Gerard Pique REVEALS The DIFFERENCES Between Being Managed By Sir Alex Ferguson & Pep Guardiola!👀🤔

[@maniaweng]

Rare Talksports session with great substance, ie. no rumors, no outrageous comments, no clickbait quotes - pure football. It's great hearing from Pique.

[@DarkshadeMusic]

I think Pique was there to talk about his pet project(King's League). The rest where just hooks for us. Could be wrong but it just felt that way. Doesn't feel genuinely out of the interest of football.

[@bbqnice1]

I am embarrassed that I have been speaking english since I was a small child and yet he explains his opinions more lucidly than I do, connecting many thoughts in succinct phrases and sentences

[@maniaweng]

@@DarkshadeMusic In often times, ppl do interview to 'self promote' one way or the other. It's sensible to think that's Pique's motivation. In fact, I'm pleasantly surprised that was left quite late in the show 🤣🤣

[@jerryoshea3116]

His depth of knowledge and command of Fluent English is most impressive! .And he was a fantastic player& he had ' Rockstar' Wife! It's a tough job,but someone's got to do it!

[@jerryoshea3116]

​@@bbqnice1Don't be embarrassed,we all have are +&-.. And I have a Niece in the UK who is fluent ( Written& Spoken) in 3 Languages & can converse in another 3 easily!

[@adanjirde4192]

guy played under pep and sir alex, played with messi and ronaldo and had a go on shakira, hats off too you my friend

[@G4MBIT]

And won the World Cup, Euros, Champions League, La Liga, the Prem, etc.

[@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW]

😂😂😂👍🏻

[@haominlunlhouvum5174]

And likes Casio

[@nstv23]

Idol 🤣

[@TomBruhh]

"Had a go on" lmao

[@SulaimanRafiq]

Great having him on. Talking pure football, no speculative talk or slagging people off. Should have more of this

[@HappyBob701]

who asked you

[@Wildonnor]

Who asked you to ask who asked him? We can be here all day@@HappyBob701

[@VolKNo0]

And who asked you to ask who asked them?

[@fredwarsaw5782]

@@VolKNo0 😂😂😂

[@adamantbloke]

Now this is a crossover I never expected

[@FirstBorn__]

Lol bro. Just saw this guy at sky a couple of hours ago. He really be working 😂

[@sonsofstretford3866]

Piques performance in Rome against Utd was out of this world, Utd were on cloud 9 after demolishing Arsenal at the Emirates in the UCL semi final as well as winning the Premier League/Carling Cup, Pique/Messi brought them down to the earth, was hard to see as a Utd fan but at the same time was great to see Pique blossom

[@alfredayisi7502]

speaks very well,insightful tooo,had a great career at Barcelona,enjoy your retirement Pique we Love you thanks for the memories

[@deividas_kimontas]

Sir Alex Ferguson is a legend!

[@Photosoflife]

This is a great discussion. Really enjoy listening to Pique.

[@abody499]

i'd like to hear his story about the 6m euros he pocketed, in court, along with everyone else who was arrested today for the deal

[@devourerofboards]

​@@abody499He was just the middleman, making connections. He introduced Rubiales to the right people and got paid handsomely for it. It was a one time fee for his company.

[@gukiinapeter3277]

Biggest Sir Alex motivation speech. "Lads, it's Tottenham"

[@andrewo1023]

Sure that was Roy Keane ?

[@armyaj]

@@andrewo1023remember were Manchester United

[@maxfayers9235]

I believe pique is the only player to have played for both Sir Alex and Pep

[@karl-johanbratt9949]

and played with both Ronaldo and Messi

[@myearsgotyouthsystem8802]

​@@karl-johanbratt9949but deep down he prefers Messi

[@akshaygopinath3858]

Not deep down, he has been very open about his preference towards Messi. But I don’t think anyone give af

[@tinkerman4326]

​@@karl-johanbratt9949 Sergio Ramos played with both Ronaldo and Messi

[@benedictadeya8370]

@@myearsgotyouthsystem8802 he has even said its Messi in this same interview

[@chiMD]

The Brazilian fullbacks Cafu and Carlos will do well in this era though

[@mozio1234]

The most mature interview I have watched in recent years

[@MegatronRacing237]

Getting a player like Pique on the show IS MASSIVE!

