▁was ▁created ▁around ▁him , ▁no ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁club ' s ▁hierarchy ▁ever ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁to ▁his ▁face , ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁press ▁even ▁express ing ▁the ▁strange ▁par ado x ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁situation ▁by ▁reve aling ▁that ▁Del ▁Bos que ▁r ated ▁Mc Man aman ▁highly ▁and ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁" Ste ve ▁es ▁el ▁que ▁ent iende ▁mejor ▁có mo ▁qu iero ▁que ▁jug u emos " ▁(" Ste ve ▁is ▁the ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁who ▁best ▁understand s ▁how ▁I ▁want ▁us ▁to ▁play "). ▁ ▁Real ▁Madrid ' s ▁hierarchy ' s ▁change ▁toward ▁Mc Man aman ▁began ▁when ▁Del ▁Bos que ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁against ▁M ál aga ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember . ▁Mc Man aman ▁reported ly ▁won ▁over ▁the ▁manager ▁by ▁October ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁feature ▁in ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁matches , ▁becoming ▁a ▁first - team ▁regular ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁campaign - ▁holding ▁the ▁unique ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁top - class ▁football ▁player ▁from ▁England ▁playing ▁over se as ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁also ▁primarily ▁deployed ▁as ▁a ▁left - w inger ▁in ▁this ▁season ▁( with ▁Fig o ▁on ▁the ▁right ), ▁with ▁the ▁press ▁not ing ▁that ▁" the ▁' tele path y ' ▁Mc Man