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Defoe & Deeney Football Firsts: Being Dropped

Jermain Defoe and Troy Deeney talk about the first time they were dropped from the team, the stories behind it, and the impact it had on them.

Jermain and Troy talk about the first time they were dropped from the team, the stories behind it, and the impact it had on them.

Troy discusses how managers used to tell him they were leaving him out whilst Jermain talks about being dropped for a game at Old Trafford after scoring two goals the previous week.

They discuss how to look when you're on the bench in a TV game, why Troy and the new Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri didn't get on and whether Jermain scored a "Van Basten"?

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