[@muhumuzarichard1907]

Great to hear from Pique. I wish he had stayed in Manchester may be by the tym Alex left he wud have left us with a young genuine defender

[@AxlanMedia]

Andy with his favourite pastime - Nostalgia trip

[@taylormade21]

🚨 To have been managed by two (Goats) Greatest of all time managers like Sir Alex Ferguson & Pep Guardiola is the greatest achievement as a player no matter the circumstances, because you are guaranteed trophy's every season, must be a great feeling & experience

[@lk7923]

Klopp is the GOAT manager

[@taylormade21]

@@lk7923 With that comment you are clearly tired in the head

[@davekika7394]

PEP GENIUS MANAGER

[@11sdownie]

If he’s got limitless money

[@shahzadirani]

Fraudulent manager who needed the help of the referees to reach the 2009 and 2011 UCL finals lol. Without the refs, he doesn’t even get a chance to face Sir Alex.

[@PepTalkTillYouDrop]

​@@shahzadirani😂😂 don't even go there. Because if you do, I'll open Pandora's box. Don't test me! But since I'm a nice guy, I'll only leave you with a quote of your former player: _"But he [Klopp] is wrong to suggest there is an aura around United that sees them given favourable decisions. There used to be when Fergie was there, but that has eased massively since he left."_ -Phil Neville

[@35utsavavardhana83]

@@11sdownie ohh yeah i forgot SAF managed wrexham and won them 13 titles! quite an achievement

[@recordocoombs7564]

Both my favorite clubs but Man United my heart ❤️ forever united…respect & fair play to Pique he was phenomenal

[@35t10b]

Pique is the only reason I watched this episode. This was good

[@Ryan-ep4py]

GERARD PIQUE. LEGEND 💙❤️

[@dangoodwin5295]

Some amount of disrespect shown towards Pique here. He was clearly top top notch. You simply don’t play that any games for Barca and Spain and won what he won without being very good.

[@adambartlett6277]

Sir Alex is the best manager of all time. Pep is the best coach of all time

[@abcdefg3214]

Totally agree

[@waynehardiman5443]

So so wrong jamie O’hara best manager and coach

[@stejabrayaga]

Pep as a manager beat Alex twice.

[@LionKingMCFC]

When all is said and done, Pep will be the greatest at both.

[@benedictadeya8370]

@@LionKingMCFC never. Pep is past middle -way his career and yet to manage a football brand. He is still a coach. Infact, there are no managers in modern football.

[@VictorPanainte]

Thanks for the quality content. It is hard to find pure perfection nowadays

[@plymouthrock5281]

Can't believe I'm saying this but nevile was one if the first defender to bomb forward on the wing

[@phenyomatseke557]

🤣Don't know football at all. Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore Carlos Alberto, Cafu, R. Carlos etc

[@plymouthrock5281]

@@phenyomatseke557 he was on about premiere league you say I don't know nothing and you put in bobby who was centre back and never rang the line he went forward in the middle. Do some mire emoji you div

[@mikeybee1593]

​@@phenyomatseke557 you missed out the daddy … Baresi ….

