Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton admits he owes a lot to former coach John Robertson.
Robertson was a hero to Albrighton's Nottingham Forest supporting father Terry, and a mentor to Marc before leaving Villa as part of Martin O'Neill's clearout.
Albrighton told the Daily Mail: "My dad was watching Forest in the era when Robbo was in his prime. I watch a lot of ESPN Classic and you can see the Forest games. In European Cup matches he was the best player on the pitch. I've watched all the wingers, John Barnes, Chris Waddle.
"The main thing Robbo taught me was to be positive. That if I've got a one v one situation that it's just about the last thing that a defender wants - especially if it's late in the second half.
"He doesn't want to be backpedalling towards his goal, so I should back myself. I lacked self belief and Robbo was keen to get it into my head that I shouldn't worry about losing the ball.
"I was beating myself up if I lost the ball or put in a bad cross or was tackled. It's about knowing when to take people on. If you have John Carew or Emile Heskey to aim at, it might be better to create half a yard and whip it in.
"But when you have a chance to gamble in the final third, you have got to back yourself."
