When he was the Leicester City boss, the Swede asked the superstar to finish his career in the East Midlands – but Victoria soon put the kybosh on that idea! Sven-Göran Eriksson speaks about the charismatic presence of Beckham when he steps into a room. But he was soon filled with admiration for the midfielder’s sheer will to succeed. When player-assistant at Preston, David Moyes initially didn’t think the young Beckham was strong enough to take on a loan deal from Manchester United.
#Rag player lomas de zamora series
Welcome to our Big Interview Icons series where we shine a light on a legend whose name has lit up some of the conversations I’ve had with my guests over the years. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sadly for Rangers fans, Barca chose the latter.
The bid caused a real fuss at Barcelona, forcing their hand about whether to loan out or start playing the blossoming midfield genius. Andrea envied Andres his speed – he was quicker than people realise, with incredible acceleration and he never gave the ball away.įinally, we hear how Alex McLeish nearly signed a young Iniesta on loan when manager of Rangers.
Someone else who knew how hard it was to dispossess Iniesta is former Swansea, Brighton and Blackpool winger Andrea Orlandi, who played alongside and against him while at Barcelona B. David’s team won, but boy, could they not get near Andres. Gordon Strachan waxes lyrical about watching Iniesta and says that he would never have believed that the standard of football the great Barcelona side he played in was possible.ĭavid Moyes reflects on a clash between Real Sociedad and that Barca side.
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