In Retirement... Daniel Nardiello
In Retirement… Daniel Nardiello
Name: Daniel Nardiello
Position: Striker
Played for? Man United, Swansea, Barnsley, Rotherham United, Exeter, Blackpool, QPR, Bury FC, Hartlepool, Oldham & Plymouth
Team supported growing up? Coventry City
Childhood hero & why? Micky Quinn, Coventry legend and Christian Vieri, loved watching him play for Italy
Biggest influence? My Dad - ex footballer himself and came to every game I ever played. Always advised and guided me
Favourite current player & why? Jack Grealish, best British player imo. Super talented and does it with a smile on his face
Best ground you’ve played at? Wembley and Millennium stadium
Best friend in football?
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| Daniel in action for Manchester United |
Best player you’ve played against & why? Joseph Yobo, Everton. Strong physical and fast. Tough to play against
Footballing Night out You & 4 others. Who’s getting an invite? Jack Grealish, Dwight Yorke, Chris Shuker Francesco Totti
The best player you’ve played with in each position & why?
Goalkeeper - Nick Pope - He was the reason we got promotion
Defender - Kari Arnason - Solid, tough great footballer
Midfielder - Dean Gorre - Great player and always looked to feed me
Striker - Alex Revell - Loved working off him. Unbelievable target man
Best moment of your career? Scoring in playoff final against Swansea and making debut for MUFC against Arsenal
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| Celebrating that goal against Swansea in the playoff final |
Best/favourite manager you played under? Paul Tisdale
Best goal you scored? Free kick against Ipswich - we got beat 5-1 though
Is there anything you would go back and tell your playing self? Take it all in and enjoy every moment as it’s over so fast
Thank you, Daniel for taking time to answer my questions looking back on your fantastic footballing career.
If you are a retired player reading this or somebody involved in football and you would like to feature in a future blog. Please message me on twitter. I would love to get you involved
Until the next one,
Peace,
Luke@PL2NL
