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which you can find by searching on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. In my view, he's the player that probably most makes you excited about a brand of football

that we maybe haven't seen in Ireland so often.

He's the guy who maybe converts you back into being the fan that you were at nine

traveling to Bavaria to whatever.

We know what he does but why isn't it crazy for you or Maldini for you or why isn't it somebody who maybe shared more of the I know you started in midfield

but just my question is why why?

Well shavit was a player who I used to watch a lot of Spanish football when I was a younger player and it was when Barcelona were doing well. It was around the time of you know Raffa's Valencia,

Deportivo like herunya was the manager I do wette?

Chabby Erretta. Spot on. Spot on. Spot on. I used to watch them

to watch them teams and they were doing really well and you know Valeron

Jalminer and their Tristan all these players and there was obviously you know Barak and El Belder and Vicente in those teams

and actually John Carrue I think at the top end of the pitch for Valencia but I think

it was but Barcelona weren't doing that well I think it was at a time where Shavi was getting a little bit of criticism from Barcelona maybe you know the

supporters but so I used to watch them a lot and I'd be like I love this

player and I always remember I'm playing for I think it was the I don't

if it was England B or England under 21s played Spain and I remember I think I think I may be in at West Broms grounds or

Birmingham or something like that and I just I just love the player and I used to

always speak to the Spanish lads about them and I always find that I found this going to England training is

Everyone's a good player at an international level. That's why you're there. But what defines I feel world class players is players who stand out in that environment.

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