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'I played with Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard but could only see one as a manager'

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In the latest episode of The Managers, Mick McCarthy and Tony Pulis chatted with the shotstopper and asked his opinion on some of his former teammates.When Pulis asked which colleague impressed him enough to give off managerial qualities, Foster paused before he said: "I don't know, I'm just trying to think if there's any that actually went on to be like fully-fledged managers of that sort of team."Obviously, Frank Lampard was in the team at that time as well. You could always see he was a very clever guy.



And I think that's a big skill to have."READ MORE: Frank Lampard tipped for stunning Chelsea return with Liam Rosenior pressure growingREAD MORE: Steven Gerrard's return to Liverpool after his wife shunned living in Saudi ArabiaSpeaking on the difficulties of being at the helm, Foster added: "Management's so hard. Yeah, you could see it with Frank."When Gerrard's name came up, the ex-Manchester United star was quick to admit he didn't see a pathway to management for the legendary Liverpool midfielder.

You could always see he was [obsessed] but they were all football obsessed, though at the same time so maybe you could [see it]. I've grown up with players who couldn't really be bothered to watch the telly, if there's a game on, it's just like [oh well], but you get other players that when there's a game on, they're not even talking to you."They're not looking at the phone, they're actually looking at the [TV] and they're analysing the game of what's actually going on."While Gerrard found his biggest success in Scotland at Rangers, the former Red also had stints at Aston Villa and Al-Ettifaq.