Rafael da Silva: Fergie Mind Games and Mbappé Magic
Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter
Graham Hunter
4.5 • 863 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Rafael da Silva’s most memorable Sir Alex Ferguson moment was just after Manchester United had lost the Premier League title on goal difference to their city rivals in 2012. Fergie told the players to remember how the loss felt, and indeed United came back to win the league the next season. Sir Alex understood Rafa and got inside his head.
Also in part two, there’s chat about scoring at Anfield – Rafa’s favourite goal, playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and against Lionel Messi, and how Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s United can win the title this season. And you will hear what it’s like to come up against Kylian Mbappé, who accelerates like a Ferrari and has more trickery than a magician.
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| 0:46.8 | street love you Here's part two of our season opener, the big interview with Raffa de Silva. Welcome. |
| 1:07.0 | As I mentioned last time, Raffa and his twin Fabio have released their memoir, The Sunshine Boys. Part one was really focused on Brazilian football, |
| 1:17.1 | a Brazilian character, but this time we swap the sunshine for Salford and discuss Rafa's seven years in the Red of Manchester United. |
| 1:25.6 | Their battles with their city rivals, plus his experiences in France, |
| 1:29.8 | not least keeping tabs on a certain Killean in Bape. |
| 1:34.3 | This is part two of Raffa de Silva on the big interview. |
| 1:37.8 | If you enjoy it, tell everyone. I must ask you I'm going to talk a lot about Sir Alex Ferguson but I need to tell you that |
| 1:58.0 | he's Scottish like me comes from a different city he grew up in Glasgow but he managed my team he came to Aberdeen which is |
| 2:04.8 | like a small city 200,000 people and he brought us to beat the teams in Glasgow and he gave |
| 2:12.3 | us two European trophies and he happened to live near |
| 2:16.2 | me and I met him sometimes and his wife Lady Kathy etc and they changed me with their attitude but the things |
| 2:25.4 | you've been talking there but not having fear not being afraid of risk learning |
| 2:31.2 | changing you you're describing a little bit Alex Ferguson because he was he |
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