Roberto Martinez has been following international football for a long time. Are two favorite players from Belgium from the past? He didn’t have to think long about that either.
One player quickly caught his eye during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. “Obviously I was captivated by Maradona, who wasn’t? But I also followed the other matches. When you knocked us out in the quarterfinals, I became a fan of Belgium as a Spaniard. The player I really enjoyed was Enzo Scifo So much flair, so much technique, he had it all,” it sounds in GvA.
But there was one more. “Later, Philippe Albert was added, then the only Belgian in the Premier League, if I remember correctly. I will never forget that fantastic goal of his against Manchester United. A pin from twenty meters, right over Peter’s head. Schmeichel, one of the best goalkeepers at the time. I have always followed him, all the way to Fulham. Klasbak, that Albert.”
