Exclusive Interview: Alan Kennedy On The Season So Far

TAK : Stevie G has shown on many occasions this season he still is Captain Fantastic and a vital part of the team. What have you made of Stevie G’s season?

Alan Kennedy: It’s been I suppose an indifferent season for Stevie. I spoke to him earlier on in the season and asked him how things were going in that slightly defensive role. He said it takes time, which it has done. You know, we just can’t allow him to do the defensive side of it and that’s why in the early part of the season we had games which we struggled to control. But once players know what they are doing then they can move over and Stevie G can orchestrate the long balls, the short balls, and the one twos.

When he is in control of the game, he is one of the best midfield players in world football not just the Premier League. I love his contribution, he is a captain. We talk about talking on the pitch, he talks to his players, he gives his players sometimes a rollicking, he cajoles them, he tells them and that’s what exactly a captain should be doing. So all credit to him, he’s been that Captain on the pitch and also off the pitch as well.