And this. It’s like “Yeah not only am I the best defender, midfielder and attacker on the pitch, we all know I’m the best keeper too”That goal-line clearance/cushioned header to the keeper combo at 12:45 was just despicably nonchalant. Great video, remarkable footballer, would watch again.
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Got loads of time for most of gazza's game, but god he's one of the dirtiest players i've ever seen with his elbows and forearms, not even 3 minutes into this and he could have been sent off already if it was current ref expectations. Has a style of shielding and fighting for the ball that a player would never get away with over the last decade, especially since var. Players just drop and exaggerate almost every time against that sort of contact.
this guy
Visibly drunk yet putting in a MOTM performance alongside Beppe....what would have been if he was sober? Towards the end he was barely standing on the pitch, few times fell over for no particular reason!
Different times, different rules, better rules.
He wouldnt get away with it just like Keane, Souness and other players wouldnt get away with their stuff.
Im of the opinion that majority of great players would adapt to any era, the ones that wouldnt it wouldnt be because something on the pitch.
Did end up watching the Gullit compilation late yesterday.
There are two geniuses here. One is Gullit and the other is @harms . Great work as usual man.
I was awe struck with his long passing in less than 3 minutes.
Another interesting thing being no one else was interested in bringing the ball out or even looking forward as to anyone being available even for a simple pass.
The default option - look where Gullit is and pass it to him and let him distribute it.
His movement even in the defensive half was just brilliant.
Gullit/Figo/Thuram - three players I would want in any squad I built.
There are two geniuses here. One is Gullit and the other is @harms . Great work as usual man.
I was awe struck with his long passing in less than 3 minutes.
Another interesting thing being no one else was interested in bringing the ball out or even looking forward as to anyone being available even for a simple pass.
The default option - look where Gullit is and pass it to him and let him distribute it.
His movement even in the defensive half was just brilliant.
Gullit/Figo/Thuram - three players I would want in any squad I built.
Cheers
yeah i agree with that, it's the players that didn't have many other attributes other than their physicality and aggression that would find it harder.
True. What a lot of these central midfielders were expert at was playing just within the limits of the rules at the time. They would adapt from referee to referee but generally knew just how much they could get away with. All part of that winning mentality of doing everything within their power to exert control on a game.
On Gazza his arms and elbows got worse as he got older, less mobile and more desperate.
Prefer the older version but this one was also classy as feck
what a fecking player
Preben Elkjær in the first ever European game for Hellas Verona. After leading them to an unlikely Serie A title in the previous season he helps them to beat PAOK FC in the first round of 1985/86 European Cup by scoring 2 opening goals (check out the brilliant croqueta before the second goal at 8:55
) in the first game and scoring another brace in the second leg of the tie. Highly recommended! do more of elkjaer please!I have another compilation ready, I'll upload it sometime soon. He doesn't do much aside from pressing there (silent domination), but he gets hit in the head right behind the ref and then they continue the game like nothing happened, it's hilarious. You'll enjoy it
tbf you can make a 10 min vid of Elkjaers picture and id still enjoy itI have another compilation ready, I'll upload it sometime soon. He doesn't do much aside from pressing there (silent domination), but he gets hit in the head right behind the ref and then they continue the game like nothing happened, it's hilarious. You'll enjoy it
Another brilliant performance from a sweeper/libero position. It looks like he actually played most of his PSV career as one, which makes his stats (27 & 26 goals in 2 consecutive seasons) even more insane. I'm hoping to make a proper video about that part of his career, if I'll be able to finish at least one of my big projects.
A tad less brilliant to the last one but still a great watch. Love his leap and power into headers.
Aside from the usual man-mountain defending, I liked his whipped balls up to the forwards.
I love how the Dutch gave their superstars that complete positional flexibility and freedom to make them the centre of the game, having seen it with Cruyff, Gullit and Rijkaard. Never would have happened in the UK or Italy. That system v build-a-team-around-an-individual question would make an interesting discussion around what is the most effective way of winning games.
Yeah. I’m fully immersed in Eredivisie of the 80’s now (found a great archive of PSV highlights from 85-87, usually about 10 minutes per game). Koeman; Van Basten & Rijkaard at Ajax (and the latter is so influential attacking-wise, sometimes playing a lot like Gullit played when paired with Van Basten). The football they’ve played there was simply brilliant — and it’s not just superstars, but other players as well; it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering that PSV had won the treble even after they’ve lost Gullit.
