In Focus with Nedum Onuoha and Claude Makelele
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele sits down with Nedum Onuoha to talk through the Frenchman's career. Makelele describes his time at Chelsea and experiences under Jose Mourinho, as well as his most challenging opponents in the Premier League. And we also find out how he was close to becoming a winger and not a defensive midfielder.
TIMECODES 00:10 What was it like joining Chelsea? 02:30 Playing under Jose Mourinho 07:00 Claude Makelele - the winger? 16:00 Toughest opponents in the Premier League.
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| 0:57.6 | So, Claude, it's great to see, and it's going to be good to ask you some questions, because, you know, your career and you as a person, you're one of the most iconic players within not just Premier League history but football history. And I know you're very humble but allow me that. |
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| 1:00.7 | Thank you. |
| 1:01.7 | Could you tell me what it was like when you first joined Chelsea from Real Madrid and at the |
| 1:05.3 | time I think it was Claudio Rennieri that was the manager, wasn't it? |
| 1:09.6 | Difficult moment for me because past from Marl Madrid, Chelsea, |
| 1:13.6 | no, but just Chelsea. |
| 1:16.6 | Different country, Premier League, I don't know, the football I don't know, |
| 1:20.6 | I just play against them. |
| 1:22.6 | It would be shock-termic for me. But I realized after with a teammate, |
| 1:31.3 | English mentality, |
| 1:35.3 | the way they invite me, they entourage me in a club, |
| 1:38.3 | I said, okay, |
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