[@oldmanc2]

Very articulate guy. First time ive seen him speak at length. Very impressed

[@KRUtd]

One is a club manager and one is a team coach

[@zwide4]

no no, one is a manager and the other is an actual coach/manager

[@lizbetkasape447]

​@@zwide4😂😂😂😂😂😂, he is talking at that time when he moved, SAF had already been a manager for Man United for more than 15 years whereas Guadiola was in his first year as a manager, SAF was a big part of running MAN U at that time whereas Pep was just guy that needed to prove himself at BARCA and was not in a position to influence alot accept the coaching part... Dont take it out of context

[@TheBlackAmbassodor]

@@lizbetkasape447 exactly 😂😂😂

[@shahzadirani]

One is the greatest of all time and has records/achievements with Aberdeen and United that are yet to be broken. The other manager needs to thanks the refs because without their help he would not even make the 2009 and 2011 UCL finals.

[@factsguy421]

@@shahzadirani lol bro Pep is way better he schooled Fergie in all occasions

[@FrankRayMrLin]

SEEMS A VERY INTELLIGENT MAN. A TALENTED PLAYER, TALKS WELL IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND SEEMS A GOOD BUSINESS MAN. GREAT THAT TALKSPORT GOT HIM IN THE STUDIO. GREAT INTERVIEW.

[@Simeon-the-Magnificent]

Respectively sir - why did we need capitals?

[@LeedsUnitedFan1919]

What a player

[@barrybutter6906]

Bent & Goldstein in awe! And rightly so with manager’s he’s performed under. Lovely thoughts to hear from pique

[@smaddison3854]

Man played for Ferguson and Pep! wow

[@rafayatrifat23]

Coached by Sir Alex, Coached by Pep. Won everything with United, won everything with Barca, also world cup with Spain. Had Shakira, left Shakira. What a life he has 😅

[@basman9560]

Gerrard Pique had a nice career path Sir Alex & Pep as a coaches married to Shakira. Played with Messi & Ronaldo during Barcelona & Utd at their peak, not bad for a boy from Catalonia.

[@taylormade21]

Pique 🗣️"Gary Neville Not because of he's level" is crazy🤦😂😂

[@HappyBob701]

gary was a brilliant rb all you haters are jealous because all you've had are wannabeses like arnold :P and ben white who are useless

[@scatterthewinds3126]

Aa is a defensive liability but white is solid if we're going to be fair

[@DisasterArtist1997]

Pique schooled Ferdinand and Vidic in terms of Legacy and Carrear One of the best and most successful Centre Backs in history

[@spiritov69]

Haha

[@okocha7914]

He has a greater career and legacy, but he was never a better defender than Them.

[@kieranj1332]

Hasn’t schooled anyone, his never is never mentioned in the world best cbs

[@dondamon4669]

You obviously never watched football

[@thetruthsayer8347]

How did he school them? He barely has to do any defending at Barca.

[@koenachokoemabelebele1596]

Pique is really intelligent

[@joehart3826]

Let's hope he gets on talk sport more

[@randypanthegoatboy2]

Not smart enough to keep Shakira. Eeek.

[@amenmikael4200]

@@joehart3826I don’t think so, just because of the kings league

[@HappyBob701]

not really you must have a low bar

[@bubuneowoo6161]

That grandma? No thanks

[@Benvos]

Cafu could play now easily, the best ever.

[@Jwjmcc]

I agree watching football since 85 and he’s the best right back I’ve seen

[@kyekye2K]

​@Jwjmcc , you clearly never watched Javier Zanetti then. Far better offensively and defensively than Cafu and more dynamic too. Cafu was very porous defensively.

[@Jwjmcc]

@@kyekye2K I have and it’s my opinion not yours so why are you saying I’m wrong?I think maradona was better than messi too you going to try to insult me for that opinion aswell?

[@kyekye2K]

@@Jwjmcc, where in my reply did I insult you?

[@danadams8649]

thierry henry made zanetti look stupid at the san siro ahahaha @@kyekye2K

[@geeb9668]

He was the Rio to Puyols Vidic at Barca

[@reginald6451]

This guy drove with the ball into the midfield more than John Bones Stones

[@PK-sc2vn]

As a UFC fan I'm curious why you called him John Bones Stones? 😂

[@reginald6451]

Why not:)

[@blue1984]

Great interview. More of this please.

