EXCLUSIVE: Why Danny Drinkwater Fell Out Of Love With Football
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- čas přidán 27. 10. 2023
- Danny Drinkwater joins us on High Performance, taking this opportunity to announce his retirement from professional football. After an almost 20 year career, Danny takes some time to look back on his accomplishments, greatest lessons and biggest challenges.
After rising through the Youth Academy at Manchester United, Danny played for some of the country’s biggest clubs, including Chelsea, Aston Villa, and Leicester City. He takes Jake and Damian through his football career; from sitting on the bench at Manchester United aged 18, to being a key part of Leicester City’s Premier League winning squad.
He shares the emotional rollercoaster of winning the Premier League, as well as the painful moment his Euro's opportunity was taken away. Having worked with legendary figures like Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson and Claudio Ranieri, Danny reflects on how they inspired and challenged him, both in his career and personal life.
Danny delves into what he believes makes a great football manager, emphasising the significance of personal management to bring out the best in players and build team momentum. They also discuss Danny’s difficult reality with mental health struggles, including dealing with rejection after new offers failed to materialise. Reflecting on his lowest point when he was arrested for drink-driving in 2019, Danny highlights the importance of mental health care and finding practical solutions to unhappiness.
This is a conversation about personal growth, overcoming the darkest moments and moving to a brighter future.
0:47 Start
6:40 Ronaldo & Sir Alex
11:16 Leicester
16:24 Ranieri
22:57 England
32:07 Joining Chelsea
38:44 Proving people wrong
43:46 My NDA
46:11 Me vs Chelsea
50:36 Off the field problems
57:19 Mental health
1:02:29 Burnley & Dyche
1:08:08 Headbutting teammate
1:17:04 Reflections
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I don't think pro footballers realise how much of an achievement it is just to say "I'm a professional footballer" let alone play in the premier league let alone win major trophies. Well done Danny you've experienced something that only 1% of boys in the world dreamed to experience
Absolutely
Let's be honest, premier league regulars are truly 0.01%
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100%
Such a shame. Was expecting him to come on, be honest, open and all he did was make excuses and didnt take any responsibility. Hope he finds peace in the years to come.
did you even watch it
getting paid a load of money, being a top winning footballer, having incredible fun in London and then being honest about it and you complain?! Most of us would dream of it and would give me a load of peace vs being stuck in the 9-5 like your backseat driver comment
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Danny you finished the season well on loan at Reading then declined offer to sign in summer because of wage demands, and ended up with no club. Take responsibility.
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He owes kante his life
😂😂
He was part of the greatest sports story ever.
Thats Nowhere The Greatest Story Ever. That's Not Even The Greatest Football Story Ever You Plonker
@@MartinD-kk2ol A little unfair perhaps. I respect you're point of view though.
Leicester winning the Prem?? So unlikely at that time. Outstanding achievement. Top comment.
@@MartinD-kk2olvery crass and unfair.. It is the greatest sports story! Tell me a better one!!?
@@athelstan927Knockeart penalty miss - counter attack Troy Deeney volley 😅
"I'm not gonna be the cheapest player" - therein lies the problem
Absolutely right ! I've only watched the first 5 minutes and i'm thinking "Mate, you ain"t that good"
Hasn’t come across great in this, didn’t really explain anything just sort of said it didn’t work out at various clubs and thinks he got a right to start wherever he goes.
Really want to like Danny, feel like he’s probably a decent bloke. But it’s not really a surprise that that nobody wants to take a punt on him as it seems he’s pissed a few good opportunities up the wall. But yet won’t drop down a league etc. seems his heads in the clouds a tad. Real shame
Pissed around the very fans that put him there
Yep. Chatting shite about getting back to top level. Yes he played for Chelsea but he was wank
Judging by a lot of the comments I can’t help but think that what goes on in drinkwaters head and how he views and sees himself as a footballer and his level of quality seems to differ from what the general fan actually sees and what they think of drinkwater.. is there a gap ?
Know his ex mrs, he’s not a decent bloke at all, he’s a scumbag who threw it all away
@@tomben6180I know his best mates brothers uncle and trust me he's actually a sound lad
He needs to watch this back, seriously, too good for championship, he's that standard at best with a seriously bad attitude...
