Gary Lineker

And then the ball would go out to the fullbacks and it was the job of one of the striker on that side to chase the fullback down, wasn't it?

And try and get in a tackle.

And I was doing that the first two or three games doing that.

And the players pulled me aside and said, what are you doing?

I said, well, I'm just doing my job, defensive job.

And they went, oh, you've been signed to stay in the middle and score goals.

And I went, oh yeah.

I mean, he epitomized that effort in chasing fullbacks down and chasing midfield players down as well.

I just wonder whether sometimes he reserved a little bit more energy.

I mean, it's hard to say he could have been much better because he's one of the greats.

Nine or a ten?

False nine.

Yeah, you can do both roles.

You could do away with either a nine or a ten and just play him, couldn't you?

Yeah.

But technically he was so good.

Almost in a South American way.

That sort of technique and toughness.

I mean, outside of football, I mean, he is genuinely a lovely guy.

He's just a brilliant storyteller.