TAW Classics: Xabi Alonso Interview

The Anfield Wrap

Soccer, Sports, Music

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Back in 2017, John Gibbons and Andy Heaton sat down with Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso in Munich for a wide-ranging 50 minute exclusive interview. The Liverpool legend talks in detail about the highs and lows of his time in the game, including what it was like settling in a foreign country, to that night in Istanbul and ultimately why he left Liverpool after coming so close to winning that elusive league title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On BBC A
0:02.0	I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me
0:06.0	I'm pregnant
0:08.0	judges go easy I'm pregnant women
0:10.0	I've been old my electricity that's all
0:12.0	don't think I should even be in here.
0:14.0	A new series of the Baffa Award winning time.
0:18.0	You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow Lawrence and
0:26.0	Bella Ramsey time watch on BBC eye player it's a very very special I'm
0:31.6	feel that interview I'm here in the beautiful sunshine in Munich. I'm here with Andy Heaton. I'm more importantly sorry Andy
0:38.4	More than poorly Jabi Alonso. So Zavi first of all, thanks very much for giving us some time to speak to you.
0:44.0	Thank you, my pleasure.
0:45.0	Normally it's not that that such, but you have been lucky enough to get a little bit of it.
0:49.0	Came with us.
0:50.0	It was great in London.
0:51.0	Yeah, it was nice.
0:52.0	It was even nice in Manchester, we were where we left.
0:54.0	But you announced your retirement this week or in the last week,
0:58.0	you were retiring at the end of the summer,
1:00.0	so it feels like a nice time to reflect on on your career in generally
1:03.6	and everything you've achieved but obviously more specifically for us your time in
1:06.7	Liverpool so if you don't mind going all the way back to 2004 with us first of
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