Gascoigne talks about his drinking: I was a happy drunk and now I am a sad drunk
Pablo Gascoigne, one of the most media and controversial footballers in the history of english football, He has once again spoken openly about his problems with alcohol.
He revealed that he remains in his agent's spare room (Katie Davies) in Poole and has returned to attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings (“they're fine, they're harmless… After attending the first couple of meetings, I followed the 12 steps and one of them was knowing the person you were blaming them for and apologize to them.”).
The 56-year-old former footballer, who was born in Gateshead on May 27, 1967 and was capped 57 times England scoring 10 goals, he has spoken publicly about his eternal struggle to stay sober.
“I was a happy drunk, I'm not anymore… I'm a sad drunk.” gascogne said the high performance podcast.
“I don't go out drinking, I drink inside. If I want it to be a bad day, (all I have to do is) go to the pub. If I want it to be a good day, I get my fly rod out and go fishing .
first Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton, Burnley, Gansu Tianma and Boston United The player shared that “people know Pablo Gascoigne, but nobody knows Gazza. Even to myself sometimes.”
Gascoigne reflects on his career
gascognePaul, who stars in the High Performance Originals documentary 'Gazza vs. Paul', noted that: “I was out of action for many years, like when I tore my ligaments and then my kneecap. I missed four years of football. I would have done it.” “I played 100 caps for England.”
gascogne He acknowledged that “I try not to get depressed because the world is already depressed enough and when I'm really depressed that's when I have a drink to cheer myself up.”
“I don't think I've let down any coach, the players or the fans, you know. If there was anyone I let down, it was myself. But more on the drinking side, when I finished playing,” he reflected. the former footballer, who hung up his boots in 2004 and since then has been admitted to rehabilitation centers a minimum of seven times.
gascogne He admits that “I will always be an alcoholic” and that “I even took cocaine out of the bathrooms.”
In 2021 Pablo GascoigneThe footballer, who barely watches football because he misses it so much, already confessed in an interview that “he will always be an alcoholic.”
About their routines gascogne He explained that “if I want it to be a bad day, all I have to do is go to the pub. If I want it to be a good day, I take out my rod and go fishing….. It's not the drinking, it's the “after. After looking at my phone and seeing 30 messages or missed calls, I know I'm in trouble. But I've been fine. Last year wasn't brilliant, it was on and off for a couple of months.”
To avoid drinking gascogne reveals that he has replaced alcohol with 15 coffees a day: “It's very easy, I just try to stay away from dangerous places. If I have a drink, I have it because I want to, it's not for any particular reason. I don't blame anyone, I used to blame a lot of people when I drank.”
“I have never given up. I think the moment I give up will be when I am in a wooden box. Other than that, I will continue fighting,” he said.
