Gaizka Mendieta: Chaos at Lazio & Barcelona, & The Boro Project

In our third player special of the series, we sit down with one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Gaizka Mendieta.

RUNNING ORDER:

Intro

Champions League battle against Leeds 4m 11s

That incredible Valencia Squad 5m38s

A quick trip to 1999 7m

The type of goals Gaizka scored 9m 35s

UCL Final v Bayern 10m 30s

How Gaizka takes losing 12m 30s

The two unlucky moves to Lazio and Barcelona 14m 40s

What it’s like when Barca fans see failure 19m

The ego’s around him 20m 28s

Why he chose Boro 23m 10s

What’s attractive about not signing for a big club 27m 14s

Why it ended so badly at Boro 29m 30s

How Southgate dealt with the situation 32m 02s

Player 4 Player 33m

Outro 35m 17s

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