Sunday, April 4, 2021
English Leagues the 70s: Leeds Southampton First Division 1971 1972
Elland Road
Saturday 4 March 1972
Attendance 34,275
Attendance 34,275
United's recent critics had often branded them dour, defensive and downright dull in their quest for success, but in 1971-2 Leeds set the First Division alight with dazzling, fluent football that won thousands of new friends. Emphasis was placed on attack and Leeds produced the sort of soccer that had the back pages of national newspapers dubbing them 'Super Leeds' and drawing comparisons with the legendary Real Madrid. Such acclaim gained credence in the eyes of millions of television viewers who turned in to see BBC's Match of the Day cameras capture the action at Elland Road.
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Liverpool In Europe
European football demanded new tactics. The old hit-and-run, tackle hard, style of the English game was hardly appropriate to European matches, and the opposition were often an unknown force. As Emlyn Hughes pointed out: 'European teams always threw up a new trick, a new move, a new free kick, a new corner or something. And you had to be ready for it. In the first division you knew everything about everybody, But in Europe it was very different. Liverpool usually send spies out, but they do not always get much more than one look at the opposition. If it is an Eastern European team, or one in the midst of their winter break, the Reds's scouts would not even get that. Bill Shankly used to stress the importance of patience. He told Liverpool never to get frustrated by the opposition. Shanks warned his players that it was all too easy in a second leg, particularly at home, when time was ticking by and they were striving for a goal, to throw caution to the wind. That way, he said, played into the hands of Continental teams, who are quick on the counterattack.
Coupe Uefa 1994 1995 Juventus Dortmund 1/2 Finale Aller et Retour
Match Aller
4 Avril 1995
Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
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