> ”We sat down to talk a lot with him, to show him videos, to correct things that had not gone well, situations with the team tactically that had to be improved… he accepted it an also asked for it. There are other players who know they have those tools and they don’t ask for them, but Anthony asked for them,” he added.
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> “Footballers often forget the people we have had around us, but he has that memory. He was a very humble guy. He was in a Mercedes, but on the pitch he was a competitive, constant beast who gave it his all. He is super grateful to us. In fact, when he signed for Newcastle he sent me shirts.”