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Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Classic Big Interview: Mark Noble Part One

Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Graham Hunter

Sports, Soccer, Football

4.5863 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Mark Noble from season two.

Mark starred in the midfield at his beloved West Ham United for most of his senior career. In part one, you’ll hear about his ice-cool prowess as a penalty-taker – he once scored two in an epic shootout against the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championships. Also: how to captain your boyhood heroes.

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Graham. Welcome to a classic big interview. This time we go back to season 1617.

0:21.0

This is what I had to say about it back then.

0:27.0

Mark Noble is West Ham through and through.

0:30.0

A true hammer forged in Canning Town, but in this big interview you'll discover that his views on football and his own responsibilities in the game resonate far beyond the boundaries of East London.

0:43.0

March composed when put on the spot about its penalty prowess,

0:47.0

which is hardly surprising for a player who scored two in an epic 1312 shootout defeat by the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the under 21 European

0:57.1

Championships.

0:58.9

That was in 2007 and Mr Noble will lives it here.

1:03.9

painful but fun.

1:05.9

He's now established as a Premier League player of excellence

1:09.4

and captain of the club he supported since he was a kid. Mark talks about what that role really means to him and the tactics that he employs to ensure that his teammates are at their best at training and on the pitch. You'll like that bit. When it comes to explaining how to inspire

1:24.5

footballers, Noble hits the nail on the head. A typical hammer? Really?

1:30.3

Really? Enjoy Martin Noble on the big interview. I did.

1:34.0

This guy's a geezer and a diamond wound at that. As anybody who is listening to the big interview will know, and you probably know,

1:50.4

the series is meant to entertain those of us who take part in it and the

1:56.6

listeners and I will ever speak to people that I admire.

1:58.6

Thank you. As a footballer, Mark Noble, West Ham Legend, Captain, all-round good guy.

2:06.3

It's fabulous from my perspective watching how you play, what you think a football is for.

2:11.2

Also as somebody who grew up watching One Club Legends like Alan McClichia

2:17.4

and Molly Miller, I hugely respect your love and dedication to your club

2:22.2

West Ham. However, I'm going to start with trivia.

2:25.0

Wednesday the 20th of June 2007 was the location for the longest penalty shootout in U.A. for history.

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