Immediately after the match, the video of the first goal of the evening spread like wildfire on see that the Girondins de Bordeaux are playing in the amateur championship. These same fans unanimously welcome the choice of the former Liverpool and Newcastle player to have signed for Bordeaux, for the sole pleasure of the game. “To be honest, it costs me money to play in Bordeaux but that has never been about money in my career. I’m just happy to play football, I want to be part of the history of this club. The level doesn’t matter,” he said…
Interviewed by the BBC, Andy Carroll, who sees himself playing well until he is 40, still brings more comfort to the hearts of those nostalgic for a certain type of football: “I have obviously been at the highest level, where people earn hundreds of thousands of pounds a week. And then you come to France where the guys are far from having experienced all that. They come every day, work hard with a smile on their face. And then we go home, we have barbecues together, it’s just a completely different way of life. It’s more relaxed and more family-friendly and it’s just great. This is exactly what I wanted and needed in my life. I just want to play and enjoy football.” A choice which contrasts sharply with that of the players who, in recent years, have given in to the lure of the last big lucrative contract in the championships of Qatar or Saudi Arabia.
Some fans even plan trips to France based on N2 posters. Like this Liverpool supporter who tweets: “When my wife asks me what I want for my birthday, I’m going to say a weekend in France. I can’t wait to be in Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin to watch Andy Carroll.”
