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48 Caps then was a very respectable return in those days, he was our best player on the England Summer Tour in 69. He got a fair bit of laying time in the 70 World Cup.
Charlton still got named in the Team of the 70 Tournament, and he was the natural replacement and Understudy to him at that time. We played 4-4-2, he was never going to replace Ball or Peters, and cant really argue with that. The only other position was replacing Mullery, who was holding mid-fielder.
If anywhere he should have been played up front alongside Franny or in the hole, where that incredible pace and stamina would have left him as the only player not to suffer in that incredible heat. With hindsight wonderful thing replacing a fading Geoff Hurst who was a sentimental pick, may have won us that World Cup, he could have picked up the ball off of that Mid-Field and run riot.
48 Caps a poor return, Man Utd Bias? Ramsey, Revie, Greenwood were no mugs, Revie built his team round him ahead of some marvellous English mid-fielders and not forgetting Uncle Joe who was caretaker manager, all had him as a first pick. Bell was picked ahead of Currie, Hudson, Brooking to name 3 consistently whilst playing for a City team way past it's peak. The mid-field of Ball, Bell and Francis had everything, and was the best I ever saw in the 3 Lions shirt. Gascoigne and Platt are remembered because of a semi-final, but they were over-run and as much as I enjoyed that Tournament, Robson rest his soul, was no tactical genius, but fucking lucky.
No there was no bias, just an appalling injury, he would have played at least until the 82 World Cup, been Captain and won well over 100 caps and may well have won us a Tournament, the reason we failed to qualify in 76 and 78 was due to him being injured.
That era was instead eclipised by Kevin Keegan, had he not been injured Bell would have had at least one of those European Footballer of the year awards..
Taking off my Blue Moon specs, Bell Charlton Gascoigne Robson in that Order were the best I saw.
Yep he was THAT Fucking good
Charlton still got named in the Team of the 70 Tournament, and he was the natural replacement and Understudy to him at that time. We played 4-4-2, he was never going to replace Ball or Peters, and cant really argue with that. The only other position was replacing Mullery, who was holding mid-fielder.
If anywhere he should have been played up front alongside Franny or in the hole, where that incredible pace and stamina would have left him as the only player not to suffer in that incredible heat. With hindsight wonderful thing replacing a fading Geoff Hurst who was a sentimental pick, may have won us that World Cup, he could have picked up the ball off of that Mid-Field and run riot.
48 Caps a poor return, Man Utd Bias? Ramsey, Revie, Greenwood were no mugs, Revie built his team round him ahead of some marvellous English mid-fielders and not forgetting Uncle Joe who was caretaker manager, all had him as a first pick. Bell was picked ahead of Currie, Hudson, Brooking to name 3 consistently whilst playing for a City team way past it's peak. The mid-field of Ball, Bell and Francis had everything, and was the best I ever saw in the 3 Lions shirt. Gascoigne and Platt are remembered because of a semi-final, but they were over-run and as much as I enjoyed that Tournament, Robson rest his soul, was no tactical genius, but fucking lucky.
No there was no bias, just an appalling injury, he would have played at least until the 82 World Cup, been Captain and won well over 100 caps and may well have won us a Tournament, the reason we failed to qualify in 76 and 78 was due to him being injured.
That era was instead eclipised by Kevin Keegan, had he not been injured Bell would have had at least one of those European Footballer of the year awards..
Taking off my Blue Moon specs, Bell Charlton Gascoigne Robson in that Order were the best I saw.
Yep he was THAT Fucking good