During this time he was credited with developing talents such as World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and Luca Toni.
Perez also spoke that committing to a defensive midfielder (as well as an overall midfielder in general) role throughout most of his games, was because of his admiration for Xavi, Xabi Alonso and Andrea Pirlo, that inspired him to make a difference in both defending and attacking.
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