There aren’t many revelations here but the gawky striker is eminently likable and there’s plenty to enjoy in his story of success against the odds
In an era when anyone with a chunky social media follower count can get their own documentary, it’s bit of a relief that someone as eminently likable as footballer Peter Crouch is subject to the streaming-platform treatment. In truth, this film is basically a bit of brand enhancement, following on from Crouch’s post-football podcast and Crouchfest live show, and as such doesn’t go anywhere particularly unexpected.
Crouch, of course, was the gawky striker who, in the footballing parlance, proved the doubters wrong by making it into the Premier League, winning the FA Cup with Liverpool, scoring a hat-trick for England and – most potently for the legend – improvising that dopey robot-dance goal celebration and marrying model Abbey Clancy. (Not for nothing is his most famous line the one about what he would be if he wasn’t a footballer.)
