Djibril Cisse snubs legendary Liverpool bosses when naming favorite manager

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Having been at 14 clubs across his career, Cisse is certainly not short of options when it comes to picking his favorite manager. Rafael Benitez and Djibril Cisse during their time together at Liverpool (Image: Getty Images) “Guy Roux was my favourite manager throughout my playing career; he was my mentor,” he told Poker Strategy.

“He built the team around me by adapting his play style to suit my qualities, which was a nice feeling as a player and showed that he valued me. That really helped with my confidence at the start of my career, and ultimately allowed me to make my move to Liverpool under Gérard Houllier and then Rafa Benitez.

Learn more “I have him to thank for a lot of my achievements in my career.” Liverpool.com says: There's no doubt that Houllier and Benitez are probably the biggest names in management that Cisse played for during his career, and Liverpool fans would perhaps expect one of those two to get the nod. The fact that he also mentioned Houllier and Benitez shows how much respect he has for those two.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.