The amount of footage I’d have to go through is a bit insane, but it’s relatively straightforward, so hopefully I’ll make a video on his stint at PSV pretty soon. It’s weird that they have such extensive highlight for most of the games, but it’s impossible to find a full one (there are two games from Joan Gamper’s trophy that I’ve already made videos on and at least one European game, but Gullit haven’t played in it for some reason).
Here’s the highlights channel by the way:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCvXiQ0U_JU4v7RnSQapYTug
And a rather pointless one, some players prefer structure and discipline while others prefer freedom.
Personally id always go for the latter, total football is the best football that was ever played and that will be played.
Robson wasn't his usual influential self but it was still a decent performance nonetheless. He was apparently still recovering from a broken collarbone. Souness was probably the best player on the pitch, and was pulling the strings for Scotland (all the more impressive given the absolutely frantic nature of the game).
Anderson was really impressive at RB and so too was Sansom for England. Willie Miller was one of the stand outs outside for Scotland and Aitken had a good game too.
According to the commentator 88 fans were arrested in and around the stadium whilst the game was going on
Lovely snippets there of the game. A waterlogged Hampden with Robson, Souness and the big battering ram Aitken crashing into each other in midfield. Tremendous. Probably not the conditions that the likes of Hoddle, Barnes and Bett relished, although funnily enough looks like the worst challenge was probably by Barnes. You wouldn't have thought Scotland had a crucial World Cup qualifier only 3 days later. Good Scotland team that with a defence entirely comprised of the Aberdeen and Dundee United sides that were in the top half dozen of sides in Europe. The stuff with the fans was typical of the carnage in the fixture at the time, no doubt contributing to the decision to end the annual game a couple of years later.
Robson wasn't his usual influential self but it was still a decent performance nonetheless. He was apparently still recovering from a broken collarbone. Souness was probably the best player on the pitch, and was pulling the strings for Scotland (all the more impressive given the absolutely frantic nature of the game).
Anderson was really impressive at RB and so too was Sansom for England. Willie Miller was one of the stand outs outside for Scotland and Aitken had a good game too.
According to the commentator 88 fans were arrested in and around the stadium whilst the game was going on
No one apart from Gio is going to watch this, but I'd highly recommend it though, nonetheless
.An excellent display from Souness and it's a pity that there's very little footage of him online. I do recall a thread on the United forum (regarding Pogba and the whole put your medals on the table issue) and people just saw him as a clogger who was 'dirty' and only good for 50 yard backward passes to the goalie. I'm exaggerating here obviously, but you get the point.
Anyways, do notice his two-footedness, ball control, press-resistance and astute passing in this compilation.
Spot on, it was a high octane fixture with tackles flying about, with your typical 'flair' players struggling to impose themselves on the game. In that aspect, Souness's performance really stood out here, as he was the calming influence for Scotland, which enabled them to slowly grab the foothold in this match. I'd rated his ball playing ability (relative to other players of his ilk) but this was the first time that I'd really seen it in that light so it was intriguing to say the least.
That being said, I do think he lacks a wee bit in dynamism and covering of the pitch, relative to the likes of Keane, Mackay, Robson etc but perhaps, I do need to watch more of Souness from the late seventies.
Make one that isnt a training game and id watch it, Souness is classNo one apart from Gio is going to watch this, but I'd highly recommend it though, nonetheless
Tbf, it's more or less equivalent to a British Home Championship matchMake one that isnt a training game and id watch it, Souness is class
.Not as dominant as in the second final which is normal given the age but still classy as feck! Has 240 minutes of European Cup Final and yet to concede a goal!
Great assist for the equaliser and should have won Germany the game, had it not been for a dubious decision by the referee.
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, watching them both play on the same pitch.United were on fire that day with Giggs and Cantona being on top form, and the Robson & Keane pairing dominating the engine room. Keane put on a typical barnstorming B2B performance, which he topped off with a cracking opener from outside the box.
Robson played a relatively more reserved role - his passing was uncharacteristically a tad bit off at times, but it was an excellent all round performance, with United absolutely bossing the midfield.
