A Quote by Xabi Alonso

I don't think tackling is a quality. It is a recurso, something you have to resort to, not a characteristic of your game.

Xabi Alonso

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Xabi Alonso
Spanish - Athlete
Born: November 25, 1981

At Liverpool, I used to read the match day programme, and you'd read an interview with a lad from the youth team. They'd ask age, heroes, strong points, etc. He'd reply, 'Shooting and tackling.' I can't get into my head that football development would educate tackling as a quality, something to learn, to teach, a characteristic of your play.

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