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5 weird phobias of footballers

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#1 Peter Crouch – Fear of being tall

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It is pretty understandable when one doesn’t have a good height. It affects self-confidence. However, a 6ft 7in tall Peter Crouch has a phobia for exactly the opposite thing. Seemingly, being taller than the defenders he faces is actually a problem for him.

In 2002, Aton Villa signed Crouch for ÂŁ5m and the Englishman struggled in front of goal. When asked about the reasons, his manager Graham Taylor said,

“One of the main problems for Peter is that he still has a bit of a phobia about being so tall.”

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