EXCLUSIVE | Louis Saha on Cristiano Ronaldo: ‘He is a cyborg!’
EXCLUSIVE | Louis Saha on Cristiano Ronaldo: ‘He is a cyborg! ’ Get French Football News sat down with former France, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton striker Louis Saha this week for a wide-ranging football chat. In this third of a four-part interview, Louis spoke about some of the best players alongside whom he has played – and whether he thinks he would be able to get into the current France squad.
You mentioned Ledley King, who might be connected to my next question which is in two parts. You had the chance to play with incredible players like Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney for example. I wanted to ask you first who is the best player you have played with.
And then – I don’t know if King will come up here, but who is the most underrated player you played with. For me it would be Sylvain Distin. [Smiles] Awwwww!
Ah well you’ve said it – you mustn’t think that it’s just because he’s my friend that I think of Sylvain. I’ve always teased him because I’ve never understood why was never selected for the full France team. I think he’s a player who didn’t receive the same attention or recognition as other players in his position.
Maybe others had the gift of the gab or knew how to promote themselves more. He had stiff competition, like William Gallas, Michaël Silvestre, Jean-Alain Boumsong and others – very good players. But I always felt that Sylvain was at the same level, he played in a huge number of Premier League games – certainly of all French players he must be among those with the most appearances.