Rickie Lambert's World Cup experience
Former Cardiff City striker Rickie Lambert has been chatting about his experience of major tournaments with England in an interview with the Telegraph.
He travelled with England to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and spoke about how players fill their spare time.
RICKY LAMBERT:
"Some might stay with the physios and masseurs to chat, others would be playing pool, table tennis or computer games. I thought I was decent at table tennis, but when I saw Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, I thought, ‘maybe not’. You had different groups if you were bored or, if you wanted time alone, you could go to your bedroom."
"It was a bit of a thing that you couldn’t go out. I was a bit gutted that I couldn’t see the lovely city (Rio de Janeiro). We went to America and Portugal before. That was brilliant. The attention wasn’t as fierce. We went to the beaches. We had our own days as well to do what we wanted. Those days really make the squad a lot closer and the more Gareth Southgate can do that the better."
"It is just going for a meal, maybe have a couple of drinks. Obviously, they can’t get p****d … but a couple of drinks. Just let your hair down now and again."
Rickie Lambert
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