“He’s not really keen on fish, but he knows it’s good for him, so he’ll eat it.”
Private chef Zena Weeks has worked with England midfielder Morgan Rogers on how eating the right food can boost his performance on the pitch.
There was “no plan” for her to team up with footballers, but she had been “fortunate” to do that with several Premier League players, including Aston Villa player Rogers.
“Luckily for me… [he] doesn’t have a sweet tooth, but before a match, the day before a match, I will give him something like apple crumble,” Weeks explains.
“They are allowed to have sweet things before a game, because they need to sustain their energy.”
The chef, from Streetly in the West Midlands, cooks in Rogers’ home, but she also said the international player was “a very good cook”.
The two of them had “done a few recipes together”, she said.