[@Philopantheon82]

The luckiest football player. played in the same team with prime Ronald in Man United, played with Messi in Barca in his prime while hitting his best form, was coached by Sir Alex, coached by Pep Guardiola, and last but not the least, he slept next to Shakira for several years.

[@seniorDAS]

Luck is preparation meeting chance

[@wilkoten7829]

finally, a relevant, interesting former player

[@RyanHartley-wk5cg]

Fresh guest in the studio = interesting watch. Love insights and not opinions

[@chaquirbemat6263]

i like how he respects former players, a lot of players tend to have a short memory

[@Cedisdead]

Wow an actually good player on the show.

[@bokehintheussr5033]

Would love to hear him compare Shakira and Ibrahimovic.

[@dejanivanovski8575]

😂😂😂

[@sheapyfpv8224]

Absolutely class player and person

[@barrybutter6906]

Fergie got rid of him because he wasn’t physically up to being a CB in the prem. He lacked that pedigree to succeed at United in fergies eyes. United back then we never missed him either …

[@pawkot49]

I spoke to Alex and he didn't agree 😂

[@hiddensword9387]

Non sense, he was young and Barcelona offered him a golden chance.

[@Alzenryo]

no its not. Fergie sold him simply he cant guarantee him first eleven coz he got prime Vidic and Rio ahead of him. at the same time he got offered by Barcelona

[@danadams8649]

he ended up going to a much better team

[@scottishviking4240]

Every single player from the nineties would absolutely be able to play today, it’s their commitment and dedication that made them professional so they would have been trained to play the new style

[@hiddensword9387]

That wasn't his point though. He means, the way they played then wouldn't work today. As the way they may have played in previous decades wouldn't have worked in the 90's. Also, the players are immensely dedicated today, very professional, fit and don't go as crazy on the partying as they did in the past. Pique also made the point that most players would have to start from a young age to develop the dominant style of today, it would be rare for a player to come in later in age and pick it up.

[@Alex-bs5sd]

No, what pique said is true.. especially for defenders and goal keepers

[@chrisfir]

I'm not sure. Even Michael owens says you have to be an athlete today much faster players and tempo imo

[@awfan221]

The ones that were elite athletes, yes. You have to be an athlete in this day and age.

[@techarch8851]

@@hiddensword9387You are a millennial i guess. You have not watched real footballers. There was a time were you couldnt chose whose the best midfielder or defender in the world. Football dedication is almost zero. These days players dont play for the badge but for money. Most players do more social media influencing than football. If i were to ask you now whose the best midfielder now. You will straight away say debrune.

[@ALong-fo5so]

I find Pigue very articulate and intelligent.

[@FootkerSnooball]

Are you calling him a Pig because he cheated on Shakira?

[@josephhall5136]

I think this guy was part of the dying breed, the last generation that cared, had respect,had passion and gave everything.

[@Maradona34_q]

Yes , I agree .

[@stevengallagher635]

Nonsense, I could name many players who care, have respect, and have passion.

[@MistaMoses]

Rodri embodies that. It is a Spanish thing

[@hiddensword9387]

Prove that they don't respect it now. They are possibly at their most disciplined and professional today. Imagine if half the story's of the players of the past came out today about the present day crop, you would be calling them disrespectful. You always get the current crop being doubted, players of he past did the same of the 90's lot. It's just case of blind nostalgia.

[@Joeonline26]

@@MistaMoses Lmao how is "caring, having respect, having passion and giving everything" only a spanish thing?🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@sebastianalegria3401]

Despite Ferguson and Guardiola belong to different philosophies, they both made history at their football clubs and regarding Ferguson, Man Utd. must build him a statue with his name outside Old Trafford stadium. Furthermore, Sir Alex was as big as Guardiola when he was Barcelona head coach.