Very true am 10 mins and can't stand the bloke very arrogant thinks better then what he is
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If he can’t see he is a gamble with his history in recent years and being so unfit, the minute he said he wouldn’t be a cheap player I see why he isn’t getting offers.
He should show a bit of humility and realise teams cannot afford the risk of which drinkwater they would get, the problem child or the professional performer he’s proven he can be.
Take a hit on a year cheap you will get a team, and earn a better contract
Yep he’s deluded thinks he’s a lot better than he is. Forced a move to Chelsea and it didn’t work it would of been smarter doing what vardy did and sticking with Leicester
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Danny Drinkwater and high performance; two phrases you don't hear very often... actually never.
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Simon Jordan should've interviewed him. This boy should've worked harder but the money and pride got to him. His injuries were due to his general lack of fitness over the previous years. All catches up
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I’ve loved almost every podcast I’ve listened to. I didn’t enjoy this one, because it wasn’t “High Performance “.
He is not a very mature person. I don't think the interviewers are very impressed with him what so ever.
Talks a lot about taking accountability without actually taking accountability tbh.
Perfectly put.
Well, he has just started on that journey. You can't just ask for an immediate result. Just like weight loss
@@orange4755good shout
@@orange4755well, if you’re gonna preach for an hour about this stuff, maybe you can have already done the majority of that … but no.. he’s a celebrity millionaire. Don’t feel sorry for him in the slightest.
@@orange4755Maybe, that's fair enough. He seems a decent guy.
Wasted at Chelsea and thereafter. I feel he should have gone abroad to Italy or something. He had the attributes where they'd appreciate that type of footballer alot more.
This guy has a serious lack of humility and accountability. He still can't see why managers weren't picking him.
Or why no one was in for him later in his career. Alot of baggage it seems
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Was really interested to hear what happened in his careers after the highs of Leicester and that 2 year spell but he came across of deluded, forced his move to Chelsea after they gave him the break. Talked about wanting money and being paid what he is worth the make determines that. Sounds like he didn’t work for that Euros spot in camp but it was other people’s fault. Basically comes across of I am top player but never backed it up apart from that couple of seasons. Shame.
Three sides to the truth Danny's Leicester's and the truth... lot goes on behid the screnes that not many are privvy too
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Matty James has a similar career, he's Barnsley captain and overcame worse injuries...amazing contribution for Leicester.
Bristol City. He's Bristol City vice captain. And he stayed as a Leicester player until 2021 before he moved. Very different to the career Drinkwater had after 2017.
For every Danny Drinkwater there's a Matty James and Andy kibg
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5 minutes in and you can tell why he's retiring - asking why nobody wants to 'take a punt on getting me fit [...] I had championship offers, but I wouldn't be the cheapest'
if he was really bothered, he'd get himself to a base level of fitness for a club to build on - as for salary, if he wanted to play & earn a contract he could afford to do it for free (retirement pays nothing), he got lucky by being part of that leicester title win, which was primarily due to kante, mahrez & vardy - he had minimal impact. Chelsea signing him felt odd at the time, as he was never the top 5 player he clearly still thinks he is
True. I'd throw Schmeichel in there as well as another key player in that team & like you say the rest were just lucky to be a part of that team.
Very true the bloke sounds deluded thinks he's better then what he and always somonelse fault 10 mins in and can't stand the bloke
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Favourite quote:
“It’s quite well known thing now, but: If you’re trying to spin so many plates, there’s only so many, like, you know, plates you can spin at once”.
Inspiring stuff
That’s a well known phrase. If he would’ve actually talked about some of those plates, maybe it would be inspiring because people could relate. Instead it’s just a platitude that’s been said many times with no real substance here. Seems like he’s had issues at every single club for some reason. Maybe delve into what the actual details are so we can follow the story. Instead it’s just ‘yeah, it was great, I was working hard, and then things happened that I can’t talk about and “I’m like, what is going on here”?? Rinse. Repeat.
I think it’s actually the hosts. Why not get actual details and answers? This show could be so much better. Guests that could be interesting but hosts don’t ever mail down on any details. :shrugs:
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“I’m not a cheap player” heads gone.
