Let's dance: Peter Crouch and Jonathan Woodgate in
full party mode at Movida on Saturday night
Peter Crouch has risked the anger of hardline England
manager Fabio Capello after looking worse for wear in a London
nightclub during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Crouch was photographed inside the Movida club, dancing with his
shirt unbuttoned and his jeans soaked either by sweat or a spilled
drink. The England striker then continued the antics by poking his
lanky frame through the sun-roof of a moving people carrier after
leaving the club at 2am.
Crouch, along with team-mates Jonathan Woodgate, Robbie
Keane and Jermaine Jenas, were celebrating Tottenham's win at
Portsmouth with wives and girlfriends.
The images of a dishevelled looking Crouch are unlikely to
endear him to Italian Capello, who has made all of his England
squad aware of their responsibilities.
Party people: Spurs striker Peter Crouch and
girlfriend Abbey Clancey arrive at Movida nightclub
Crouch's two goals against Belarus edged him ahead of
Carlton Cole in the race for a World Cup place in South Africa. But
Capello is renowned for his strict disciplinary approach and the
pictures of Crouch do not fit with the suited and booted image the
Italian has demanded since taking charge of the national
side.
Crouch's behaviour could also land the striker in trouble with
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who hit out at partying players in an
exclusive interview with Sportsmail in the summer.
Redknapp said: 'The nightclub reputation that was around this
club when I arrived is something we've had to get rid of. It's hard
but I've given them all a warning. I've told them I don't want to
see them in nightclubs or pubs. I don't think there is any need for
it.
'These boys are highly-paid athletes. I've said go and have a
glass of wine with the wife or partner in a nice restaurant on a
Saturday night after a game. That's not a problem. But I've told
them I don't want to see them rolling out of nightclubs at three in
the morning.
'There's no need for it. If you can't dedicate your life to
something for nine months of the year when you're earning 20, 30,
40, 50, 60 grand a week, there's got to be a problem. These lads
have to make sure they are in great condition.'
My turn! Peter also popped out of the sunroof to
show off his robot-dancing moves
Redknapp added: 'They can't do it any more anyway
because they always get caught. There's always someone waiting
outside with a camera or there's someone who wants to have a
go.'
Crouch's antics come on the back of Ledley King's arrest in May
for allegedly assaulting a man outside a Soho nightclub after an
evening which the Tottenham defender described as: 'A night out
with friends which went too far.'
The misdemeanor earned King a £120,000 fine and a telling-off
from Redknapp, who then vowed to impose a booze ban on his players.
But in August, David Bentley was banned from driving for one year
after crashing his Porsche into a lamp-post, having drunk four
pints and two spirits at a London gig.
Bentley was also fined two weeks' wages and has yet to start a
Barclays Premier League game for Tottenham this season.
Crouch and Tottenham were unavailable for comment last
night.
New WAG on the block: Jermaine Jenas leaves Nobu
Berkeley with his new fiancée Ellie Penfold
Home time: Striker Robbie Keane and his wife Claudine
head home from Movida
