I love when I find Portugal as opponent on this series..its full of never before seen funny plays, incredible shots and catches...Portugal played another sport on 70's
England v Czechosloavkia This was my first real memory of watching an England game on TV,; I was aged 7, and it was on BBC Sportsnight, not live only the highlights.A very clear memory.
Remember only one team qualified. England were a bit unlucky to be in the same group as Poland (a good side that would ultimately finish 3rd in the World Cup), then, 4 years later, Italy.
Yep, just as being in the Champions League meant you were champions in your country, not fourth. You can qualify for international tournaments now by finishing third in your group.
Greatest crosser of a ball I’ve ever seen. As an Evertonian, I saw first hand how fantastic he was a winger! Coincidentally, next after Thomas would be Trevor Steven, the only one who comes close. Steve Coppell after that. Trevor Steven is my favourite every player for Everton.
There is no similarity between England then and now. None of the endless sideways and backwards passes. Nobody just walking the ball in their own half. No weak obsession with just keeping the ball. They played with gusto, with bravado, with abandon and skill. Many of the players were my boyhood heroes so this is a real pleasure to watch, esp. after the borefest of Euro 2024.
Yes, what is it with all this endless passing in your own half. Maybe the players are not fit enough to play any other way. Makes it very boring to watch.
They play great football in the qualifiers but get tense in the actual competition. No England side ever qualified for anything in the 70s. 72, 74, 76, 78, and we were so poor in euro 80. World cup 82, we didn't even get out of the group . The 70s were a terrible time for the England football team . These were only qualifiers.
@@jasonallen6081 England were very unlucky at Euro '80 to lose Trevor Francis with injury just beforehand. They beat Argentina at Wembley a few weeks before but rather ran out of steam in the finals. If they hadn't had a goal incorrectly ruled out against Belguim they would have reached the final, but would probably have lost to the Germans.
@@jj9749 The template is there - Poland in 1974. When the opposition has the ball, everyone drops back. When they regain possession of the ball commit five, six or seven men to attack. However Poland had two fast wingers in Lato and Gadocha then. No pair like them has been seen since and football just doesn't produce them.
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If Brian Clough had replaced Sir Alf then I reckon England would have done a lot better than they actually did. They certainly would have qualified for the finals in 1978.
@@iananderson3799 that's true, I totally agree with you. It was more from the point of how much better we probably would have been with Clough in charge, rather than what we actually got.
Apparently according to some statto wizard, the 78 finals were the hardest to qualify for. 5 wins and one loss. We matched Italy- but they slaughtered Luxembourg and we didn’t
@@mrkipling2201I personally think Clough would have been a disaster as England manager as the loneliness and pressure of the job (which got to everyone - Ramsey, Revie, Robson etc) would have increased his alcoholism and he would have started saying things like, 'the Italians cheat and the Germans shot me dad.' He was a great motivator day to day at club level but I think the F.A. saved us a great embarrassment, but then they picked Revie so would it have been any worse?
Wow I remember this qualifying campaign. I’ve never seen any of the away games for years until now. Where you get all these games from is incredible. England faulted at home to Portugal which was there real undoing. The day before the away match against the Czechs the initial game was postponed due to fog. Mac Donald scored in that game but dubiously disallowed. The ref the next day gave some very dubious decisions and the Czechs were dirty in their tacking, in a game England dominated. Unfortunately for England in that era they either couldn’t win the games that mattered or win by enough goals. It came to haunt them again 2 years later.
that England side were awful at finishing chances, the amount of good chances they just hit straight at the keeper That Portugal Freekick was pretty special, with old Balls and Boots mind too
Was a good free kick, not sure if it skims off the England defender just inside the box as ball takes flight. The balls trajectory seems to change slightly as it just passes him, hard to tell because of 70's tv quality.
@@Ruda-n4h Ah ha! I was there. With a push I could possibly remember the teams gathered under Alec Scott and I think the other manager was Allan Brown? I think I supported from ‘67- 71. I remember Tony Read in goal, Thompson and Jardine at full backs. Moore, Slough and Branstone as half backs. Ray Wittacker and Graham French on the wings. Keith Allan, Brian Lewis, Ian Buxton, Lawie Sheffield Malcolm Mc and Bruce Rioch mixing and match over the years between 8,9 & 10. In those days you knew the team throughout the season, never mind for 60 minutes. It was most odd how I’ve come across Slough, Allan and Rioch since moving down to Devon in the 80’s.
