Kieran Shoemark's struggles with the Gosdens is drawing parallels to Peter Crouch's start at Liverpool...
Crouchy eventually turned the tide - why can't the same happen for Shoemark? Shoemark has struggled since becoming the main rider for the Gosden’s stable It has drawn parallels to Peter Crouch's tough start to life at Liverpool Eventually, Crouch turned things around - Shoemark needs the time to do so too By Dominic King Published: 00:47, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 00:47, 4 July 2024 e-mail View comments Much has happened since that demanding, draining autumn 19 years ago but the character building events are never far from Peter Crouch ’s mind. Crouch is now a popular media personality, a man who loves a day at the races as much as he enjoys a round of golf. He brought the curtain down on his successful football career five years ago, having been a distinguished England international and an FA Cup winner.
But back in the autumn of 2005 life was challenging for Crouch. He had just been thrust into one of the game’s most demanding roles – Liverpool centre-forward – and it was anticipated he would set off fireworks immediately following a £7million move from Southampton . Yet that’s the thing with sport: it rarely follows the path you expect.
Crouch couldn’t buy a goal for love nor money and, over the course of 18 games and four barren months, he failed to hit the target, even missing a penalty at one point. Through perseverance, eventually the dam burst. You wou.
