MY BOY IS NEW ALLAN SHEARER
Toffees star lets son shave his head in act of solidarity
ALLAN laughs when it is suggested his son might favour wearing an Everton shirt over a Cristiano Ronaldo one if the Toffees win the FA Cup.
But he is serious when he says his boy is one of his main motivators.
Allan recently allowed nine-year-old Miguel to shave his dad’s hair in solidarity with his son, who has alopecia.
“We do everything for our children, we do everything possible to make sure they’re happy and they are safe,” said the Brazilian, who Everton signed from Napoli last summer.
“He loves football, he’s always watching football, he is always in an Everton shirt and shirts of the other team I played for.
“He’s my greatest motivator – together with my daughter at home. You always have that family strength.
“When you go on the pitch, they give you strength, they motivate you and drive you and you want to play to always make them happy.” The skinhead only made Allan even more fearsome-looking on the pitch. “My face doesn’t help but it’s not a problem as I am married and have three kids and my wife finds me attractive whichever way I present my hair,” he joked. But as a hard-tackling midfielder, Allan admits it is still a battle to outshine his children’s favourite player Ronaldo, left.
He said: “They are big fans of Cristiano Ronaldo so he has always had a Ronaldo shirt. However, he is not allowed a Ronaldo Juventus shirt because they are massive rivals of Napoli, so there are a lot of Real Madrid No7 shirts at home. “That is normal. The kids always dream about scoring goals and idolise the goalscorers – my son is no exception.”
Allan has recently returned from a hamstring injury that kept him out for almost three months after a positive start to life at Goodison Park. But he is back now to help Carlo Ancelotti’s Toffees push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and a bid for silverware in the FA Cup.
But they face Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Manchester City this evening in the quarter-finals.
“We know about the quality of Manchester City and they are having a very good season but Professor Carlo has prepared us really well,” said Allan.
If the Brazilian helps end Everton’s
26-year wait for a trophy there might be more than just his son wearing his No6 on their back, as he will go down in club history.
“We know this competition is a priority for the team, it is important and we are only a few games away from lifting a trophy so it is an opportunity,” he added.