Liverpool boss SLAMMED by CBB star Jermaine Pennant: 'He took my limbs away'
CELEBRITY Big Brother star Jermaine Pennant has hit out at Rafael Benitez in a fresh attack on his ex-Liverpool boss.
Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk
The former Reds winger, 35, exclusively told us the Spaniard's management style left him feeling like he was "taking a limb away".
And the Celebrity Big Brother claims the current Newcastle boss was too "hands on" when he played under him from 2006 to 2009.
Pennant told Daily Star Online: "For me personally, I just felt he was a bit hands on.
"I want to play my game, do what I want, creativity is what I'm on the pitch for.
"So when you're getting someone telling you what to do you're kind of taking a limb away, in a certain way.
"But I don't know how other people felt about it."
Pennant – who told us last week that footballers are "nervous" about him appearing on CBB – has recently penned an autobiography titled Mental: Bad Behaviour, Ugly Truths and the Beautiful Game.
In extracts published earlier this month, he praised Benitez for his attention to detail but also accused him of being "boring" and said he "restricted" his full potential.
Now Pennant has taken further aim in a tell-all interview about his time at Anfield under the current Newcastle boss.
The former Stoke City, Portsmouth and Birmingham star told us: "When you're on the pitch you try and ignore that and blank it out, because it does affect your game, when you feel like you can't do what you want to do it does affect your game.
BLAST: Jermaine Pennant said Rafael Benitez too his 'limbs away'
"If you're someone steady, does it just by the book, doesn't do too much, doesn't do too little, then it's a little bit different.
"But people with a bit of creativity, a bit of flair, need to shine, for them to blossom on the pitch with a bit of personality.
"You couldn't tell Pogba and restrict him, I think you're taking his game away.
"So I think everyone, even if you're getting told what to do, you still do what you do and it's best for the team."
Pennant signed for Liverpool from Birmingham FC for £6.7million in 2006 before he was loaned to Portsmouth FC three years later.
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He then moved to Real Zaragoza and had spells at a number of clubs before finishing his career at Billericay Town this year.
The husband of glamour model Alice Goodwin is one of the biggest names on CBB this year.
He even said fearful footballers were desperate for him not to blab about their secrets on the Channel 5 show.
Pennant told us: "I think they (footballers) are concerned, yeah.
"They are worried about what hidden gems I might come out with, skeletons that might come out of the closet.
WINGER: Jermaine Pennant in action for Billericay Town
I'm sure some of them are nervous as well."
Asked who is fearful of any revelations, he told us: "Everyone!
Before the show, Pennant opened up about how his first drink-driving offence was the biggest regret of his career.
And he also lashed out at his "lunatic" reputation and called for people to keep an open mind about him.
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