John Barnes

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1,771 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 18 Jun

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Because, of course, that's what it is.

I say to kids, you know, you don't pass an exam on the day you take it.

You pass the exam and your preparation, you don't have to be studying, studying, studying.

So you know it.

Football's the same.

You don't just see Messi and Ronaldo on a Saturday and think they just turn up.

So therefore, I always try to train properly.

You train as if you're going to play.

Obviously, not in terms of... Because I didn't do that, but in terms of receiving the ball, keeping people off.

Well, I didn't really... How do you know whether it's natural or not?

It's practice, practice, practice, practice.

That's what you do all the time.

You're in the right positions.

Your footwork, your body movement.

And the more you repeat it, the more it becomes second nature.

So there's nothing I don't think... There are very few, I believe...

real naturally.

Look at Pelé and Maradona and people like that.

But it's something that you just learn, you do, you do.

Like finishing.

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