“BELLAMY JUST LOST HIS MIND AND WENT TO FIND RIISE WITH A GOLF CLUB, THEN THE POLICE TURNED UP”
You played with Ronaldinho in Brazil’s 2000 Olympics team. Just how amazing was he?
It was like something out of this world – he could basically do whatever he wanted with the ball. I’ve never seen a pure talent like his; it was great to play alongside him for Brazil. It’s a shame that we lost to Cameroon, who eventually won the gold medal. We had such a good squad and should have done better.
You joined Valencia in 2000 and spent six years there. Why did Rafael Benitez have so much success as manager?
I arrived before Rafa. Hector Cuper was still the manager and we came close to winning the Champions League –
