ANDY ROBERTSON has recalled the horror at being dubbed ‘Sick Boy’ by boss Jurgen Klopp.
Defender Robertson was pushing himself to his limits when he vomited on his first day at Liverpool.
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But, unlike ‘Sick Boy’ in Edinburgh-set cult film Trainspotting, it was a gruelling fitness session that gave birth to his moniker — rather than the Glaswegian star’s wild excesses.
Scotland ace Robertson, 26, said: “I remember the first day there were only six or seven of us in because the lads were still on pre-season.
“We had to do that lactate test, which the Germans love, where you have to run to your maximum.
“They set up poles all around the pitch and you have to make each pole on the whistle.
“It gets faster and faster and faster. It’s similar to the bleep test but it’s a lot harder and faster.
“I remember running alongside Danny Ings and I was just sick everywhere. I tried to hold it in but I had to let it go and it was terrible. Day one.
“Luckily the gaffer wasn’t there and I thought I got away with it.
“They were back three days later and he called me Mr Sick Boy. I was gutted.”
Robertson, 26, has been a key part of the Reds squad since he joined from Hull in 2017Credit: Reuters
I remember running alongside Danny Ings and I was just sick everywhere.”
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While hardly making the best first impression, the left-back played a starring role as Liverpool lifted the Champions League last season.
And with plenty of good times to celebrate under Klopp, Robertson revealed just what his German manager is like on the beers.
Speaking to the That Peter Crouch Podcast, Robbo added: “He says, ‘Anything you do, you do 100 per cent — you play 100 per cent, you train 100 per cent and you party 100 per cent’.
“When he parties, he parties does Klopp. What you see is what you get with him.”
Liverpool stunned Barcelona 4-0 in last year’s Champions League semi-final on their way to lifting a sixth European Cup.
Having lost the first-leg 3-0, the Reds battered Lionel Messi’s Barca at Anfield in the return.
Robertson was seen tangling with six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi’s hair early on — a decision he still regrets.
Scotland skipper Robertson has stated he would be open to joining Celtic later in his careerCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
He said: “Me and Fabinho were tracking him back, we both ended up on the ground. I just ruffled his hair a wee bit, he wasn’t too happy. It’s something I wouldn’t do again, that’s for sure.
“It’s just disrespectful to the best player that’s ever played this game.
“In the changing room before, I’ve never seen a changing room like it. We were so pumped up for the game and unfortunately it happened too early, didn’t it?
“He was on the ground, I was on the ground. I don’t know what came over me! If I was thinking it wouldn’t have been done. I wasn’t thinking clearly.”
The Reds went on to beat fellow Premier League side Tottenham 2-0 in the Madrid final — a far cry from when Robertson helped out at the women’s lingerie department at M&S.
He added: “I was on the checkouts at M&S. My mates got discounts on Percy Pigs so they were delighted. I was only 17, 18.
“I actually worked a couple of shifts on women’s lingerie. They were short on staff and I got flung up there. You just talk s**t and hopefully they buy it.”
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Born in Glasgow, Robertson revealed he would be open to a move to Celtic in the future.
He added: “I’d love to retire at Liverpool but you know how hard it is to play at the highest of levels until you’re 35, 36.
“But I’d love to pull on the Celtic top and walk out at Parkhead.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
