Lloris: I would have been a geek

Hugo Lloris should have no trouble getting his angles right when he lines up in goal again for Tottenham at Aston Villa tonight. That is because the France skipper is a maths and science genius. 

Lloris excelled in both subjects as a child and he revealed that, if he had not become a goalkeeper, he would have been a geek. 

Lloris, who joined Spurs in a £12million deadline-day switch from Lyon said: “I’ve always been polite, decent and a good listener. 

“I followed the rhythm of a normal child. I was hard working and rigorous at school. I did science A-Level and loved everything to do with science. Had my football career not taken off I would most certainly have continued my studies. 

“That would have come naturally to me. Maybe I would have stayed in maths.” 

But he insists he was just six when he decided he wanted to be a keeper. 

He added: “I think it was down to two things. On the one hand I liked throwing myself around, diving and catching balls. 

“And I think I was already aware that it was a position where you have responsibilities, that you had more chance of winning a game if you didn’t concede goals.”

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Source: theSun