Tag: Alan Hudson

  • Hudson: Pirlo’s leisurely legs keep him world class

    Hudson: Pirlo’s leisurely legs keep him world class

    Italy’s veteran talisman Andrea Pirlo knows the secret to maintaining world class form in a player’s twilight years and it is all down to his leisurely legs, in the eyes of former playmaker Alan Hudson. Hudson, who played for Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke City and is now a football pundit, described Italy captain Pirlo as…

  • England’s problems should be left on the bench, not their best players

    England’s problems should be left on the bench, not their best players

    England’s troubles are largely caused by the bench as this is where their best players spend the most part of the game, in the eyes of ex-playmaker Alan Hudson. Former Chelsea and England midfielder Hudson was referring to England’s not-so-shock exit from the Brazil World Cup when he likened the tournament to going to war.…

  • Magic wins World Cups, not hard work

    Magic wins World Cups, not hard work

    In an exclusive interview with Football Express News, former Chelsea playmaker Alan Hudson ridicules England players who ‘work hard’ but do little to create, and explains it is not hard work that wins games and tournaments, but magic. Alan Hudson played for Chelsea, Arsenal, Stoke City and England as a creative midfielder in the 1960’s…

  • Gerrard should keep his mouth shut – ex England man

    Gerrard should keep his mouth shut – ex England man

    England captain Steven Gerrard would do well to keep his mouth shut before matches rather than hyping up the England squad then not delivering on the pitch, in the eyes of former playmaker Alan Hudson. Hudson, who was referring to England’s World Cup clash against Italy at the weekend, spoke of his grievances towards England’s…

  • Rooney – key for England or gone backwards?

    Rooney – key for England or gone backwards?

    England’s long-standing forward Wayne Rooney is possibly the most ‘marmite’ player the Three Lions have, people either love him or hate him. He’s enjoyed massive success with the national team, but can he still be dubbed with the likes of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as a world class striker, or has he gone backwards?…