You might have read Sid Lowe's story today about how Albiol and Arbeloa became so smitten with England via Playstation during the World Cup that they bought Gerrard and Crouch jerseys:
"During the World Cup we were on the PlayStation constantly," Arbeloa smiles. "It was always el Chori [Raúl Albiol] and me against Sergio Ramos and Jesús Navas. They were Spain, we were England and it got pretty intense. We always put Crouch up front – and he scored loads. We bought ourselves England shirts. You'd be there in the Spain hotel and there were two guys in white, "Gerrard" and "Crouch" on the back.
"Spurs might not be as famous as Chelsea or Manchester United but they will be very dangerous," he continues. "I wasn't pleased with the draw because it was easy but because I wanted to play in England. And when I saw Spurs, I said to el Chori: 'we're going to get Crouch shirts, so we can play in them – real ones, this time'. It'll be a bit big on me, but still ..."
Well here's the proof above, provided by Xabi Alonso. Looking forward to seeing them in the original jerseys next week.
