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<\/p>\nGary Neville compared the late Terry Venables to Pep Guardiola in an emotional tribute on social media.<\/p>\n
The former England manager passed away at the age of 80 years old after a long battle with illness. Venables was the first manager to call up Neville when he was still a raw, youthful player at Manchester United. <\/p>\n
Neville, 48, became one of the Three Lions' most important players during the 1996 European Championship, which saw England reach the semi-finals before losing to Germany in a heartbreaking penalty shootout at the Old Wembley. More than 17 years after Venables placed so much faith into Neville, the now Sky Sports pundit hailed the former Barcelona boss by comparing him to the Manchester City manager. <\/p>\n
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"So sorry to hear the news of my very first England coach, Terry Venables. A man who gave me a chance to play for my country and became without a shadow of doubt my number one England coach in my whole career," Neville tweeted.<\/p>\n
"When we hear people that play for Pep Guardiola now say that he can call the outcome of a game in training a few days before the match arrives, Terry Venables had that very same capability, he\u2019d come through the Barcelona system.<\/p>\n
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"In Euro 96 as a right back, I played as a conventional right back in the first match, the right of a back three in parts of the second match against Scotland and as a right winger when we were in possession through our goalkeeper in the third match against Holland and in the fourth match against Spain in the quarter final as a right wing back.<\/p>\n
"The ability that we had to change systems during matches and from game to game was incredible, it blew my mind. England certainly needed more like him and it was a real sadness when he left at the end of Euro 96. <\/p>\n
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"I felt it never got as good again for England as it was under him." Venables vacated his role as England boss after the loss to Germany. <\/p>\n
Before he stepped into the Three Lions hot seat, he won Barcelona's first La Liga title in ten years in 1985 and also reaching the 1986 European Cup final, were the Catalans lost on penalties to Steaua Bucharest in the final. <\/p>\n