> “Gordon? What a player!” Denia replies.“What a footballer, my God. He’s at the same level as … I don’t know, I was going to say Lamine. Young, daring, one-on-one, speed. And what great work English football has done bringing through players like him,” he told The Guardian.
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> “Look, every country has its essence, you have to respect that, embrace it. You also can’t change overnight; success isn’t immediate, it’s a process. You will make mistakes but you have to be clear where you’re going. In 15 years with the _inferiores_, we developed, evolved, adapted. See what other federations do. That’s not copying, it’s learning.”