Mark Chamberlain, left, and his son, Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain credits his father's strictness and honesty as the two things that made him into the footballer he is today. Mark Chamberlain played for a host of English clubs including Stoke City and Portsmouth and also won eight caps for England in the 1980s, and has passed that experience he gained on to his son. "He is a harsh critic but he is a realistic one," Oxlade-Chamberlain told the Star. "I always know I can go to him for honest advice. I can have the worst game of my life, come off the pitch and my mum will tell me I was great! That's what mums do. San Marino...
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