The Bradford City manager has paid an emotional tribute to his former Chelsea teammate after his death at the age of 58
player under Ruud Gullit before becoming the club’s manager. Hughes played with and under the Italian for two seasons at Chelsea, and he told thethat Vialli’s arrival in the summer of 1996 had a major impact in transforming the club’s fortunes.
“He was the most beautiful human in terms of his ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence,” Hughes said. “He was a huge star when he came to Chelsea, but he embraced the club and never gave it the big ‘I am’. He got on with it, and got the respect of everyone around him. Hughes had crossed paths with Vialli at international level before they became teammates, and he has fond memories of their time together at Stamford Bridge. “I remember playing against him with Wales and I was always impressed by his intelligence on the field,” he said.“Then when I got the chance to play with him, you could see how clever he was, how much of an understanding of the game he had. I think that rubbed off on everyone around him during that time at Chelsea.
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