. ▁However , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁string ▁together ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁match ▁winning ▁performances ▁for ▁his ▁country ▁at ▁Euro ▁ 9 6 , ▁ear ning ▁pra ise ▁from ▁Pel é , ▁who ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁tout ed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁best ▁player ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁player ▁he ▁" was ▁most ▁im pressed " ▁by ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁in ▁Europe " ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁" best ▁in ▁the ▁world " ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁" mes mer ising ▁d rib bling ▁skills " ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁take ▁players ▁on ▁ ▁where ▁Gary ▁Mc All ister ▁claimed ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁post - match ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Scotland ▁England ▁game ▁that ▁Ven ables ' ▁change ▁of ▁England ' s ▁tact ics ▁at ▁half - time ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 - man ▁mid field ▁and ▁introduce ▁Red kn app ▁into ▁the ▁mid field ▁allowed ▁Mc Man aman ▁freedom ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁Scottish ▁defence ▁and ▁this ▁changed ▁the ▁game ; ▁with ▁Red kn app ▁and ▁Mc Man aman ▁un lock ing ▁the ▁open ings ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁Gary ▁Ne ville ' s ▁cross ▁for ▁Alan ▁She ar er ' s ▁head ed ▁op ener . ▁Again st ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁game , ▁despite ▁having ▁a ▁quiet ▁first ▁half , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁England ' s ▁first ▁three ▁goals ▁against ▁the