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Rio Meets Claude Makelele: “Paul Scholes my FAVOURITE midfielder but Steven Gerrard the TOUGHEST”

Rio Meets Claude Makelele: “Paul Scholes my FAVOURITE midfielder but Steven Gerrard the TOUGHEST”

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In the final episode of the series - Rio sits down with the OG number 6 - Claude Makelele to discuss how he became so good as playing that position, the team mates that got the best out of him and the midfielders he admires the most.


He reveals why Chelsea’s huge transfer outlay was more successful than the ‘Galactico’ era at Real Madrid and his toughest opponent from the Premier League along with his favourite player from his time in the Spanish capital.


There’s analysis of Ryan Gravenberch’s change in position and details on what went wrong for Chelsea in their penalty shootout defeat to Manchester United in the 2008 Champions League final, plus - his 5 a side team is a joke.


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