Alberto Aquilani | EXCLUSIVE | Liverpool Regret, Salah living in his house and ‘Gerrard a GOD’

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Theo Squires is joined by former Liverpool and Azzuri midfielder Alberto Aquilani to reflect on his time at Liverpool and in the Serie A.The Italian breaks down the ins and outs of his transfer to Anfield, both on the pitch with his injury problems and behind the scenes regarding Rafa Benitez and Gillette and Hicks.He describes his experiences playing alongside Liverpool legends Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres amongst others, and compares them to other footballing icons he’s shared the pitch with, including none other than a young Mohamed Salah plying his trade with Fiorentina.Alberto concludes by admitting his regret that things didn’t go his way at Liverpool, and the difficult exit which led him to various loan spells before a permanent move back to Italy.Enjoy.Get exclusive podcasts and video content direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukListen to our Blood Red podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1109064476/viewJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free:Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfcFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFCFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfcSubscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:10.0	So firstly, Alberto, thanks for joining us. I understand you're a youth team manager at
0:14.7	Ferrantina now. How are you finding management?
0:19.2	I have that idea already when I was playing. Last few years of my career, my head already thinking like a manager.
0:28.8	And some shoes like in Spain, like in Spain like in something I choose for learning because I was
0:39.6	I was practicing my day of football, I like the type of game, the training session.
0:46.6	So that shoes was also for learn a new football, different idea. So last few here I already think about that and now I like to do this.
0:58.0	And you've used him. They've been successful haven't they? You've won the cup a couple of times. You're doing a good job.
1:04.0	Yeah, yeah, we want to cup in one year. It's a good result. But the most important,
1:11.0	I am honestly, when you are coaching a young team, young player, the most
1:16.9	importance is what you can, what they can improve from you in the pitch out of the pitch.
1:25.0	When they become a player, they do okay, the coach in Primavera of
1:32.7	Argentina helped me in that.
1:34.5	So for me that is most important.
1:36.4	And after in every game, in every category you have to win,
1:40.1	this is the football.
1:42.1	So if we win, we did a good job, but for me is not the most important.
1:47.0	And what's your ambitions with it? Like are you enjoying being a youth coach or would you like to be a full senior managers one day?
1:55.8	Could you see yourself managing in England? Obviously there's been many successful Italian managers in England.
2:02.4	Yeah, I have no rush, you know.
2:07.0	I'm start from two years now.
2:10.0	I am doing well in with the young team, but obviously my idea is step by step,
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