Managing Belgium’s golden generation! Why Roberto Martinez brought in Thierry Henry as his assistant, How good are Hazard, De Bruyne & Lukaku? Rio Ferdinand & Joel Beya sit down with Roberto Martinez reviewing some of the biggest highlights of his career! In Part 1 of this interview, they discuss what it was like managing Belgium’s golden generation, taking on Thierry Henry as his assistant, managing the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne & Romelu Lukaku, the similarities between Belgium’s, Portugal’s and England’s golden generations and more! If you want stay in tune with the Kings World Cup, head over to their Instagram to find out how! Keep up to date with our channel by hitting subscribe and clicking and the notification bell!
0:00; - Intro
0:12; - What do you remember after you retire?
1:34; - Do managers listen to ex-player pundits?
4:17; - Does Roberto look into xG as a stat?
6:03; - Modern football taking the individuality from players
7:32; - Belgium’s golden generation
18:00; - When Henry became Martinez’ assistant at Belgium
23:11; - Who were the special players that Martinez wanted to manage at Belgium?
28:00; - What was Hazard like in training?
29:52; - How good is Kevin de Bruyne?
31:35; - Lukaku the goal scoring machine
36:36; - Any similarities between Belgium’s & England’s golden generations?
39:38; - Outro