Gabby Agbonlahor reveals the worst ‘dark arts’ and ‘trash talking’ he witnessed in the Premier League
teams and they’ve always had players who were nasty to play against, but knew how to tread the line perfectly.Roy Keane at Manchester United was an expert, along with Patrick Vieira at Arsenal too.talkSPORT’s very own Gabby Agbonlahor, the Aston Villa legend, has come up against several players who were horrible to play against.
“Or they could hear something about a partner and use that against players. It's pretty brutal out there.”He added: “People would step on your Achilles from the back with the big studs you used to play with.Former Tottenham and Newcastle star signs for Luton Town on short-term contract“It was nothing bad, but the refs aren't going to see that. A little knee in the hamstring too.
In terms of the worst players Agbonlahor played against, it was a Newcastle hero that was among the worst.“He'd pinch your back when he stood behind you, in between your ribs, pinch on the back of your neck. You're like ‘oh just stop’ but back then it was something that you didn't really see on the cameras and got away with.The Aston Villa legend, who scored 74 Premier League goals, also namedropped a few other players who were well known for their antics.
Agbonlahor himself was not the innocent victim in all this either, he had a few techniques that he revealed would be his favourites.
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