Ben Whittaker
speaker
3,043 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 23 Jul
Ben Whittaker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 5 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 2.
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What did he cross the... OK.
if you were marking Messi and it was getting towards the end and remember they scored with five minutes to go so whatever the six yard minutes England were still no right let me just finish this point so Messi crosses if you went out to him whether it's O'Reilly or whoever not out to him stand next to him so he can't get it there
OK, right.
Messi's out here on this side.
I think people have tried that.
Messi's out here on this side.
All right, it's difficult to man Mark Messi.
However, you can stop him getting it in that area.
So stand next to him, Nico, right?
Jed Spence as well, and make him go more central.
So what's happened the last 20 years, all the great coaches and players have done that, because he'll go, you can stand next to me, but I'll do a little shimmy or I'll move.
No, no, stop him getting the ball out there, make him go somewhere else, make him drop deeper and go into central areas.
But when he did eventually get it, what would you say to a footballer?
No, no, eventually when he does get it, what would you say to him?
Of course you're dead, but you might go, a couple of his great crosses where they should have scored early, he's coming on his left.
So what you might eventually say to him, hey, show him on his right here.
He puts in one of the best crosses.
Once he's got the ball and he's working his magic, he's playing little one-twos, he's playing his little run and follow, pass and runs, he's playing his right foot, you're dead.
You're done.
Once he's got the ball with space, you're finished.
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