England might not have won anything or qualified for anything but they played some lovely linking football that was absent from the teams we saw in much of the 90s and 2000s. I believe England were more concerned with the British championship and the Euros and World Cup has only really gained prestige from the 80s onwards.
@@jordannaufahu9782 .... only ever been 2 legendary goals ever scored and worth talking about in world football and they are "Panenka" with his winning penalty versus Germany in 1976 and Maradona with his "Hand of God" in 1986 .... !
England seemed to rely too much on the crosses from the wing for goals. A bit too predictable. That club pitch in Cyprus though, not even Sam Marino or Andorra or Gibralter would come up with that!
@@LPCLASSICAL A one off due to home advantage, and a handful of players who were better than normal and three of them Peters, Moore & Hurst were brought on by England’s best ever coach (and I mean coach here) - Ron Greenwood.
England had some of the most talented players in that generation.. Macdonald, Keegan, Campbell, Trevor Francis, Worthington.. they should have won at least the European cup or World cup... but ends with nothing.. bad luck..
Yes they did But even better was Italia 1990 they where the Best team on earth that time from Wright to Gazza it was the Only time in my life I felt 100% sure of any country (England) would win the world cup I was shocked they got out specially so early n of course for me the Very best International ever was 1970 with the (magnificent 7 from Leeds United) in the England side the best attacking side versus the best defending side Banks versus Pele can it ever get better? Brazil/England could a won this match it was very well balanced But it was obvious to most funs whoever won this match would a won the world cup, pity this was Not the final
The 1990 World Cup wad dreadful football all round. I'm Irish, so it was great being there, but the football was terrible. It was because of that tournament that they started changing the rules, the big one being the backpass. That England team was shite to watch. At least those lads we just looked at played entertaining ball.
Hopefully, I've correctly identified them all. Back Row L-R: Colin Todd (Derby), Dave Clements (QPR), Phil Neal (Liverpool), Joe Royle (Man City), Brian Greenhoff (Man U), Jimmy Rimmer (Arsenal), Joe Corrigan (Man C), Ray Clemence (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy (Liverpool), Paul Madeley (Leeds), Phil Thompson (Liverpool), Trevor Brooking (West Ham), Tony Towers (Man C). Front Row L-R: Mike Channon (Southampton), Stuart Pearson (Man U), Gordon Hill (Man U), Ray Wilkins (Chelsea), Gerry Francis (QPR), Kevin Keegan (Liverpool), Trevor Cherry (Leeds), Peter Taylor (Crystal Palace), Mick Mills (Ipswich), Mike Doyle (Man C). A number of other regulars from that era are missing from that particular squad photo, such as Peter Shilton, Emlyn Hughes, Trevor Francis, Peter Barnes, Dennis Tueart, Tony Currie.
Because basically, although they looked good for their clubs, the so called ‘flair’ generation of the ‘70s - Marsh, Bowles, Worthington etc, weren’t really up to it at the highest international level. Unfortunately, at this time the English game which was dominated by the easy ball to an un-marked player and the high cross was not producing the kinds of players who could adapt their game for England. They always struggled at home in the 70’s and 80’s to a useful continental side with an excellent sweeper and a good goalkeeper who could cope with high crosses. It was this deep defensive organisation coupled with not being afraid of physical contact and working hard that baffled England.
@@Ruda-n4h Throughout the 70s, England did have a strong National team with talented players and only two losses against Poland in 1973 and against Italy in 1977 both of them away games, prevented England from qualifying to the 1974 and 1978 world cups. For the longest time, injuries and good players missing because of injuries in crucial games, were the biggest reasons why England would suffer defeats and miss major tournaments or exiting major tournaments without reaching the latter stages.
@@Flegpuppy-pi8yf I afraid the real reason is as I previously said. The English league was not producing players who could adapt their game at international level. Even Don Revie admitted it when he became England manager as we now know.