[@markordynamics376]

Gent that understands club culture ! 👏 great clip

[@keithlim1075]

At times I wonder he did not get chance to play under SAF- he was still growing . He left for Barca - Pique were learning fast , he may be late bloomer - he did well under Pep’s leadership. Pique have the best years of his career under both great managers, motivation, creativity & inspirations at his best 🎉😂❤😊💝🌻🏆🏆🏆☝️

[@barca-vibe]

4:30 this is why barca la masia has the advantage over other academy.. it’s the same structure and style so players like cubarsi and lamine already knows where the players are occupying space positionally and what they need to do in certain situations instantly Man city has been doing the same(copying) Difference is we focus on strengthening the first team.. we are not a selling team whereas man city focuses providing cover for first team and also selling them as its counted as pure profit for ffp reasons Basically they don’t generate enough money from other resources so they kinda have to do it when opportunity arises

[@RyanGBB88]

There are some full backs from the 90s that could still do it now but your talking a small number of absolute greats like, Roberto Carlos, cafu, thuram, lizarazu, zambrotta, Zanetti but that's about it

[@dondamon4669]

Of course Gary Neville could play today in fact he'd be even better as he was good going forward and a great passer

[@devilinthedetails8350]

I remember that era well when Jonny Evans and Pique played against weaker teams Evans was better at that time, Pique would never have reached his potential so quickly as a bench player he needed to play week in week out.

[@diroysama8558]

If you love football, 90 minutes is nothing. You won't even feel the time pass. It's ideal because only those who are passionate about football will actually watch it. It's not just an entertainment.

[@jonathanmarkham1998]

I suppose the idea would be that overtime the numbers of people watching full matches will continue to drop. Most matches have highlights available on KZbin right after the game and those videos often get millions of views, at least in the Premier League.

[@ferguson077]

following his hero becks lol

[@simonmenzies3142]

Football used to interest everyone. Millions that didn’t go to live games still watched. Football has cut its own audience off. No one I know watch’s it anymore. Not one single person.

[@milesfiner1499]

Huge surprise seeing Pique at talksport !

[@ferranmartosgias9179]

Where's the full podcast?

[@Paul-u6w]

Brilliant interview guys❤

[@RichardMason-gj9ue]

The difference is Alex Ferguson built teams he was the b in the world and pep doesn’t want to get found out so he goes to teams with money to try and get close to him

[@rupert3420]

Might be the most underrated CB

[@beasta2007]

👏 brilliant answer

[@adeshas83]

one of the best interviews

[@simonmenzies3142]

Wow finally someone who has actually noticed football dying now. It’s the beginning of the end. Living off an old generation. Kids only watch football now because their dads ‘watched’ it, and actually played as a kid. Now kids don’t play at all. Their dads no longer watch it due to the cost. Kids don’t watch it at all. Why should they????

[@techarch8851]

The only place they play football is on fifa and they become know it all.

[@youwhat5058]

Why have they broke the interview in so many videos instead of just one full one ?

[@seniorDAS]

because Money

[@armyaj]

There's nothing wrong with watching or doing something else while watching a soccer game. I watch football games and I live sleep eat breathe football but I'll still have my phone out or I'll be playing a game or I'll be talking with people but I'm still highly tuned to the game. I just watched USA Jamaica last night and was glued to it and my game but when the big high tense moment on the last second corner came I was GLUED to it and screaming in my room when we scored

[@NomadJoe0323]

Great hair this guy. No wonder Shakira said yes to him.

[@almasolido374]

A Pep and Barcelona reunion is long overdue. Go home Pep, the club cemented in your heart needs you. P.S. Obviously not a City fan🤣

[@Erinbold]

Very good english

[@Nostradanus86]

17yrs of age to 21 in England, he's also incredibly smart with many business ventures in the process.

[@abody499]

​ @Nostradanus86 hahah business ventures - yeah, today an arrest warrant was issued for his partner in the "business" of taking the spanish super cup to saudi - rubiales. 7 actual arrests were made after various premises were searched. pique pocketed 6 million in the "business".

