the time too. I have a Lamborghini, a Rolls Royce and a cold Hummer. I just got the name of an expert and will have all the interiors customised.
“I don’t know why I keep getting roped in with the so-called ‘bad boys’ of football. I really don’t care either. The unhappy people are those who listen to others. I never listened to anyone and I’m very happy.”
― nakhchivan, Thursday, 12 February 2015 14:29 (ten years ago)
1 Club career
1.1 RC Lens
1.2 Tottenham Hotspur
1.2.1 Queens Park Rangers (loan)
2 International career
3 Personal life
3.1 Frankness
3.2 Community involvement
3.3 Family
― nakhchivan, Thursday, 12 February 2015 15:19 (ten years ago)
grew to recognise that he'd improved hugely (or that Harry's tactics were perfect for him) tom
his combinations with modric playing on the left and dropping in were the best a left back has consistently played in my time following spurs
that season he was prob top three in league attacking lb and learning to stay on his feet and quit rash tackles should be a blueprint for rose imo
― local eire man (darraghmac), Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:52 (ten years ago)