‘One of the best people in football life’ Liverpool DF praises former colleague Atsuto Uchida! “Take care of me”[Riepilogo 2022]| Soccer Digest Web

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Article first published: May 13, 2022

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Former Japan DF international Atsuto Uchida reported on his reunion with his “alliance” on DAZN’s program ‘Atsuto Uchida’s FOOTBALL TIME’.

In the latest episode, Mr. Uchida flew to England for the programme’s first overseas coverage and attended the match between Liverpool, of which Takumi Minamino is a part, and Tottenham. Jürgen Klopp’s pre-match press conference and post-match interviews in the mixed zone were introduced.

After the match against Tottenham, which ended 1-1, he went as far as the coverage area, saying: “Taki (Minamino) told me that Uchida was there, so I left my food and rushed to find him” . Jewel Matip, former Cameroon defender from Liverpool. He and Uchida are said to have fought together during the Schalke era and often shared the same room during training camps and expeditions.

After meeting again for the first time after a hug, Mr. Uchida was asked, “Do you remember German?” When asked: “Don’t you play football anymore?”, He replied: “No”. And when Matip said, “I’m already old,” he lightly replied, saying, “That’s not true. Jewel isn’t old. She’s still young.”

[Immagine]Atsuto Uchida sits in the passenger seat of the car where Matip holds the wheel.Two precious shots from the Schalke era