James Milner has recalled the scary second he feared he and Phil Jagielka have been about to be kidnapped through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
A number of members of Roy Hodgson’s squad had gone out for a spherical of golf throughout a disastrous event that noticed England dumped out after the group stage.
Milner, then a Manchester Metropolis participant, and Jagielka, of Everton, paired up on the golf course however made the error of deciding to stroll again to the lodge once they’d completed.
James Milner has revealed the scary second he thought he was about to be kidnapped whereas on England obligation on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Milner (left) and Phil Jagielka (proper) have been members of the England squad on the 2014 finals
‘We went for a spherical of golf and we could not fairly get the holes in and I believe we have been in the course of the again 9 and the lodge was actually there, you might see it,’ Milner recalled to 2014 team-mate Ben Foster in an Amazon Prime present.
‘You boys performed as properly and also you completed simply in entrance of us. Me and Jags mentioned we’ll end these final two off after which we’ll come.
‘So you’ve got gone off and I believe the automobile was going to come back again for us. I mentioned to the man, “we’ll go away the buggies right here after which we’ll simply stroll again.”
‘Clearly we’ve been informed you may’t actually go away the lodge. So we’ve come out the gate and the gate has shut behind us.
Milner pictured at England’s workforce lodge in Rio de Janeiro through the 2014 World Cup
‘We’re strolling down the road and we have rotated and there’s a group of fellows. We’re glancing and we’re strolling a bit faster they usually’re strolling a bit faster.
‘Then they begin jogging, so we begin working and we’re like, “we’re in hassle right here.” So we begin sprinting, we will out-run them.
‘So we’re working down and the following factor, a automobile pulls up subsequent to us. So I am like, we’re getting kidnapped right here, it is recreation over.
‘The door slides open, mid-run and it is the boys, the safety and it is “fast, get in!” We jumped in, on the transfer, again to the lodge.’
Milner, 36, suffered a suspected hamstring harm throughout Liverpool’s defeat to Man Metropolis
Fortunately, the pair escaped unscathed and Milner, now 36, remains to be going sturdy in Liverpool’s midfield. Defender Jagielka is 40 however performs for Championship membership Stoke Metropolis.
The 2014 event will not be remembered too fondly by both participant. England completed backside of their group after defeats to Italy and Uruguay, then a goalless draw with Costa Rica once they have been already out.
Milner performed for Liverpool of their Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester Metropolis on Thursday night time however went off with a suspected hamstring harm.