@@Ruda-n4h Up until the arrival of the Frenchmen Eric Cantona and Arsene Wenger in the 90s , England's all club players and managers were British and the National team had no issues playing good football and winning games. In club level, the English teams as you know were dominant in Europe from the late 70s until the unfortunate Heysel stadium disaster and it all happened with British players and managers. So it is not the lack of talent that has been the problem. England nowadays despite having great players couldn't win the Euros and many myself included believe that it was Southgate's conservative tactics which did not suit England well and it was only because of the individual talents that got the team to final and it was time for him to step down. But we do appreciate all of his great achievements in the last eight years. A good offensive minded coach preferably an Englishman like Eddie Howe, can make England a serious contender to win the up coming world cup in 2026.
@@Flegpuppy-pi8yf In fact Ardiles, Villa, Thyssen, Muhren and quite a few Eastern Europeans were the first real influx of foreigners in England in the late 1970's. Aston Villa bravely appointed Josef Venglos of Czechoslovakia in 1990 but were too far ahead of their time. You are missing the point though and refusing to look at history because you want to think that England is something it isn't. The success at club level in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s was greatly assisted as you say by Scots, Welsh and Irish players which is the whole point. If they had just been made up of English players the clubs would not have been half as successful and club football is not the same as international football - you are playing against the best players in their positions in that country. Statistically England are on a par with Portugal but stylistically have more in common with Belguim. People shouldn’t expect any more from them than the Belgians do from their team. The idea that England is some sort of elite footballing nation is nonsense - you really must forget about that. It only has its roots in the fact that the game originated in these islands, but it was the Scottish who really adapted and refined it. The World Cup victory in 1966 was due to home advantage, a handful of players who played like continentals and because three of them - Peters, Moore & Hurst were developed by England’s best ever coach - Ron Greenwood. England has never produced players skilful enough (with a handful of exceptions) for the very highest international standards due to the league’s physical, results-oriented football (which is what the fans really want) and because we have still not accepted the fact that coaching is a vital part of the game. Eddie Howe will be no more successful than anyone else - there have been quite a few since 1966. When Fabio Capello was appointed he was shocked by the players lack of technique and confidence. The latter comes from the former. Another fact that is not often appreciated by English critics is that a manager cannot do a good job without the necessary resources in terms of human material. For example Helmut Schoen was successful with West Germany and Del Bosque more recently with Spain because they had a lot of really talented players at their disposal. So I think Southgate has performed a minor miracle.
@@graeme9668 Yes, but only in that 1972 Euro. The Netherlands did play in the final phase of Euro 76, and logically, like Italy, they also played in the '74 and '78 World Cups.
England seem utter shite in the 70s. Great in the 60s but we really are blessed now when you see what we were like then. Absolute failure comsidering the players we had
Revie was a great manager at Leeds but a disappointment for England. They never seemed to have a consistent team. The only real standouts were Keegan and Clemence. If they could have played the Liverpool eleven they would have won the Euros and WC.
Who's care about England anymore , just strong in qualification , but they never won it , strange to see England performance overall at the Euro so far in history.
@@arifmetalfire Hello, Czech here. England are currently ranked in the top 5 teams in the world. Plenty of people "care" about them. Even people like yourself who seem to have a problem with them. They are also a country in the top 10 that have the most overall world cup tournament wins and qualification matches. Although they have not won a trophy since 1966, they have been consistent with qualifying across the Euros and World Cups alike. This weird notion that England are a poor side is not backed by historical statistics. I think some of you just have an inferiority complex with the English and this is what skews your memory of them.
@@nedvedsleftleg4659 It is based on our perception. I don't say England is bad overall , but I'm hate the way they treat other teams like booing national anthem , hooligans and arrogance by some of their supporters. That's it. I'm respect your opinion. So , thanks.
@@arifmetalfire hooliganism exists in every major footballing nation. Also, they are not the only nation to boo national anthems. Part of the reason they are so spikey is because they already know what other nations think about them. It's largely a defence mechanism.
