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Le Tallec, now 28, moved to Liverpool, under French compatriot Gerard Houllier, from Le Havre when he was still a teenager in 2001 after excellent performances for France's Under-17
World Cup winning team. But he told sports daily _L'Equipe_ that he regretted having asked the then-Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez to leave the club in 2004 when he was still only 20.
He now plays for Valenciennes in France's Ligue 1 but explained why it did not work out in England when he was younger. You may like "I had an agent who kept telling me
Saint-Etienne wanted me. Benitez was recruiting Spanish players. I told myself I would not have my chance. "It hurts when, after Liverpool, you play in smaller clubs. I did not realise
that I was in a great club. I have regrets. When I see Torres, Tevez, who are of the same generation, I say to myself 's***'. "My agent tells me: 'Torres stole your
career!," he added, laughing. "I'm not jealous but I say to myself that I could have done like him." The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your
inbox every week. While on Liverpool's books he was loaned to Saint-Etienne, Sunderland, Sochaux and Le Mans, signing a permanent deal with Le Mans in 2008 before moving to AJ Auxerre
in 2010 and Valenciennes this season. He has scored five goals from seven Ligue 1 appearances with Valenciennes, who are sixth in the standings ahead of Friday's trip to Saint-Etienne.