Id love to know what Jake thinks of this guy. Feel like the little jab around 45 mins about the drink driving and taking accountability. Was a really tough listen. The opposite of high performance. No humility to admit the things he did cost him being looked upon as a great player with a great career.
Should have stuck to drinking water
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He retired 7 years ago!
Surprised he could speak his head is so far up his own arse. Players like him make me appreciate Nolan and Noble so much more
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You would not believe the amount of disruption Danny caused in the three months at Villa culminating in him attacking the smallest player in the squad during a training session. I was looking forward to this interview but all he has done is confirm to me that he is an arrogant and deluded character who has issues with taking responsibility for his own actions. Just like his career in general - another chance missed by Danny.
Although won more then Villa then have in decades
@@dansmithnodq6854 wow what an educated and valued point
Well , an obvious point that stands out
@@dansmithnodq6854what a stupid thing to say.
@dansmithnodq6854 what relevance does it have to the original comment tho shitebag
Too good the Championship?? Really?? Vardy Won the Golden Boot in the Premier League In 2020 but doesn’t think the Championship is beneath him.. Drinkwater couldn’t lace Vardys boots..
This guy's deluded and thinks he's better then what he is.
For me the last half hour he ain’t covered himself In glory at all tbh
Could've gone to Euro 2016 if it wasn’t for Wilshere, but he allowed the hype of fugazi-ing the Prem with Leicester ruined him. He was always a Championship player at best who had two sensational seasons.
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14:21 Time at Leicester City F.C.
23:05 England Call up
A great listen!👏🏻
Players are an investment. Is a high-wage unfit Drinkwater in his 30s a good investment for any club, big or small?
Noooo
I’m not interested in football at all, but I really feel for Danny. He seems to have a lot of unresolved issues within himself which hampered him. He should have been given the support and physiological help he needed by the clubs he played for at a much younger age. He got in his own way and self medicated due to having no help and support structure. He needed that “grandfather” type of coach that he once had. I think coaching in football is light years behind other sports and so is the phycological help or lack thereof. Look at sports like Formula 1 and MotoGP. They are innovators in what is needed by a lot of young men that have the potential to be great athletes. The days of rough and tough, god complex, biased coaches, who don’t communicate properly and don’t treat people with respect should come to an end. A good coach knows how to get the best out of every player, especially the complicated and troubled ones.
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You said it yourself you don’t watch football so you don’t understand. It’s like going from alpha tauri to one of the top teams knowing you’re no going to race. If he’d honoured his contract he’d be in a better position now
Big up Danny💙, loved every minute of having you at Chelsea. Still it doesn’t went as all we wanted. But a fantastic person and unreal seriousness even in tough times💙
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What's the point of coming on to tell a story to then say 'can't say too much' ?
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Listened to the podcast for over an hour, I heard one unprofessional(at the top level) ex-footballer. I hope his post footballing life would be even better than his overall football career.
Big respect to this lad he figured out how to get a net worth of 20 million quid without having to work for it.
💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Never knew he played for utd
Got 6 minutes in and gave up. The lad is thick as toast. Completely contradicts himself.
Im getting a sense of entitlement with Danny
He left through greed. Simple. Using mental health is not acceptable when you leave a club who got you renoticed to leave them for more money knowing you were never going to get a game for them.
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@@johnhow9248 john mate seriously consider getting medical attention
Real Madrid don’t want me so I quit . Spoilt
KALVIN PHILLIPS SHOULD WATCH THIS BEFORE HE MEETS THE SAME FATE!!!
There’s one time in this interview where he only partly blames himself.
In my opinion he seems a kid that wanted it his way or nothing at all . He still finds the most damaging moments in his career funny and he seems to look for reasons and justification.
His blink rate is off the scale in this interview at times so I believe he’s ether intentionally covering shit up or just flat out bullshitting .
Always feel for lads that reach the highest heights only to crash and burn but I can’t help but feel like danny was the maker of his own downfall.
Just my opinion
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@@johnhow9248 what do you mean John ? “Hope you know attention” ?
Teams these days do just as much background checks on personality and ethics etc as they do skill level. Thats why you haven't been given other opportunities.
Interesting!