Oh that is very poor by England not to qualify for the 1976 European Championship. Let’s be honest England were up against Teams most people believe they could be beat home and away By not qualifying for the tournament you would have expected England Manager Don Revie to have been sacked from his job. However he jumped ship before being pushed by agreeing to take the UAE job
He shouldn't have had the job in the first place IMO. Revie is one of the few men of history who was disliked more AFTER he died, than when he was alive...
'The defence knew nothing about it, and the goalkeeper knew even less.' David Coleman. What a commentator he was. Great at athletics, too.
It's Barry Davies commentating I think
I love when I find Portugal as opponent on this series..its full of never before seen funny plays, incredible shots and catches...Portugal played another sport on 70's
Colin Bell.. now there is a box to box midfielders who knows how to arrive at the right time..legend !!
Despite losing the first game czechoslovakia was the big champion of EURO 1976
England v Czechosloavkia This was my first real memory of watching an England game on TV,; I was aged 7, and it was on BBC Sportsnight, not live only the highlights.A very clear memory.
Such great videos and history. Loving your channel.
13:40 that Cypriot pitch...jesus...and it looks like the match ball is one of those polythene ones you buy at the seaside....
theyve managed to get potholes on a grass pitch, how is that possible?
@@Abdirahman_Mohamed Probably when they drove the tractor over it to cut the grass :)
Those nostalgic for halfway line flags might point out that they could be a handy guide, when the line itself was barely visible.
@@latenightlineup When I played you knew it was a football pitch because it had broken glass and white dog sh!t on it 🤣🤣
The 70s was a really strange decade for England. They had some really good players and yet continued fail in qualifiers.
Remember only one team qualified. England were a bit unlucky to be in the same group as Poland (a good side that would ultimately finish 3rd in the World Cup), then, 4 years later, Italy.
Yep, just as being in the Champions League meant you were champions in your country, not fourth. You can qualify for international tournaments now by finishing third in your group.
Dave Thomas, what a crosser
Greatest crosser of a ball I’ve ever seen. As an Evertonian, I saw first hand how fantastic he was a winger! Coincidentally, next after Thomas would be Trevor Steven, the only one who comes close. Steve Coppell after that. Trevor Steven is my favourite every player for Everton.
@@martinkulkarni3569 tricky trev was like 2 players in one body ,never came close in replacing him
Was that a typo? Did you mean to say something else?😂😂
refused to wear shin pads, always had his socks rolled down.
Czechoslovakia went on to win the tournament as well
The away game v Czechoslovakia was on the BBC. I distinctly remember David Coleman's commentary.
8:46 The replay turned Portugal's shirts from red to green!
😃😃
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Failure against Portugal at home was the critical one
Bien! Euro 1976 my favorite Euro 😎
There is no similarity between England then and now. None of the endless sideways and backwards passes. Nobody just walking the ball in their own half. No weak obsession with just keeping the ball. They played with gusto, with bravado, with abandon and skill. Many of the players were my boyhood heroes so this is a real pleasure to watch, esp. after the borefest of Euro 2024.
Yes, what is it with all this endless passing in your own half. Maybe the players are not fit enough to play any other way. Makes it very boring to watch.
They play great football in the qualifiers but get tense in the actual competition. No England side ever qualified for anything in the 70s. 72, 74, 76, 78, and we were so poor in euro 80. World cup 82, we didn't even get out of the group . The 70s were a terrible time for the England football team . These were only qualifiers.
Yep, back in the day there was no obsession with retaining possession. Getting the ball forward and attacking the order of the day.
@@jasonallen6081 England were very unlucky at Euro '80 to lose Trevor Francis with injury just beforehand. They beat Argentina at Wembley a few weeks before but rather ran out of steam in the finals. If they hadn't had a goal incorrectly ruled out against Belguim they would have reached the final, but would probably have lost to the Germans.
@@jj9749 The template is there - Poland in 1974. When the opposition has the ball, everyone drops back. When they regain possession of the ball commit five, six or seven men to attack. However Poland had two fast wingers in Lato and Gadocha then. No pair like them has been seen since and football just doesn't produce them.
Great to hear commentary from Barrie Davies, i preferred his commentary over Motson.
In that qualifications the England's problem was Portugal not czechoslovakia.
