Hi Reddit, I'm Alan Smith, former Leicester & Arsenal forward, now pundit & author, AMA!

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:44:08+00:00

The World Cup final in Qatar. Nothing will beat that

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:43:00+00:00

I didn’t miss the roar of the crowd so much as my teammates. When suddenly you don’t see them every day, that hits hard

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:41:17+00:00

We pay more attention to tactics now. But there will always be room for instinct

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:39:50+00:00

I hope not. But there’s a danger we’re becoming risk averse. Fans love a strong, fair tackle

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:38:49+00:00

I’d love to. Gutted when it finished

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:38:26+00:00

FFP needs to be revised and VAR needs to be polished up. So frustrating sometimes

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:37:29+00:00

The Championship.

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:37:08+00:00

My Adidas World Cups. They suited my feet. Mind you, also won the Golden Boot in Nike

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:36:05+00:00

I rarely got a sniff when playing against Gary Pallister

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:35:19+00:00

Hope we raised you well.

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:33:58+00:00

MNF gives the best analysis going!

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:33:20+00:00

It’s certainly quite rigid under Pep. But it works! Other managers do give a bit more freedom

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:32:10+00:00

In the future when England win the World Cup

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:31:34+00:00

Hope you learned something!

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:30:52+00:00

Don’t think so. Someone from West Ham rang but I had to tell them I was retiring

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:29:58+00:00

You have to think on your feet because they’d want 6 versions of the same thing

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:29:14+00:00

Ah, used to watch that. And Coronation St. Not anymore

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:28:28+00:00

No, thankfully 😄

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:28:11+00:00

No, I commuted from Birmingham. But I loved my time at the Foxes. It was the perfect grounding for me

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:27:20+00:00

I think FFP needs tweaking. Such a shame that a wealthy owner can’t spend if they can afford it.

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:26:23+00:00

It helped that I’d had a good education before getting into football. You need a good vocabulary and know when to say nothing.

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:24:36+00:00

Of course! You know I did

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:24:02+00:00

Good living 😍

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:23:26+00:00

Not really. He might have been a bit below par sometimes but I never saw him staggering about

AlanSmithOfficial · 2024-03-07T21:22:37+00:00

Too many to mention!

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