A Masterpiece - 1970 World Cup final

[jimharri]

It'd be interesting to see how that team, at their prime, would fare against the Barcelona 2011 side, with the game played under modern rules and conditions. The game is just so much faster these days. As utterly hypnotic as that Brazil team undoubtedly was, they wouldn't get the time on the ball that they thrived on. They are, though, probably the best international side that there's ever been.

 

[Grassland Blue]

This is obvs where southgate learnt some of his training methods....

 

[malg]

Just like watching City ;)

Great commentary as well. Can you imagine the ridiculous screaming over that now. I think some of the commentators now actually ruin a game. All trying too hard to make everything sound special.

 

[TShed]

1970 World Cup was the greatest show ever on earth I was 12 and probably will never get over that quarter final.

 

[hilts]

These were better imho, not seen anything like them before or since.

 

[GortonBlue62]

It'd be interesting to see how that team, at their prime, would fare against the Barcelona 2011 side, with the game played under modern rules and conditions. The game is just so much faster these days. As utterly hypnotic as that Brazil team undoubtedly was, they wouldn't get the time on the ball that they thrived on. They are, though, probably the best international side that there's ever been.

They were the best of their time. You can't ask more than that.

Comparisons with teams from other eras are irrelevant and impossible (and best left to your average Talk Shite presenter).

 

[GortonBlue62]

My first World Cup. I was 8. The weather in England was amazing that summer. I had a yellow t-shirt and a red t-shirt and we all relived the goals at school every day. Footage of the final brings back so many memories.

 

[napoleon dynamite]

"He might be called Felix, but he's no cat"..Joe mercer doing a half time analysis on the telly

 

[philiph20]

These were better imho, not seen anything like them before or since.

Always remember rushing back from primary school on a boiling hot sunny afternoon to catch the game against Italy and being crushed when they got beat, fabulous side.

 

[hilts]

Always remember rushing back from primary school on a boiling hot sunny afternoon to catch the game against Italy and being crushed when they got beat, fabulous side.

Was absolutely devastated, never seen football like that before, almost every goal they scored that tournament was a goal of the season contender.