{"id":294748,"date":"2023-10-19T21:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294748"},"modified":"2023-10-19T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:08:59","slug":"i-sang-boyz-ii-men-at-liverpool-initiation-changed-words-it-didnt-go-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/i-sang-boyz-ii-men-at-liverpool-initiation-changed-words-it-didnt-go-well\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I sang Boyz II Men at Liverpool initiation & changed words \u2013 it didn’t go well’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Halloween is not the only thing that can spook footballers.<\/p>\n
Pyro waving ultras, central defenders who want to kick chunks out of them or a dreaded spot-kick in a penalty shootout are just a few things that keep players awake at night. However, there is something which may well be behind some footballers' decisions to stay at a club – the thought of having to do an initiation.<\/p>\n
Standing on a chair and using an empty Lucozade bottle as a microphone is a rite of passage many players must walk before they are accepted by their new teams. Former Liverpool ace Jermaine Pennant opted for a more ambitious song when he joined the Reds – let\u2019s just say, it did not go too well.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI didn\u2019t really do one at Arsenal,\u201d he said exclusively to Daily Star Sport<\/i><\/b> while speaking to NewBettingSites.uk. \u201cYou don\u2019t really do them at the big clubs, it\u2019s more the smaller clubs. The big clubs are too professional or too posh\u2026 <\/p>\n
\u201cThe only one I can remember was for Liverpool, I think I did Boyz II Men, End of the Road. It was solo, standing in front of the group with my phone playing and singing to Boyz II Men.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was looking at Rafa and I remember changing the words and the bit where it goes 'We belong together, And you know that I\u2019m right' I changed to 'We belong together' \u2013 then I looked at Rafa and went \u2013 \u2018And you better play me, I\u2019m right!\u2019. It worked but it didn\u2019t go down well!\u201d<\/p>\n
Benitez is known for many things – his iconic \u201cfacts\u201d rant about Sir Alex Ferguson, his rivalry with Jose Mourinho and his questionable goatee – but sense of humour is not one of them. Pennant still managed to make 81 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool. <\/p>\n
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Fortunately for him, his performance was not the only one to not impress his manager or his team-mates. \u201cCrouchy did one and I think it was Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it might have been. It was awful because he\u2019s long and stringy.\u201d<\/p>\n