Former England cricketer and 'A League Of Their Own' star Freddie Flintoff has taken time out of his daily routine of slagging Jamie Redknapp for being injured all the time to make an interesting point regarding the influx of money in football and his time playing in the cricket equivalent of the Chinese Super League, the IPL.
The Indian Premier League is an all-star Cricket league where the world's biggest stars play for the likes of Chennai Super Kings and Kerala Blasters, leaving their clubs and counties back home to make alternative plans.
Freddie Flintoff was drafted to play for the Super Kings, and he claims that his total lack of emotional attachment to the organisation meant that he couldn't put the necessary effort in compared to how he did when playing for the county that he dreamed about playing for all his life.
This is something he doesn't understand about footballers who he feels are obsessed with money.
'It meant nothing' @flintoff11 talks about playing for Chennai Super Kings with @RobbieSavage8 and @matthewsyed... https://t.co/G4czVsVHG4 pic.twitter.com/zYs4nb8xqx
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) February 13, 2017
It's an interesting comparison, although it's not likely to go down too well with the IPL.
While it sounds strange that someone who admittedly took the big-money move and played when it meant nothing to him is being critical of footballers for doing the same thing, he's speaking from experience. His problem is that too many footballers are thinking with their bank account rather than their heart, and he's explaining why that isn't conducive to getting the best out of a player.
Do you agree with Flintoff, or is he being hypocritical here?
