Malicious Monday (2006 WC - England v. Trinidad): Peter Crouch using cheeky hair-pulling tactics to score
Malicious Monday (2006 WC - England v. Trinidad): Peter Crouch using cheeky hair-pulling tactics to score
As if being 6 foot, 7 inches isn’t a big enough aerial advantage! Spurs striker and England international Peter Crouch was fed up with being tied nil-nil with World Cup minnows Trinidad & Tobago, so he decided to take things into his own hands. Quite literally. Mr. Classy Cross (aka David Beckham) set up a beautiful cross for any striker to nod into the back of the net, so instead of just rising above T&T defender Brent Sancho the lanky giant chose to go Elizabeth Lambert-style and pull on Sancho’s dreadlocks. And he got away with it too. You cannot teach that. Well you can, but you shouldn’t.
Crouch’s goal gave England the lead in the 83rd minute. This result allowed England to win their group, which then allowed them to avoid facing hosts Germany (instead playing Ecuador) in the Round of 16, who knocked out Sweden. If you don’t believe the little things matter in football, here’s your proof! Cheeky, cheeky proof.
