New England Patriots legend drops in to East Kilbride FC on Scottish visit

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Three-time Superbowl winner Matt Light will be a guest of East Kilbride FC this afternoon as they host Lowland League rivals Caledonian Braves in the Scottish Cup second round.The New England Patriots legend is a friend of director James Kean, and is over for a visit, which saw him take a tour around the Raer Scotch Whisky distillery, before heading to K-Park this afternoon.Light, 44, from Greenville, Ohio, says team-work is key to success, having gone to Patriots as a rookie and ended up with a glittering career.He told East Kilbride's website: "[Team-work] is huge.

Team-work today is a lot different to what it was when I got in the league 20 years ago. I spent 11 seasons playing for a coach who was very demanding, and he put us in a position where we had to all band together."When coaches are tough on you and they drive a very disciplined approach to doing business, it forces you as a player to say this is how we have to do our job, these are the things that are required for us to be successful."So much of that is down to the relationships that you form in a locker room, during practices, and during the study and as you're doing your craft, but how you bring the guys in around you."Light added: "Today it's so much more difficult, because you have social media platforms and everybody's trying to manage their image or their brand.

What I would always stress to young people or anybody who is in the sports realm is that's all great, and you can do those things, but what's most important is that you trust the guy next to you."That team-work, that camaraderie, and doing things off the field as much as you do them on the field creates a bond."I've seen that play out successfully in so many organisations.