Feels dirty posting this one right below the Keane/Robbo double-whammy served up by Joga, but Dalgish vs Spurs in a 7-0 thrashing dished out by Liverpool. Quite short as it's from extended ighlights rather than full match, but a decent glimpse of Dalglish's skill-set, as he started at CF (until around the 3:30 mark when David Johnson came on for the injured Emlyn Hughes), then dropped back slightly to a second striker role.
A rather reserved game from Neeskens, although Ajax and their total footballing brand were on song that day.
that was quick!
Ajax had absolutely trashed that AC Milan side (Rivera, Bonetti, Schnellinger...) in the second leg after losing 1:0 in the first one — and that's with Cruyff already playing for Barça. What a side
Neeskens was usually the deepest midfielder, although sometimes he switched placed with Haan (who I personally expected to see as the deepest of the three). Ran around like a mad man with his suicide tackles, not always catching the opponent though — and could've scored 3 goals instead of one if he was a bit luckier. The technique for his finish was exquisite.
The whole team was amazing, but if I were to choose a MotM, I'd pick either Neeskens or Keizer.
@harms Good stuff. Enjoy those clashes of 'philosophy' when the Italians came up against more attack-minded teams.
I suppose the system Ajax and Holland played enabled him to press like a madman and dive into tackles, because in transitions, they were usually pretty compact in the midfield area. That tendency to dive into tackles and take himself out of the game demands an intelligent partner who either can naturally sit or has the defensive instincts that the likes of Haan, Jansen and Van de Kerkhof all possessed.
I suppose the system Ajax and Holland played enabled him to press like a madman and dive into tackles, because in transitions, they were usually pretty compact in the midfield area. That tendency to dive into tackles and take himself out of the game demands an intelligent partner who either can naturally sit or has the defensive instincts that the likes of Haan, Jansen and Van de Kerkhof all possessed.
You can see why the 93/94 team is so revered around these parts. So direct and hungry. So refreshing to see two central midfielders playing a proper box-to-box game and nobody really mastered the requirements of a 4-4-2 better than these two. Keane's engine right up to the end of the tie is just immense. You can also see why the frenetic style came unstuck at times in Europe that year against opposition who were more adept at taking the heat and tempo out of games. Cracking voice the commentator has as well to inject even more energy into the game.
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United were on fire that day with Giggs and Cantona being on top form, and the Robson & Keane pairing dominating the engine room. Keane put on a typical barnstorming B2B performance, which he topped off with a cracking opener from outside the box.
Robson played a relatively more reserved role - his passing was uncharacteristically a tad bit off at times, but it was an excellent all round performance, with United absolutely bossing the midfield.
Great stuff. Classic use of his infamous backside for his first goal (and several instances throughout the match). Also, that ball at 1.50, leading to his second goal, was quite exquisite to say the least. Souness looked to have a great game too.
I'm sure all the poor sods who utilised Dalglish as the lone forward in their draft games, would have loved to have acesss to that compilation when they were making their case for it
.It's quite fascinating seeing his developmental curve from an exciting wunderkid, capable of producing moments of jaw dropping genius yet somewhat inconsistent esp with regards to his passing, to a cerebral goalscoring playmaker who was exceptionally consistent.
Here's one of the games where that inherent genius is heir apparent.
Pretty average game from the number 10 position, was watching with a proper smile on my face as i was thinking of Beam comment how Xavi would tie him in knots while watching Pirri doing exactly the same!
Ajax back 4 had a great game, specially the goalscorers Krol and Hulshoff. Muhren was subbed in at HT and also made a big impact, they were in complete control in the second half with him running the game. Amancio on the other hand.....utter shit.
I've compiled this quite long compilation from 2 seasons that Gullit had spent at PSV — before winning Ballon d'Or (on the back of his 1986/87 PSV season) and becoming the world record transfer when enamoured Berlusconi decided to sign him and van Basten for AC Milan. Funnily enough, Gullit was worth almost 6 times more than van Basten — €6.75m to €1.13m, and when you look at their performances at Eredivisie, it's hard to argue against those valuations.
The passing compilation starts at 6:30, and it's, again, something that I'm immensely proud of. Hopefully this video takes off.