Chilli & coconut mojito
• 4 lime wedges
• Chopped chilli (to taste)
• 75ml coconut cream
• Mint
• Splash of soda water
“If you’ve had a post-season blow out, this cocktail is perfect for a detox,” says Tottenham and Manchester City nutritionist, Matt Lovell. “It’s packed with Vitamin C and limonene, which help give the body a good cleanse.”
Ingredients
• 50ml pomegranate juice
• 1/2 pink grapefruit (squeezed)
• 1tbs sugar
• Soda water
• Pomegranate seeds
“Grapefruit juice can help fat loss as it increases insulin sensitivity,” explains Lovell. “Pomegranates are loaded with antioxidant protection and they help to keep the heart healthy.”
Ingredients
• 4 blackberries
• 25ml lemon juice
• 12.5ml agave syrup
• 25ml pressed apple juice
• 25ml cranberry juice
• 1 slice of apple
• 1 wedge of lemon
“It’s packed with polyphenols and flavonoids,” says Lovell. “These are active parts in fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, which regulate inflammation to help repair your body after the season.”
Virgin Mary
Ingredients
• Salt and pepper
• Celery salt
• 3 wedges of lemon
• Tabasco
• Worcester sauce
• Dried chilli flakes
• 100ml tomato juice
• 1 cherry tomato
• Leafy celery stick
“This is a great source of nutrition, anti-inflammatory spices, electrolytes and black pepper,” informs Lovell. “It’s also rich in zinc and chromium, to help repair and rebuild your muscles.”
Ingredients
• Celery
• Cucumber
• 25ml lemon juice
• 1tbs sugar
• Soda water
“This would make a great rehydration drink with a little added salt,” recommends Lovell. “Cucumber is a naturally cooling plant – in traditional Chinese medicine a balance between ‘heat’ and cooling nutrients must be attained for optimal health.”
Ingredients
• 1 lemon wedge
• 25ml elderflower cordial
• 75ml pressed apple juice
• Mint
“This is a nice little restorer,” says Lovell. “Elderflower is a traditional remedy for coughs, colds and mucus production. Mint is known for its digestion soothing properties, which is handy during BBQ season.”
Do you prefer it shaken, not stirred? Or do you ask for a tropical paradise in a glass? Here’s how your drink reflects your game...
“A player who likes his drink to look minimalistic and classy is an aspirational smoothie – cool, charming and seductive,” explains body language expert Judi James. “This drinker can be a bit of a social lone wolf and dilettante. On the pitch he’s bit of a technical perfectionist, looking for ways to impress, but not always for the benefit of the team.”
The Del Boy
“Either this guy has a strong sense of irony or he really is an instant-gratification loudmouth,” says James. “A chatty type who’s busy on the pitch, he darts about gaining A for effort, but not always the same score for accuracy and technical skill. But he’ll keep team morale high.”
The Fish Bowl
“Drinking out of a bowl, with straws to share around, this guy is generous – but sharing can be an act of controlling too,” says James. “He’s cocky, but smarter than he looks and can be a strategic player. He might have a tendency towards leadership, better at giving direction and orders than taking them."