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If Brian Clough had replaced Sir Alf then I reckon England would have done a lot better than they actually did. They certainly would have qualified for the finals in 1978.
Not sure how you can say "certainly". That Italian side was none too shabby.
@@iananderson3799 that's true, I totally agree with you. It was more from the point of how much better we probably would have been with Clough in charge, rather than what we actually got.
Apparently according to some statto wizard, the 78 finals were the hardest to qualify for. 5 wins and one loss. We matched Italy- but they slaughtered Luxembourg and we didn’t
@@mrkipling2201I personally think Clough would have been a disaster as England manager as the loneliness and pressure of the job (which got to everyone - Ramsey, Revie, Robson etc) would have increased his alcoholism and he would have started saying things like, 'the Italians cheat and the Germans shot me dad.' He was a great motivator day to day at club level but I think the F.A. saved us a great embarrassment, but then they picked Revie so would it have been any worse?
7'41....what a save of portuguese goalkeeper :o
Goal post got more touches than the Cypriots did...
Wow I remember this qualifying campaign. I’ve never seen any of the away games for years until now. Where you get all these games from is incredible. England faulted at home to Portugal which was there real undoing. The day before the away match against the Czechs the initial game was postponed due to fog. Mac Donald scored in that game but dubiously disallowed. The ref the next day gave some very dubious decisions and the Czechs were dirty in their tacking, in a game England dominated. Unfortunately for England in that era they either couldn’t win the games that mattered or win by enough goals. It came to haunt them again 2 years later.
.... excuses excuses excuses excuses .... 😴
What a bunch of crap. Czech's were all over England in that game. Plus? Portugal should've beaten England in return fixture by 2-3 goals.
that England side were awful at finishing chances, the amount of good chances they just hit straight at the keeper
That Portugal Freekick was pretty special, with old Balls and Boots mind too
Was a good free kick, not sure if it skims off the England defender just inside the box as ball takes flight. The balls trajectory seems to change slightly as it just passes him, hard to tell because of 70's tv quality.
...wasn't "Balls and Boots" a comedy duo 🤔
11 for Portugal...It's Chico time!!
I was at that match against Cyprus at Wembley.
I used to watch McDonald play at Luton, many years ago. That used to be fun.
They had a good team then with Chris Nicholl, Bruce Rioch and Don Givens I believe.
@@Ruda-n4h Ah ha! I was there. With a push I could possibly remember the teams gathered under Alec Scott and I think the other manager was Allan Brown?
I think I supported from ‘67- 71.
I remember Tony Read in goal, Thompson and Jardine at full backs. Moore, Slough and Branstone as half backs.
Ray Wittacker and Graham French on the wings.
Keith Allan, Brian Lewis, Ian Buxton, Lawie Sheffield Malcolm Mc and Bruce Rioch mixing and match over the years between 8,9 & 10.
In those days you knew the team throughout the season, never mind for 60 minutes.
It was most odd how I’ve come across Slough, Allan and Rioch since moving down to Devon in the 80’s.
I think even I could have scored against Cyprus...I'm 44 and I've got arthritis...
In all honesty my mum would have scored against Cyprus and she’s a Cypriot.
Between 70 and 80 no qualification for England...
When football was football.Sensible group sizes and proper countries.
There should be pre-qualifying rounds for the lesser countries. Is there really any benefit to either country if Germany beat San Marino 8-0?
@@sophiewilder7803- Apart from the cool comedic value, probably not 😂
Unsure what you mean by any of that.
And we still didn’t win anything 😂
England might not have won anything or qualified for anything but they played some lovely linking football that was absent from the teams we saw in much of the 90s and 2000s. I believe England were more concerned with the British championship and the Euros and World Cup has only really gained prestige from the 80s onwards.
At 8:46 I thought that Portugal magically swapped their jerseys and socks 😂😂
It's amazing how Ramsey and Revie chopped and changed the teams around. Not sure if it was because of injuries but I'm really surprised.
It was Revie who did that. He thought he could hand pick teams for particular games.
Go Lions Go....😀
Who qualified and won the Euros that year, was it Czechoslovakia?
