I was there with my Dad ...11 years old....First England game....Couldnt sleep night before so excited.....Strange to see it again....The old Wembley Goal posts iconic.....
The coach of Luxembourg, Frenchman Gilbert Legrand dies in December of the same year, 44 years old and their best forward, Gilbert Dussier one year later, aged 30...
Hill only playing cos Peter Barnes was injured for most of that season , nice to see City represented with Watson and Royle , Tueart was injured Channon would join us in July ...i was 11 at the time remember this
@@MollyiXXX In the seminal game against Spain in 1982 Francis was also played on the right, a strange deployment when they needed him to be played on top maybe with Mcdermott on the right instead or Brooking, it was a strange Greenwood tactical move with England needing to win..
@@gunternetzer9621 Colin Todd and Dave Watson, yep that's a lethal combo (sadly Mcfarland had become a victim of injuries so could not link again for England as he had done with Todd at Derby)...the point about Beattie is that Phil Thompson got a lot of England caps post 1976 which Beattie's injuries possibly allowed him into the team..Beattie and Butcher at the centre of England's defence would post 1980 have have been some partnership..
England always struggled at home at this time to a useful continental side with an excellent libero and a good goalkeeper. Luxembourg were not a good side but they did work hard (and got players behind the ball). It was this deep defensive organisation coupled with not being afraid of physical contact and working hard that baffled England (and probably still does). At international level players must be able to play the difficult ball up to a player who is tightly marked and develop a move from there. The final penetrating pass into the penalty area has to go into feet and players must make diagonal runs off the ball to drag defenders away and open up the defence. English players at the time didn’t do that as 99% of attacks in the league ended with a high cross.
9:15 , the luxembourg number 10 trying to break up the penalty spot !! love it , can you imagine that happening now , there would be a 22 man fight !!! he is now the luxembourg football president ......
Says who? Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Germany were the major teams. If England had qualified at Italy's expense the other teams were much better. After Gordon Banks had retired early in the 70's England had few recognized stars to go toe to toe with any of the worlds best. keegan and Brooking were the best they had to offer but not up to the standard of the other teams stars.
God we made hard work of that ,christ ! its only bloody Luxembourg , some of the english finishing was abysmal nothing changes does it, still the same today , dont even remember half the england team names , should have bn a pen. for us . Cherry missed a sitter didnt he !🤔. 5 , should av bn 10 .Gordon Hills finishing not good , he was picked because, oh yes that's right , Man utd player wasnt he 🤔, some england player selections there, a bit dubious , to say the least !🙄
I was there with my Dad ...11 years old....First England game....Couldnt sleep night before so excited.....Strange to see it again....The old Wembley Goal posts iconic.....
The coach of Luxembourg, Frenchman Gilbert Legrand dies in December of the same year, 44 years old and their best forward, Gilbert Dussier one year later, aged 30...
Hill only playing cos Peter Barnes was injured for most of that season , nice to see City represented with Watson and Royle , Tueart was injured Channon would join us in July ...i was 11 at the time remember this
I notice from YT that Keegan was playing in midfield in many of these internationals which makes his goals to games ratio more impressive.
The same with Trevor Francis who seems to be playing as a winger often which may explains why his goals to games ratio is moderate.
@@MollyiXXX In the seminal game against Spain in 1982 Francis was also played on the right, a strange deployment when they needed him to be played on top maybe with Mcdermott on the right instead or Brooking, it was a strange Greenwood tactical move with England needing to win..
Donated to you mate
Cheers for these!
I was at that game
Poor finishing by England, should have been 7 or 8. We failed to qualify for the '78 WC because we did not score enough goals against the minnows.
The game that really did for us was the reverse fixture in Luxembourg, which we only won 2 - 0.
Este uniforme da Inglaterra era muito bonito.
Luxembourg had a handy team back then. Amen.
"Clever" Trevor Francis!
Mick Channon, fantastic player and great guy
Gordon Hill has a london underground station named after him 😏
Crazy to think within a year we have lost Dave Watson and now this week, Trevor Cherry
Dave Watson is still with us matey
I saw Dave Watson this week on a German TV show recalling his brief spell at Werder Bremen.
You mean Ray Clemence?
Trevor Cherry was the cousin of my Mum's school friend
I was there and at all the World Cup qualifiers at Wembley. As we all know, we lost out to Holland in the end
Missed out to Italy in the qualifiers for the 78 World Cup.
Correct Kaiser. I just wanted to see how long it would take for a response. Disappointed in the English fans!
Yeah I was there that night, dreadful first half from what I can remember, with Revie booed off at half time
Francis had a good game. Why was Gidman never picked again?
Gidman was a brilliant right back.
@@galtongabriel1172 A victim of Revie's okey cokey selection policy.
@@gunternetzer9621 I think the injuries to Kevin Beattie deprived England of a strong central defensive combination...maybe with Dave Watson..?
@@kailashpatel1706 Colin Todd.
@@gunternetzer9621 Colin Todd and Dave Watson, yep that's a lethal combo (sadly Mcfarland had become a victim of injuries so could not link again for England as he had done with Todd at Derby)...the point about Beattie is that Phil Thompson got a lot of England caps post 1976 which Beattie's injuries possibly allowed him into the team..Beattie and Butcher at the centre of England's defence would post 1980 have have been some partnership..
So much better these days .the players even the fans and the singing . total crap nowadays
The Keegan/Channon era
Lousy finishing from England in this one, five years later they would put 9 (nine) past the same opposition, again at Wembley.
England always struggled at home at this time to a useful continental side with an excellent libero and a good goalkeeper. Luxembourg were not a good side but they did work hard (and got players behind the ball). It was this deep defensive organisation coupled with not being afraid of physical contact and working hard that baffled England (and probably still does). At international level players must be able to play the difficult ball up to a player who is tightly marked and develop a move from there. The final penetrating pass into the penalty area has to go into feet and players must make diagonal runs off the ball to drag defenders away and open up the defence. English players at the time didn’t do that as 99% of attacks in the league ended with a high cross.
9:15 , the luxembourg number 10 trying to break up the penalty spot !! love it , can you imagine that happening now , there would be a 22 man fight !!! he is now the luxembourg football president ......
Ace post thank you
England v Colombia 2018 Wc . I had to post as I am not sure if you know this..I bet you do though,,,Surprised Lux would do that back in the day..
Is this running slow? Brian Moore sounds half asleep!
England would have done well at the 1978 World Cup..
Says who? Brazil, Argentina, Holland, Germany were the major teams. If England had qualified at Italy's expense the other teams were much better. After Gordon Banks had retired early in the 70's England had few recognized stars to go toe to toe with any of the worlds best. keegan and Brooking were the best they had to offer but not up to the standard of the other teams stars.
I'm italian and for me England was a very good team with many great players: Clemence, Keegan, Kennedy,Francis, Channon...
Rush
God we made hard work of that ,christ ! its only bloody Luxembourg , some of the english finishing was abysmal nothing changes does it, still the same today , dont even remember half the england team names , should have bn a pen. for us . Cherry missed a sitter didnt he !🤔. 5 , should av bn 10 .Gordon Hills finishing not good , he was picked because, oh yes that's right , Man utd player wasnt he 🤔, some england player selections there, a bit dubious , to say the least !🙄
Revies fault the selection. Before he sold the country out and went to UAE.
Four of the England goals only came when the amateurs got tired. England in the Seventies ... fascinatingly pathetic.
Ref's a clown