LEEDS ATTACKER EL-HADJI Diouf has called Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard “egotistical” and claimed certain figures at the club “cannot stand” him.
Writing in his 2007 autobiography, Gerrard said the Senegalese player was only “interested in himself” and admitted he “wasn’t Diouf’s number one fan”.
He added: “His attitude was all wrong. I felt he wasn’t really a***d about putting his body on the line to get Liverpool back at the top.”
And in a recent interview with French daily L’Equipe, Diouf hit back at these criticisms.
“What he said is only of interest to him. All I worried about was the Senegal team, I took them to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002. I was in Pele’s 100 players of the century. Not him. I respect him as a footballer, but there is nobody more egotistical than him.
“He does not care about others. I spoke to the major figures at Liverpool and nobody can stand him. And I am not talking about (Jamie) Carragher.”
In addition, Diouf sought to play down his bad-boy reputation, saying:
“I have done things but others have done worse. I am an easy target, people talk about me no matter what.
“Okay, I have hurt people and I regret that. But I have never been to prison, I have never injured anyone on the pitch.”
I remember this guy was pretty good at spitting….
Idiot
El-Hadji claim’s to be a demi-god in that interveiw,so maybe he is just a slight bit egotistical himself….
What a w#%$¥r!!!!!!
Of all the players to pull on a Liverpool jersey over the years… he is the one that I could never defend. If Pele did name him in his top one hundred then he needs to lay off the viagra!
i doubt that this plonker even knows the meaning of the word. never deserved to wear the jersey. to think houlier singed him instead of anelka .
this guy makes joey Barton look like a decent guy. Pele comes out with some awful shite, he’s just a FIFA / corporate mouthpiece these days
Hes good at diving