This shouldn't be a blame game because we never have the whole story so how should we know. The stature of the club plays a part, agents, the market. We can only play the players we've got and it maybe no one's fault we have what we have... that maybe the best we can hope for.
A real WB and a...
All my journalist friends would have seen that 'not allowed' query and it would have been red rag to a bull. The whole point of journalism is there is no such thing as not allowed... think Naylor is being very polite.
This at the bottom of a Guardian article about Betinelli this morning
'Chelsea’s 18-year-old right-back Tino Livramento is expected to complete a move to Brighton soon.'
As to whether there are more world class players.... by what definition. Today it is easy to compare players across nations. In those days it wasn't... the only time we saw them was in international competitions which were just a glance.
At the time England was considered the equal of Germany...
If Banks had played we'd have at least played Brazil in the final so 1970 wins. It was perhaps a stronger team than '66 but if you watch the game Bonetti just didn't inspire the confidence that Banks did and it upset everything. Not his fault but that's what it is.
Klich and Moder looked much better than the walking red card that is Krychowiak. Thought the penalty was soft as he couldn't stop and the ball ahd aslready gone but it was his pass that started the equalizer and hardly put a foot wrong (apart from the penalty).
Jakub is world-class left sided...
Lots of Polish people who I work with were furious Moder didn't play and that arse Kyrchowiak did. Red card waiting to happen.
Certain to play tomorrow.
Veltman came on as sub I'm sure right at the end.
My Warsaw Poles say Karbownik is a waste of money... has gone downhill since he won...
10th September 1977 2-1 home win against Hull think Martin Chivers was playing. Friend of my stepdad 'Uncle Jim' took me. He hardly went with me again. I was only 11 but just kept on going...