Kaziu Deyna Tribute

[Buzzers todger]

Remember him scoring two free kicks at Maine Road many years ago in a match, was a total talent, while other players ran around like headless chickens he just strutted up and down planting the ball to teammates point perfect. Unfortunately he was got many injuries and being on the wrong side of 30 the could just not continue!!!!

 

[mancityvstoke]

Good memories

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

 

[Luddite_Blue]

What position did Deyna play for City as his time was slightly before I started going to Maine Road?

I'd always thought he was a forward but in the below YT compilation clips, and certainly the ones for Poland, he seems more like centre mid/ attacking mid.

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

I remember the signing of Deyna being announced on Granada Reports. I think I was eleven years old. The name sounded great! I may have been familiar with him as the World Cup in Argentina is my earliest memory of an international tournament. Everyone wanted to be their favourite player in the playground; Deyna instantly became mine; more than any other I remember from my childhood.

I'm internationalist by nature, my wife is Eastern European. Deyna is my first memory of expressing this. He will always hold a special place in my memory.

 

[stan bowles]

Mr and Mrs Deyna land in Manchester to be greeted by Tony Book....and Peter Swales.

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[petrusha]

What position did Deyna play for City as his time was slightly before I started going to Maine Road?

I'd always thought he was a forward but in the below YT compilation clips, and certainly the ones for Poland, he seems more like centre mid/ attacking mid.

He was always regarded as a midfielder and, when we signed him at the back end of 1978, he was touted as the replacement for Colin Bell that we'd been waiting for. We made a couple of signings (Conway and Viljoen) who never did the job to the necessary level, and missed out on one or two others who might have been decent (Gerry Francis failed a medical and Brian Talbot chose Arsenal instead). Bell himself came back but wasn't the same player and in any event couldn't stay fit.

Deyna mainly played into midfield in his first few months at the club, but often found the physical aspect of the English game too much for him in that position, and, remember, he was 31 when we signed him, so already past his peak. His best moments for City came in 1979/80, when Mal tried him up front. He was too inconsistent to win a regular place, but when on song gave an extra dimension to our play and had a reasonable scoring record.

 

[Big mals fedora]

He was always regarded as a midfielder and, when we signed him at the back end of 1978, he was touted as the replacement for Colin Bell that we'd been waiting for. We made a couple of signings (Conway and Viljoen) who never did the job to the necessary level, and missed out on one or two others who might have been decent (Gerry Francis failed a medical and Brian Talbot chose Arsenal instead).

Never knew Gerry Francis had failed a med for us!! Remember the Sunday papers sayin we were in for him but it just seemed to be made up bollocks as I never saw any other mention of it. Same with Trevor brooking. I was mega excited about us signing either of them two, they’d have been great for us. Buy I remember Deyna well. As u say past his best but still a high quality player. Think he scored the winner against European champs Forest.

 

[Luddite_Blue]

Mr and Mrs Deyna land in Manchester to be greeted by Tony Book....and Peter Swales.

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Lol

And a future executive director of the FA asking ridiculous questions as well.

 

[Luddite_Blue]

He was always regarded as a midfielder and, when we signed him at the back end of 1978, he was touted as the replacement for Colin Bell that we'd been waiting for. We made a couple of signings (Conway and Viljoen) who never did the job to the necessary level, and missed out on one or two others who might have been decent (Gerry Francis failed a medical and Brian Talbot chose Arsenal instead). Bell himself came back but wasn't the same player and in any event couldn't stay fit.

Deyna mainly played into midfield in his first few months at the club, but often found the physical aspect of the English game too much for him in that position, and, remember, he was 31 when we signed him, so already past his peak. His best moments for City came in 1979/80, when Mal tried him up front. He was too inconsistent to win a regular place, but when on song gave an extra dimension to our play and had a reasonable scoring record.

Cheers for the detailed reply petrusha.

His goal scoring stats for Poland of 41 goals in 97 internationals is particularly impressive for a midfielder. From the YT clips he reminds me a bit of Hoddle who scored 8 international goals.