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Boy’s A Bit Special

Exclusive FourFourTwo interviews with the best young footballers

John Ruddy

John Ruddy

"I don't drive yet, but I'll probably buy a cheap Fiesta, just in case I wreck it!"

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Peter Whittingham

"I play golf and I used to play cricket - I'm not any good though"
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Aiden McGeady

"Alan Thompson gave a youth player £20 to wreck the physio's room, then told the physio and pretended he knew nothing about it"
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Lee Cattermole

"I got a lot of stick off my mates when I cried against Villa"
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Giuseppe Rossi

"If I hadn't been a footballer, I might have been a computer programmer"
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Fabian Delph

"A youth team match was called off and I didn't have enough money to get home. I had to go begging"
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Bradley Wright-Phillips

"Ben Thatcher's just crazy – you have to keep on eye on him at all times"
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Bobby Zamora

"Ian Holloway didn't rate me highly"
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Anton Ferdinand

"I love to sing in my spare time, but I leave the rapping to Nigel Reo-Coker - when he's not forgetting the words!"
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Wayne Routledge

"I'm Superman, man. I don't give away my weaknesses. And I don't play like anyone – there's only one Wayne Routledge"
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Freddie Sears

"My old man is a black cabbie, so if I hadn't been a footballer I'd probably be a taxi driver"
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Craig Gardner

"Eric Djemba-Djemba's hysterical - he never takes anything seriously"
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Cameron Jerome

"When I played football back home in Huddersfield, my mates used to call me 'Killer'"
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Daniel Sturridge

"I wanted to be a wrestler, but it's probably a bit late now..."
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James Tomkins

"I'm called Tonker because of the bloke out of Mike Bassett: England Manager. I don't think I've ever been called James in my life"
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Jack Rodwell

"If I had to liken myself to anyone it would probably be Rio Ferdinand"
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Victor Moses

"Nigeria wanted me to commit my future to them, but it's too early for that - I want to have a go at getting in the England side"
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Danny Graham

"I really enjoyed Purely Belter. It’s 
about two young lads 
who worship Alan Shearer – what could possibly be better than that?"
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Steven Fletcher

"I bought a Mercedes convertible as soon as I passed my test. I crashed it into the kit bus..."
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Michael Chopra

"I started on the wing, but I decided to go upfront because that's where all the players who were making the headlines played"
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Shane Long

"Can I sing? I’m better when I’ve 
had a few drinks inside me. All the lads think they can sing but they’re all tone deaf"
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Kevin McNaughton

"I've not put enough tackles in this season, and I could read the game a bit better”
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Andrew Surman

"Gareth Bale gets laughs in the dressing room by hiding everyone's kit"
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Jermain Defoe

"They used to call me Wrighty at West Ham, because of the way I play. Who's the better finisher? It's gotta be me"
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Scott Parker

"I came back from Lilleshall and went straight into the reserves, playing about five games for them and suddenly I was in the first team squad. It was a huge jump."
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Ashley Young

"I don't care what people say – the Mighty Ducks were legendary"
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Leighton Baines

"Jimmy Bullard and Michael Flynn usually hammer each other about their clothes, but they've started on me because I wear more funky gear!"
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Lewin Nyatanga

"The younger lads call me 'Screech' from Saved By The Bell because I used to have his hairstyle"
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Adam Johnson

"I wanted to be a fireman but I probably wasn’t clever enough. I just fancied sliding down those poles"
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Kevin Nolan

"I loved Lee Sharpe. I wanted to be a left-footer because of him. I tried and realised I was right-footed"
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Darren Bent

"I've got my test soon: if I pass I'd like a VW Golf"
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Stephen Ireland

"I just can't drive. If you ask me again in 10 years I still won't be driving..."
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Lassana Diarra

"My heroes were Batman and Superman!"
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Jay Bothroyd

"I hold the ball up like Heskey, but I’d like to score a few more goals than him..."
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James Milner

"I like laughing. It's a laugh, isn't it?"
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Joe Ledley

"I remember my first start away at Brighton. I hit the post and had one cleared off the line – not bad!"
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David Wheater

"I'm funny, hardworking, tall and... bald"
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Giles Barnes

"The gaffer calls me Dribblinho when I keep hold of the ball too long"
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Isaiah Osbourne

"Playing against Man United in the FA Cup was an amazing experience. I spent most of the game chasing shadows."
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Ben Turner

"I wouldn’t have minded playing with Roy Keane. But he’d probably spend 90 minutes screaming at me."
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John Bostock

"I scored 11 goals during a school game once, but I was still subbed with 20 minutes to go..."
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Tommy Rowe

"I scored a hat-trick against Rotherham and celebrated it with sandwiches and energy drinks on the coach home..."
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Armand Traoré

"We don’t do British things like cut each others’ pants up and hide shoes"
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Nathan Dyer

"My first league goal was special, I should have stayed cool like Thierry Henry, but I went berserk and ran off like a madman..."
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Steven Taylor

"My mates said it looked like I'd been shot by a sniper"
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Medy Elito

"I think that Rihanna is tops. I tell you, I wouldn’t mind sharing her umbrella..."
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Neil Eardley

"I look up to Gary Neville – much as I hate Man United. A great pro and brilliant example to any youngster coming through..."
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Billy Jones

"I’m driving an absolute banger at the moment, but I’ve got an A5 on order. When that comes, I’m going to drive like a granddad..."
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Sam Vokes

"Favourite chick? Gemma Atkinson’s a good shout. No. scrub that. I’ll punt for Kelly Brook."
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Gabriel Agbonlahor

"Martin Laursen turned up at training sporting a 'rascal' jacket - truly amazing, it was!"
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Chris Gunter

"Michael Chopra was the biggest joker at Cardiff...always messing about with people’s kits and hiding their boots."
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Anthony Stokes

"I'm outgoing, good-looking, friendly, confident and modest"
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Scott Sinclair

"Coming from Bath, I supported Manchester United"
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Danny Simpson

"When I was 14, I wasn’t growing so United held me back and made me play with the boys a year below me..."
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Theo Walcott

"I woke up on the way home from an away trip to Hull to find my face covered in Jaffa Cakes. I still haven’t found the culprit..."
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Lewis Stevenson

"I wasn’t picked for my school team whilst I was playing for St Johnstone. I reckon it was because I hadn’t done my homework..."
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Joe Garner

"I played against Man Utd U16s for Blackburn U16s and we won 9-0. Oh, and I scored six of them..."
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Michael Mancienne

"At school a leg of a high stool got caught in my trousers, so when I walked I went flying."
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Jennison Myrie-Williams

"Good-looking, amazing, smart, friendly and funny – is that five words or does good-looking count as two?"
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Michael Johnson

"One of the lads ran up behind me and whipped my tracksuit bottoms down. I finished getting my money and calmly pulled them back up"
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Fabrice Muamba

"We lost to Brentford on penalties and yours truly missed one. Arsene Wenger didn’t let me take another penalty again – even in training!"
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Danny Guthrie

"People always laugh when El Hadji Diouf is around. But they’re laughing at him, not with him."
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