> “There’s Pedri, there’s Vitinha, there’s Mac Allister… There are three or four players who for me are among the best because they understand collective football,” he said in a chat with Romario on his TV channel.
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> “They understand that, when they pass the ball, they’re already thinking about the next play, even the double play. They don’t pass for passing: they understand the game. Pedri, for example, has it. Also Frenkie de Jong, who for me is very underrated. I think he’s a similar player to what I was.”