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Speaking on Norwegian radio show Heia fotball, Hangeland recalled: 'I only played with him for six months but here's a quick story. I was playing for Fulham and he played for Spurs.
'We were attacking and I was marking Adebayor in the midfield. He suddenly he said, 'Ahhh, I'm hungry.' I replied, 'What?'
''I can't wait for the game to finish, I'm so hungry,' he said. Do you know a good restaurant in London, Hangeland?'
The former centre-back, who retired from professional football in August 2016, managed to stay focused on his game during that particular battle but was reminded of the striker's insatiable appetite when the pair were reunited at Selhurst Park.
'Later when he came to Palace I started to realise where this came from,' Hangeland continued. 'When we had strength workouts he would sit in the gym with just a cup of coffee and a muffin.
'He was being paid by [Manchester] City, Tottenham and Palace at the same time, and he was sitting in the gym drinking coffee. Incredible natural talent, but very lazy.'
So there we have it lol, we all knew he was a lazy bugger, also he was STILL getting paid by City even when he was at Palace. @Mullers FYI.
'We were attacking and I was marking Adebayor in the midfield. He suddenly he said, 'Ahhh, I'm hungry.' I replied, 'What?'
''I can't wait for the game to finish, I'm so hungry,' he said. Do you know a good restaurant in London, Hangeland?'
The former centre-back, who retired from professional football in August 2016, managed to stay focused on his game during that particular battle but was reminded of the striker's insatiable appetite when the pair were reunited at Selhurst Park.
'Later when he came to Palace I started to realise where this came from,' Hangeland continued. 'When we had strength workouts he would sit in the gym with just a cup of coffee and a muffin.
'He was being paid by [Manchester] City, Tottenham and Palace at the same time, and he was sitting in the gym drinking coffee. Incredible natural talent, but very lazy.'
So there we have it lol, we all knew he was a lazy bugger, also he was STILL getting paid by City even when he was at Palace. @Mullers FYI.