In the last episode of the show The Bridgebroadcast This Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on the YouTube channelDjibril Cissé joined Aurélien Tchouameni, Sébastien Abdelhamid, Arthur Son and Edgar-Yves for an exchange rich in anecdotes and reflections on the world of sport and transmission. Special guest of this new program, the former French international notably mentioned his visit to Liverpool, where he rubbed shoulders with Xabi Alonso. Asked about the retraining of his former teammate into a coach, Cissé shared a revealing anecdote, stressing how inevitable this career evolution seemed. He said that, already at the time, Alonso released an extraordinary tactical vision, always attentive to the details and the balance of the game.
For Cissé, the Spanish trajectory to the sidelines was not only expected, but also natural as it already played the role of reflected leader within the locker room: “He was destined that he was a coach. There are guys like that as a player, you know that … he is very calm. There are many people who put Steven Gerrard at the top and I do not put it far. I do not put it far because technique of incredible pass. And he's going to delight you, he's going to get into the games with it. He loves football and he's a guy … that's it, it's a football guy, intelligence football». An obviousness that resonates today with the success encountered by Alonso in his new life as a coach.
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