, the England forward expressed frustration over how domestic observers routinely evaluated his game. He stressed that pundits and fans alike completely overlooked his footballing intellect.<\/span><\/p>\n“I think I\u2019ve become a different player in the eyes of a lot of people because in England I always felt that I was respected for being fast and pressing, but they never really respected the quality and intelligence with which I play,” Gordon stated. “Only the players I played with seemed to realise that.”<\/span><\/p>\nWhen pressed on whether relocating to Spain altered public perception, the attacker delivered an uncompromising assessment of his Premier League legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n“I don\u2019t think I was ever fully respected in England,” he admitted. “People just see me as someone who\u2019s very fast and very aggressive, whereas in Spain they really appreciate my intelligence and my quality.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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