Talks about his time at Utd like he was a 5x premier league winning. Name dropping big stars. He’s got blinkers on and is so far removed from the reality.
Turned it off after 10mins. Hes clearly driven by his past and doesnt understand the level hes now at. Makin excuses and doesnt want to play at a lower level…. Thats enough for me to hear.
Should be proud of what he and Leicester achieved
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Danny decided to give an interview and open up about his life and problems in life, but will not say anything constructive to make others understand him. Not a word in detail about anything which bothered him
Everything: "I'm like," "it's like" "he's like" "they kind of like"...
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Nice guy but when he rocked up at Villa he was seriously unfit. Branded the "McGinn fill in" he wasn't even close to Lansbury level with his fitness. He's a Premier League winner so he can retire extremely happy.
Weird guy, clearly priced himself out a lot of moves because the championship is beneath him 😂
Should've interviewed Mark Noble.
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Great listen, amazing how the game can deliver the highs but chew you up and spit you out just as quick. Hopefully you can pass on the advice to younger players Danny. Hope you find something to get the spark back🙏
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Obviously you should want the big bag of money, sometimes it doesn't work out the way you want. Im shocked he not playing still for club like Brighton. Its funny as i was thinking about him the other day, was wondering what club he was at, as i thought he was still playing
Lets be honest the Chelsea contract is what finished him off footballing wise! he wasn't good enough for Chelsea but was never gonna leave a contract like that. how people are feeling bad for him haha the man is young and made for life but clearly thinks he is better than what he is.
Anyone else see the thumbnail and think it was Doug Stanhope? 😂
Proper dope this guy.
Fell out of love with football but not taking the money. He is leaving stuff out about his time at Burnley.
Love all your vids but hes a muppet . Big opinion of himself
The whole premise of his story and the catalyst to his downturn is around an event, or series of events, that he still cannot talk about so what is the point of the interview?
You get the feeling that Danny does not take responsibilities for his own misfortunes.. he looks down in the interview and going through the motions.. chap is crying out for attention
What happened to him at Chelsea that he can’t speak about?
I think he comes across as a very insincere person. I had to stop after he said LIKE 200 times
Have you stoppt playing now, ouer teem needs a super middfilder, my club VSK from Västerås in Sweden. VSK is now playing in Allsvenskan now,
so we are meeting the best teams in Sweden.
What arrogance, no wonder he's not wanted anywhere.
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Danny Drink more water hydrate yourself
How long did that one take you
So clever
Hats off to him for being open and honest. Seems like he's been chasing a high (Leicester) ever since leaving. By his own admission he's not obsessed with football and has won more than some players will in a 25-30 year career... Bow out with a healthy bank balance (I'm assuming) and enjoy the next phase of your life. 👍 Really interesting listen 👌 Typical English media to tear into an easy target going through a hard time!!
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Watched this and wanted to understand or feel sympathy for him. But realistically he put himself in this situation & was living a London lifestyle without even having to play football & deal with the pressure that comes with playing for Chelsea. Yet somehow still managed to make that into a bad situation, must be hard being rich and getting paid for just training.
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He has a really strange personality. Spoke for ages and said nothing of interest.
So is it just me or they did not ask or screen where they ask "What does high performance mean to you?" 👀
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Big announcement? Didnt know where he was at and frankly didnt care , after listening to him a pure knob
Hard for me to feel sorry for Danny. Excuse after excuse.
The chelsea affect
Does anyone else hate hearing the league referred to as 'The Prem'? 🤦♂️
I dont understand what the problem is ? Hes been a top footballer, top career, amazing lifestyle and even in this interview it seems to be pushed down the path of "oh its a mental health problem" it isn't- he had a great time most of us can only dream of.
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Went downhill after won league. Knew he made a mistake when he kept saying he was hungover on camera I think he was on England duty an he didnt get a game
Drop your wage demands then Wtf 4:57
I know. Never get the phrase wages are a problem. They're only a problem if the player has a bad attitude & won't drop their wages, doesn't just apply to Danny applies to many.
Difficult listen.
Still a young lad and maybe years from now will be able to articulate a better interview and be more self reflecting and honest.
