His injuries are well documented, but how good was he? I know he was a top player, but just how good?
He basically did no football training all week, just pool and spin so that he could play on a Saturday. His body couldn’t handle training, yet he was Spurs captain, went to two World Cups and not sold despite sporadic appearances.
There’s a school of thought that of all England’s top centre halves they produced during his generation, he was actually the best.
He basically did no football training all week, just pool and spin so that he could play on a Saturday. His body couldn’t handle training, yet he was Spurs captain, went to two World Cups and not sold despite sporadic appearances.
There’s a school of thought that of all England’s top centre halves they produced during his generation, he was actually the best.