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because shorter, greyer hair and a beard adorn the exact same face, Jonathan Greening was once “good enough to play in any other Premier League team”. It slightly dilutes his point that Greening himself was required to make that grandiose self-assessment when the 22-year-old publicly aired his demand for more playing time at Man Utd in March 2001, but Middlesbrough offered the midfielder a chance to prove his point in a smaller pond.
Greening went from playing 27 games in four Man Utd seasons, of which 13 were starts, to becoming a regular for Steve McClaren’s side. He earned a call-up to an England training squad in November 2002, was named Boro’s Player of the Year in 2003 and helped them win the League Cup in 2004. Greening left for West Brom that same year to continue his doomed quest to prove his suitability to any other top-flight club.
Romeu thrived on the south coast, prowling the halfway line for seven years in constant search of ankles to snap at. The Spaniard’s highlight at St Mary’s was a Player of the Season nod in the campaign they reached the League Cup final, with an uncharacteristically giddy Claude Puel describing him as “not far off Kante”. Romeu sits joint-34th for all-time Premier League yellow cards alongside Luis Boa Morte, Lucas Neill, Chris Perry and David Unsworth, which is some legacy.
In tandem with Arsenal partners Kolo Toure, Thomas Vermaelen, Philippe Senderos, Johan Djourou and even Sol Campbell for 55 minutes of a goalless draw – obviously – against Aston Villa in January 2010, Gallas proved his worth and excellent reading of the game. It’s just a shame about his inability to read the room, although describing his younger teammates as “not brave enough in battle” was hardly the hottest Arsenal take at the time.
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