What keeps Troy Deeney out of the chippy?



It sounds like the set-up for a joke but the answer is far more complex than you might think. It involves discipline, detail and education, and is a journey that takes you via Mo Farah and Cristiano Ronaldo, sweat, hormone and blood tests, to hydro-gels from Sweden, jelly beans and bone broth.



Welcome to the world of Deeney’s diet, or rather, his nutritional plan…



Dr Scott Robinson tells The Athletic: “With the katsu curry, Troy said to me, ‘It’s better than a chippy.’ If ever he’s tempted to go to the chippy, he’ll just ask for the katsu curry again because he prefers it.”



The pair have have built up a close relationship, which has been very important to Deeney. Robinson became Watford’s lead nutritionist for the 2017-18 season and now, having left after 12 months, runs his own private practice — a human performance lab, as he calls it. Via...