FourFourTwo UK – September 2019

Interview

Chris

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SCOTT SInCLAIR

TheCelticwingerplayedwitha plethoraofstarnamesatChelseaandManchesterCity,

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BRENDANRODGERS

“IthastobeBrendanorJoseMourinho.I’vepickedBrendanas

he’sbeeninstrumentalinmycareer– hetookmetoSwansea,

thenCeltic,andI’veenjoyedmytimesomuchwithbothclubs.”

JOHN

TERRY

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ASHLEY

COLE

LB

VINCENT

KOMPANY

CB

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SERGIO

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RYAN

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SCOTT

BROWN

DAVID

SILVA

CM

MICAH

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JOEHART

“EventhoughJoe’sbeenthrougha bad

timelatelywitheverybodyjudginghim,

hewasinthebestformofhislifewhen

I wasatManchesterCity.I stillthinkhe’s

a fantasticshot-stoppernowanda great

goalkeeperallround.Hewasvotedone

ofthetopthreekeepersinworldfootball

duringmytimeattheclub.”

MICAHRICHARDS

“IplayedalongsideMicahatCitywhen

hewasinthepeakformofhiscareer.He

wasa powerhouse,andalwaysgetting

forwardfromright-back.Hewasjustso

strong– wheneverI trainedwithhim,he

wasdifficulttogetpast.”

JOHNTERRY

“Hehelpedmea lotwhenI wasyoung,

comingfromtheChelseayouthsystem

whenI was 16 or17.Johnalwayslooked

outforalltheyoungstersatChelseaand

wasa brilliantcaptain.Youonlyneedto

lookattheaccoladeshewonduringhis

career,too.Hewassucha greatplayer.”

VINCENTKOMPANY

“LikeTerry,anothercentre-backwhowas

a greatcaptainofa clubI playedfor.He

wasa leaderatCity.Vincentis sostrong,

andhasverygoodtechniqueontheball

fora bigdefender.”

ASHLEYCOLE

“Myleft-backhastobeAhl tht’

easydecision![Laughs]

mewhenI wasatChels

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GYLFISIGURDSSON

“Iwasa team-mateof

atSwansea– hegavem

loadsofassistssoI love

him!Technically,Gylfiis

extremelygood,andhe

has a brilliant free-kick on him, too. Off

the pitch, he was a good friend of mine.”

SCOTT BROWN

“It’s so tough to put this team together.

I played with some fantastic midfielders,

like Aaron Ramsey for Great Britain at

the 2012 Olympics and Frank Lampard,

that I haven’t been able to get in. If I’m

going to pick a Celtic player, Scott Brown

is the one – he’d just go round smashing

everyone! [Laughs] No, I’m only kidding,

Scott [below] is a crucial player for Celtic

and a great club captain.”

DAVID SILVA

“Silva has to be in as well, easy! He’s an

unbelievable player and never gives the

ball away. He always likes to get on the

ball and make cute passes through the

defence that creates opportunities. He’s

such a technically gifted player.”

ARJEN ROBBEN

“Arjen was a player I really looked up to

at Chelsea. I was able to see how good

he was, and I learned a lot from him. He

was so quick on the ball, very sharp, and

a brilliant finisher.”

SERGIO AGUERO

“There’s no better striker than Sergio, to

be honest. It’s the way he gets himself

intopositions,hisfinishing, his scoring

record...Whatyouwant from a striker is

l d h duces that every year.”

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