A lot of time for DD. A Leicester legend but after that made a lot of bad choices trying to live a life. Pretty much like all of us, enjoy the retirement and I’m sure will have a career using his life experiences to try and help other footballers
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Greed ruined his career. He wasn't good enough to play for an elite team but couldn't let go of the elite money.
Danny DrinkBeer. Good lad.
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He didnt fall out of love - he made enough money so wasnt motivated enough... thats not an issue in my eyes... money is there to be made.
Deluded
Genuinely felt for him when he got snubbed for euro 2016. He or mark noble should have gone instead of Wilshere.
Yeah he should've gone looking back.
Danny you signed a 5 year contract with Leicester City to keep you at the King Power till 2021. Unfortunately, Mahrez, Kante and yourself wanted away for bigger clubs. Greed meant you were the only one who misjudged the situation.If you had stayed with Leicester you would have had a better career.
LOL. Yeah and where are they now?? Stupid comment.
Mahrez won the UCL and treble, kante become a club legend at Chelsea and won the world cup and UEFA nations league.
This wasn't greed it was natural progression in a players career, this idea that players aren't allowed to make moves to better their career, just like anyone else in their field is immature.
If someone said to me I couldn't move to another company for better pay, resources and opportunities just because I'd laugh in their face.
Besides, Leicester hardly reinvested and refreshed their squad so it was the smart play to move on.
What wasn't in hindsight is the move to Chelsea, to which they go through a running conveyor belt of top class midfielders and managers.
He needed to settle and Chelsea simply is not a place to do that.
People need to grow up, seriously.
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Terrible take lad. Have you never tried to better yourself and it hasn’t worked as you’d imagine? He’s an ex professional athlete who’s tried to better himself at every step by the sounds of it.
@@rickylovesyouhaha and where’s drink water now ??
@@christopherhill1912bitter because of no loyalty and then acting like it’s everyone else’s fault ? Drinkwater is the only bitter person here
Wrong training causes all kinds of injuries
Body imbalances
Anthony Gordon has it no weight training
The individual has to find out what works for them
Leicester fan and can only say I have lost respect for Danny after this. Sounds like he needs to get his ego in check and reset. Hopefully he finds peace and can make a go of something from here on out.
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As a Chelsea fan I was pissed off that he was never given proper opportunities to play. I felt dreadful for him.
i still have no idea why you bought him. conte didnt seem keen on him at all. im guessing something went on behind the scenes there
Are you serious? He was never good enough for Chelsea. It was a panic buy after Ross Barkley never came that window. It was thought maybe him and kante could work.
he never even got a chance to be deemed not good enough lol @@tikemyson5627
Lucky you , he couldn’t put two passes together at villa way of prem standard , very poor ,
Would be a better interview if the got a bigger table 😅😅😅
@johnhow9248 Could you please have another go, but in English this time...
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Why can't he get fit himself. Why doesn't he do it himself instead of 'if they get me fit' do it yourself then you can talk.
No sympathy at all for you Danny. Was begging to leave Leicester and then this season you was begging for us to bring you back. Thanks for the premier league title, you should have stayed
What’s wrong with someone for wanting to attempt to try and prove themselves at a better club?
lets be honest - of the regular 11 players he would probably be in the lower 5 in terms of responsibility for it happening - vardy, mahrez, kante, morgan, huth & schmeichel couldn't be left out, but was drinkwater particularly influential? It didn't seem it from outside
He comes across as a bit of a narcissist
Low performance
Why is the table so big
Should of kept the loyalty instead of chasing the bag! He got paid more then lawyers do playing at Leicester yet wanted more! Already sat on a gold mine and could of set his children and childrens children up for life shame really.
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I can’t feel sorry for this lad, it always seems like someone else’s fault
Look on the bright side, you have set yourself and family up for life with the wages you have earned, but you had an opportunity that a lot of people would give everything to be in that position, try getting up and working on a building site for 6 days a week, totally different worlds
Fully expected to come away thinking “wow, he got done over so bad” but I don’t.
Sounds like he was given so many chances and just made bad choices. Still he sits there and laughs about them.
No sympathy for him
Seems like a sound lad - the inner workings of the football world is fuckin mad. Too young to retire though.
The football industry is nuts and toxic, but a lot of segments of society are. Hopeful on progress in the coming years
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