If players safely land their ball on the green, reading their putt is another challenge in itself. Carvalhal had already given Roger his professional debut in the Portuguese Super Cup against Sporting in July. His league debut came soon after against the same opposition. Injuries presented the chance but it was his extraordinary maturity that helped him to seize it. He would later become very good friends with my brother and the two of them stayed together regularly when my brother was in the UK. Rafa was always very grateful for the support and love which my family gave him and he regularly expressed this to me. I was honoured to be invited to his wedding in Pakistan which I sadly could not attend. "I regret that these exchanges took place but at no time did I believe or understand that it had caused Rafa distress.