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Yes Panenka won it with his legendary penalty chip shot
.... shhhhhh lol .... dont say that as the English think they are good .... the most over rated under achieved nation in world football .... !
@@jordannaufahu9782 .... only ever been 2 legendary goals ever scored and worth talking about in world football and they are "Panenka" with his winning penalty versus Germany in 1976 and Maradona with his "Hand of God" in 1986 .... !
They did.
Starting at 9:24, five goals for Super Mac!
David Coleman what a guy
England seemed to rely too much on the crosses from the wing for goals. A bit too predictable.
That club pitch in Cyprus though, not even Sam Marino or Andorra or Gibralter would come up with that!
What can you say well surprised are lot didn't smash it up in Cyprus and what a Goal by Nena ? .
The Cyprus away game looked like a kickabout in the school playground 😂
England were never good enough, never will be, end of
1966
@@LPCLASSICAL A one off due to home advantage, and a handful of players who were better than normal and three of them Peters, Moore & Hurst were brought on by England’s best ever coach (and I mean coach here) - Ron Greenwood.
Czechoslovakia deserved to qualify and win the tournament 👏 👏
Indeed.
England had some of the most talented players in that generation.. Macdonald, Keegan, Campbell, Trevor Francis, Worthington.. they should have won at least the European cup or World cup... but ends with nothing.. bad luck..
Yes they did But even better was Italia 1990 they where the Best team on earth that time from Wright to Gazza it was the Only time in my life I felt 100% sure of any country (England) would win the world cup I was shocked they got out specially so early n of course for me the Very best International ever was 1970 with the (magnificent 7 from Leeds United) in the England side the best attacking side versus the best defending side Banks versus Pele can it ever get better? Brazil/England could a won this match it was very well balanced But it was obvious to most funs whoever won this match would a won the world cup, pity this was Not the final
@@polygamous1 What do you mean went out Early? They made the semi's.
England had to qualify first to win those cups.
Most of them weren't up to it at the highest level.
The 1990 World Cup wad dreadful football all round. I'm Irish, so it was great being there, but the football was terrible. It was because of that tournament that they started changing the rules, the big one being the backpass. That England team was shite to watch. At least those lads we just looked at played entertaining ball.
Them goals looked small in the game in cyprus
Failure to qualify wasn't the same kind of disaster as it would be now. Only four teams qualified!
Failure to qualify is nearly impossible now.
@@kebabtank FIFA want all the main countries to qualify to boost ratings. Football needs to be sport again, rather than a business.
@@kebabtanktell that to Italy and Holland !
apart from Keegan, Channon was ever present for England and constant
And not a single VAR decision in sight !!!
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group leaders qualified to the quarter finals until euro 84 euro champs played only with 4 teams
I'm pretty sure that the 1980 Euros had 8 teams in the finals 🤔
Willie maddren middlesbrough shpuld have been capped in mid 70s
There's only one Micky Channon...one Micky Channnnnnnon....there's only one Micky Channnnnon.
Actually there are at least 3
How many Gary Lie-niker's are there?
@LPCLASSICAL unfortunately....one too many!
No shame to be knocked out by champions...
8:45 Hold on...what? Portugal have left the field and England are now playing Northern Ireland?
Had to look up Dave Thomas - I'd never heard of him. Probably he wasn't included in the top trumps of the era.
Qpr
Bob Latchford scored bags of goals for Everton, many from a Dave Thomas cross.
There's bound be somebody out there who can name all or at least most of the players in the opening photo. Please do so.
Hopefully, I've correctly identified them all.
Back Row L-R: Colin Todd (Derby), Dave Clements (QPR), Phil Neal (Liverpool), Joe Royle (Man City), Brian Greenhoff (Man U), Jimmy Rimmer (Arsenal), Joe Corrigan (Man C), Ray Clemence (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy (Liverpool), Paul Madeley (Leeds), Phil Thompson (Liverpool), Trevor Brooking (West Ham), Tony Towers (Man C).
Front Row L-R: Mike Channon (Southampton), Stuart Pearson (Man U), Gordon Hill (Man U), Ray Wilkins (Chelsea), Gerry Francis (QPR), Kevin Keegan (Liverpool), Trevor Cherry (Leeds), Peter Taylor (Crystal Palace), Mick Mills (Ipswich), Mike Doyle (Man C).
