Former Everton and Holland
midfielder Andy van der Meyde has admitted he turned to cocaine and alcohol
following the breakdown of his relationship with David Moyes.
The Dutchman spent four years at Goodison Park
after joining from Inter Milan in 2005, but quickly fell out of favour and
mustered just 20 appearances before being released.
Van der Meyde’s problems on Merseyside began as
early as 2006 when he spent a night in hospital amid claims his drink had been
spiked. He also had his pet dog ‘Mac’ stolen by burglars.
But in an interview with The Times, the 33-year-old
has opened up about exactly how far his life spiralled out of control.
“When I was at Ajax, I never even drank alcohol,”
Van der Meyde told the paper. “It was the same at Inter. My team-mates would go
out to a club, but I didn’t even know they existed. That changed at Everton.
‘The biggest mistake I made was cheating on my
wife. My relationship with the manager went downhill from that point.
Everything did.”
Then when he was left without a club, he turned to
drugs.
“I started doing cocaine,” he added, explaining the
situation spiralled for a few months.
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