[@Nostradanus86]

@@abody499 regardless still business ventures

[@devourerofboards]

​@@abody499Piqué has nothing to do with that. He was just a facilitator, making connections between the Saudis and the Spanish Federation. He got paid for his efforts, but whatever shenanigans they're investigating now happened between Rubiales and the Saudis. There's a warrant for Rubiales' arrest, but he's hiding in the Dominican Republic.

[@Tifebanjo]

Pique is so eloquent, absolute legend!

[@geforce1231]

Sir Alex was chess player, Pep plays checkers

[@CatharticSense]

8:18 what happens off the pitch, people consider you a little bit less 😂 Rio on pitch: playing with his teammates Rio off pitch: interested in the MU JT on pitch: playing with his teammates JT off pitch: playing with his teammates' wives

[@SongofIceandTea]

just realized, Pique is the only player that ever managed by Pep and SAF, 2 greatest manager in football history. and i remember how surprising it was when Pique moved to Barca, because he was on the rise when he played for Man Utd.

[@Jeneepharr0]

Abeg o. Football for 90mins is perfectly okay! Nothing wrong with getting distracted with other things, but please don’t change anything about the time. Maybe those extra time rules and all… but the 90mins is fine.

[@StevenLewis-y3q]

Best managers of all time! Ancelloti! Ferguson! Gaurdiola!

[@grealish2234]

I know man united is a football institution and a huge ckub but cokmon guys , ask him about his time at barca indtead of his 5 minutes at barca

[@sigungajoshua6149]

I see Arsene Wenger in Gerard Pique. A Coach, Teacher, Specialist.

[@YourBoyAdexM]

Pique is really smart

[@Badbowie536]

Great guest

[@factsguy421]

united fan here but Pep is way better

[@lancergbp]

Lost your mind

[@factsguy421]

@@lancergbp Pep schooled Fergie at all occasions mate

[@Craggles365]

Awesome guest.

[@raijinenel3116]

I tuned out that day thinking it was another Kyle Walker windup

[@GT-fx8fd]

Yeh and the point is….. The next generation NEED TO LEARN & PRACTICE how to concentrate & focus. Not just adapt sport & everything else to the addictive and toxic format of social media which is literally killing the next generation and ruining what we see on a football pitch, tennis court, boxing ring etc. If you can’t sit down and focus on a football match for 90mins then YOU HAVE A PROBLEM and that should be addressed.

[@mattprice3621]

Pique man!! Woahhhh !!!!!! 🫡

[@dootwoot]

What a great guest. I never liked him as a player as i have never liked barca but he is such a nice guy ❤

[@Shap3shiftin_1]

Roberto Carlos will own you. I don't care what type of football or way of play!

[@gregoryseymour9852]

My son has to watch football later on he'll grow to love it

[@kevinkaruga9991]

I realized today that I did not know much about Pique

[@harrismazari5484]

As a united fan Sir Alex was very overrated. He left our team in shambles. didn't leave any good players behind all old players. Pep is amazing i wish he had chosen united. Pep is the best ever in the pre era.

[@Aho0711]

To say you are a true United fan would be overrated. You are entitled to your fickle opinion but to disrespect Alex Ferguson like that just because you are bitter about the collapse of the team that followed is just so ignorant and childish... Huge respect as a coach to Pep, but you like him more and rate him over our manger? Sheesh you are a disgrace. And I'm not blind fan, I see and respect the greatness of both Pep and Sir Alex. One is the Greatest manager in Prem history and the other is just a Coach who will become one of the greats.

[@Revelian1982]

I'd like to see Pep take a poor side or average side to a trophy like Clough or Mourinho did before I consider him the best.

[@Alzenryo]

thanks to SAF he won multiple epl even with Glazers running our club, we could end up become midtable team earlier if not because of SAF.

