{"id":1189,"date":"2026-04-08T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:33:50","slug":"jamie-carragher-reveals-he-became-psychiatrist-for-worried-arsenal-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1189","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher reveals he became psychiatrist for worried Arsenal fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_09e96c\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher opened up about an encounter he had with an Arsenal fan during a phone call with his bank<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:21, 08 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 10:21, 08 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36983187\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36983187.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-101240.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36983187.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-101240.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36983187.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-101240.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36983187.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-101240.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jamie Carragher think anxiety is setting in among Arsenal fans\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jamie Carragher think anxiety is setting in among Arsenal fans<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jamie Carragher revealed how he ended up playing the role of a psychiatrist for a worried Arsenal supporter ahead of the crucial final weeks of the Premier League season. Arsenal sit nine points clear of Manchester City, though Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side have a game in hand against Crystal Palace and still have to host the Gunners later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal remain in the hunt on two fronts as they look to end their long trophy drought and secure a first Premier League title in more than 20 years. During last month&#8217;s international break, 11 players withdrew from national-team duty, prompting suspicions that the club were prioritising keeping their squad fully fit for the run\u2011in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During his role as a pundit for Champions League coverage on American broadcaster CBS Sports, Carragher revealed the level of anxiety among Arsenal fans, recalling a conversation he&#8217;d had with a fan earlier that day. &#8220;There will be a real fear from Arsenal supporters, as I found out today when I spoke to someone at the bank,&#8221; he began.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4f362a\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Mikel Arteta agrees with Kai Havertz after Arsenal beat Sporting: &#8220;We are very lucky&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4f362a\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Arsenal news: Real Madrid \u2018open\u2019 to \u00a370m transfer as David Raya addresses dilemma<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I cancelled a couple of direct debits and he said, &#8216;can I ask you a question?&#8217; and straight away I knew he was an Arsenal fan. I went, &#8216;you&#8217;re an Arsenal fan, aren&#8217;t you&#8217;, he went &#8216;yeah&#8217;. No other fan would do that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The fear with Arsenal fans right now is that everything is going to fall apart. That&#8217;s normal for a football fan. I felt like I was a psychiatrist this morning &#8211; I was counselling him. 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