Nicky
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And then Steve McLaren came in, and I was only with him for six months.
I was very, very impressed with what he managed to do and how he managed to win every player over in that short space of time.
But we were well coached.
We were.
I mean, whatever we did in training or were supposed to do in training had something to do with what we were going to do in the way that we played.
And it was a progression from when I arrived and probably before as well.
And all throughout the time.
I remember coming in, you know, the cliff.
You come in and you're listening.
Do you hear the sound?
Yeah.
Then you stay away from the gaffer, for sure.
But if you heard...
Then you walk up to the coach's room and have a cup of tea.
And on this particular day, this is on a Sunday, I think, before we play Fenerbahce away from home.
At this point, we've never won a game away from home in Europe.
And it was a bit of a problem.
We played every team off the park.
Juventus, remember?
We played them off the park.