[@rayfootblogs]

The main reason Pep didn't manage United is because they weren't "Ready Made Enough" like his 2013 Champions League winners Bayern Munich were. Just for the record, Pep Failed at Bayern, most managers would have succeeded at that amazing Barcelona team he had. Fergie worked miracles at Aberdeen and what have United won since Sir Alex resigned despite over £1.5 Billion spent on players under 5 different managers within the past 10 years. It's not like many managers could have replicated Fergie's success at United over a 26 and a half year period.

[@michaeltaylor939]

This may seem a silly question, but is Gerard Pique any relation to Nelson Pique the F1 driver. ??

[@princelytarshi472]

Pep is the goat 🐐

[@Vermilion2049]

Should have got more for him from barca

[@masterfulsky]

he looks so young

[@kylejohnson5764]

Good genes

[@bomboclaat1509]

as an LFC fan the difference is no one ever said fergie bought the league, literally no one other then city fans argue that pep bought the league. look fergie spent money, no one will ever deny that. but pep has literally bought the prem. imagine fergies team had 100+ possible charges, his legacy would have BEEN over. and thats fact.

[@ajfraser7648]

Darren Bent claiming Rio Ferdinand is the best centre back in Premier League history is a horrendous take!

[@adamnasz]

I have to disagree with Pique with regards to defenders couldn't hack it in this day and age. I know of one who could and who was consistent in each decade for 30 years and that is Paolo Maldini. In fact, defenders in this day and age aren't even defenders hence the reason why after 2010, defending has got much worse and the reason why the likes of Messi were made to look even greater due to this.

[@tournaline3448]

Excellent points and a great example with Maldini.

[@hiddensword9387]

That's non sense. The game is so much faster now that players of the past would struggle to keep up. Maldini was an exception, he also changed positions as he got older. The defending is top notch today and you would never be allowed the space you had in the past these days. The game is played way too tight now for that to happen. he game changes, go and watch footage from the 20's with Dixie Dean, he wouldn't be scoring all those goals in todays climate he would probably be a holding player like a Heskey or Drogba.

[@tournaline3448]

@@hiddensword9387 I don’t think the point was made in reference to defenders from the 1920s.

[@LionKingMCFC]

​@tournaline3448 did you just use one of the greatest of all time as a casual example of defenders then. Maldini is not a representation of defenders then.

[@adamnasz]

@@hiddensword9387 Not only you failed to fully read or understand my comment, your comment clearly shows your lack of understanding of the game. Defending in the current era, is poor in comparison to 15 years ago due to the emphasis of playing from the back resulting in teams hiring defenders who are good at passing/attacking in the similar mould of David Luiz but slightly better defensively. John Terry was one of the best defenders in the world and the premier league and was slow and he made up for it with his positioning and understanding of the game, hence the reason why Messi and Cristiano stated that John Terry was one of the toughest defenders they ever played against. The greatest Barcelona team, even better than the current Man City team, had the hardest time beating or losing to a team which had Messi in it and even he struggled against was the 2004-2012 Chelsea. This team not only had a great spine, with great leaders, they were great defensively and these guys defended the way it supposed to be done. I coach and manage 8-14 year olds at grass roots football and over the years and even now, I have had and still have scouts from Premier League and Championship clubs attending the matches and they have always selected players for which met a specific criteria to join their football academy. For example, a scout from Leeds Utd chose to sign one of my players who was quick on the wing but his technical ability was nowhere near as good as as the other kid on my team who was great with his feet and pretty quick and the Brentford scout chose one of my other boys who was a defender and was technically great and but defending wasn't that great and when I asked recommended the scouts better players for the position, the response I got was "that's the attribute the clubs looking for and they don't really care about the other attributes because the way the clubs philosophy is" I would suggest that you go back to school to learn English as this would improve your understanding of the language and yes I know what I am talking about.

[@mjmcg73]

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