Four Four Two - UK (2020-11)

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ANDRESPALOP

“Afantasticcaptain.Andreswasalwaysone

ofthebigmotivatorsatSevilla– a wonderful

professional.I rememberhimracingupfrom

thebacktoscorea stoppage-timeequaliser

in ourUEFACuptieagainstShakhtarDonetsk

[in2007],enroutetouswinningthetrophy.

Inthefinal,hesavedthreeofEspanyol’sfour

penaltiesintheshootout.”

DANIALVES

“Aneasyone.Daniwasthebestright-back

I everplayedwith– suchwashisattacking

prowess,it almostfeltlikehewasa No.10!

Hehasbrilliantvision,plusplaymakingand

crossingabilitieswhichhemakeseffective

fromthatposition.Andhisenergy...”

LEDLEYKING

“Ledleyhadeverything:technique,strength,

vision...alltheattributesofa topcentre-back.

Hecouldhaveplayedinmidfield.Sadly,his

kneeinjuriespreventedhimfrommakingthe

numberofappearanceshecouldhavedone.”

JULIENESCUDE

“Hewaselegantandhadgreatdistribution.

AtSevilla,I’dalwayslooktopositionmyself

ina pockethighupfieldwhenJulienhadthe

ball,becauseI knewhecouldputit exactly

whereI wantedonmychest.Hewasreally

cleverwithhispositioningtoo,makingupfor

thefacthewasn’tthatstrong,quickortall.”

ANTONIOPUERTA

“Antoniowasa magnifi

it wasa tragedytolose

personata veryyoung

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doanythingyou’dwan

a wing-back.Hissensat

strikeagainstSchalkein

the 2006 UEFACupsem

sentusthroughtoface

Middlesbrough,whowe

beat4-0inEindhoven.”

JESUSNAVAS

“IlikeJesuseven

moreasa personthan

I doasa player.Interm

ofhisqualitiesasa play

he boasts pace, power, stamina and superb

technical ability. Unfortunately, I don’t think

people always understand his game – if you

know where he likes to deliver the ball, you

could get 20 goals a season from his assists.”

MICHAEL CARRICK

“I played with Michael at both West Ham and

Spurs, and watched him develop every year.

He had great vision and awareness, and was

comfortable on the ball using either foot. He

lacked a little bit of aggression when he was

young but worked very hard on that – we saw

the finished product at Manchester United.”

SEYDOU KEITA

“We were team-mates many times, be it for

Mali or Sevilla. He lives for football, and rarely

have I seen a guy who puts in as much effort

on the training field as he does during games.

Added to the ability he had with his left foot,

it’s no surprise that he’s admired in Mali and

at the clubs he played for.”

ADRIANO

“A terrific two-footed footballer – so much so,

it was difficult to tell whether he was right or

left-footed! Adriano was powerful and one of

the fastest players I ever shared a pitch with.

When completely fit, his speed, strength and

technique made him unstoppable.”

SONNYANDERSON

“Hewasa seniorplayer at Lyon when I was

comingthrough– I really looked up to him.

onny, I could see he was on

veltoeveryone else. He was

is positioning to reach the

defenders.”

RMAIN DEFOE

warmed to him instantly at

West Ham. Jermain [left] is

a true No.9, who can shoot

from anywhere with either

footand knows instinctively

herethe goal is. His strength

n theball is incredible.”

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s the founder of the Kanoute

dation and 12MANagement

MY PERFECT XI

TheformerAfricanFootballeroftheYearis spoiltforchoicewhenpickinga dream

sideofstarsfromhisenduringstintswithLyon,WestHam,Tottenhamand Sevilla

JUANDERAMOS

“We enjoyed so much success under Juande at

Sevilla. I know it was more of a struggle at Spurs,

but I think not speaking the language was a key

factor. As a coach, his ability to win was clear.”

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