A number of other regulars from that era are missing from that particular squad photo, such as Peter Shilton, Emlyn Hughes, Trevor Francis, Peter Barnes, Dennis Tueart, Tony Currie.
@@garystephenson5278 Wow! Fair Play Mate! Good Solid Pros, but we couldn't get over the line etc!
@@garystephenson5278 Well done mate, I was well foxed on a few of them and I was born in the seventies!
Mike Channon misses more than he scores
supermac scored 5 ...and they still get through
Mcdonald scores 5. All from 18 inches.
They all count.
Not every day happens! Don’t think Kane has managed that yet for England!
I love England foot ball boby moor
Have you got England in the 1990s and the 2000s
1976……remember it well as it followed 1975.
The fact that England failed to qualify for any major tournament in the 70s with the talented players that they had, is unbelievable.
Because basically, although they looked good for their clubs, the so called ‘flair’ generation of the ‘70s - Marsh, Bowles, Worthington etc, weren’t really up to it at the highest international level. Unfortunately, at this time the English game which was dominated by the easy ball to an un-marked player and the high cross was not producing the kinds of players who could adapt their game for England. They always struggled at home in the 70’s and 80’s to a useful continental side with an excellent sweeper and a good goalkeeper who could cope with high crosses. It was this deep defensive organisation coupled with not being afraid of physical contact and working hard that baffled England.
@@Ruda-n4h Throughout the 70s, England did have a strong National team with talented players and only two losses against Poland in 1973 and against Italy in 1977 both of them away games, prevented England from qualifying to the 1974 and 1978 world cups. For the longest time, injuries and good players missing because of injuries in crucial games, were the biggest reasons why England would suffer defeats and miss major tournaments or exiting major tournaments without reaching the latter stages.
@@Flegpuppy-pi8yf I afraid the real reason is as I previously said. The English league was not producing players who could adapt their game at international level. Even Don Revie admitted it when he became England manager as we now know.
@@Ruda-n4h Up until the arrival of the Frenchmen Eric Cantona and Arsene Wenger in the 90s , England's all club players and managers were British and the National team had no issues playing good football and winning games. In club level, the English teams as you know were dominant in Europe from the late 70s until the unfortunate Heysel stadium disaster and it all happened with British players and managers. So it is not the lack of talent that has been the problem. England nowadays despite having great players couldn't win the Euros and many myself included believe that it was Southgate's conservative tactics which did not suit England well and it was only because of the individual talents that got the team to final and it was time for him to step down. But we do appreciate all of his great achievements in the last eight years. A good offensive minded coach preferably an Englishman like Eddie Howe, can make England a serious contender to win the up coming world cup in 2026.
@@Flegpuppy-pi8yf In fact Ardiles, Villa, Thyssen, Muhren and quite a few Eastern Europeans were the first real influx of foreigners in England in the late 1970's. Aston Villa bravely appointed Josef Venglos of Czechoslovakia in 1990 but were too far ahead of their time.
You are missing the point though and refusing to look at history because you want to think that England is something it isn't.
The success at club level in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s was greatly assisted as you say by Scots, Welsh and Irish players which is the whole point. If they had just been made up of English players the clubs would not have been half as successful and club football is not the same as international football - you are playing against the best players in their positions in that country.
Statistically England are on a par with Portugal but stylistically have more in common with Belguim. People shouldn’t expect any more from them than the Belgians do from their team. The idea that England is some sort of elite footballing nation is nonsense - you really must forget about that. It only has its roots in the fact that the game originated in these islands, but it was the Scottish who really adapted and refined it.
The World Cup victory in 1966 was due to home advantage, a handful of players who played like continentals and because three of them - Peters, Moore & Hurst were developed by England’s best ever coach - Ron Greenwood.
England has never produced players skilful enough (with a handful of exceptions) for the very highest international standards due to the league’s physical, results-oriented football (which is what the fans really want) and because we have still not accepted the fact that coaching is a vital part of the game.
Eddie Howe will be no more successful than anyone else - there have been quite a few since 1966. When Fabio Capello was appointed he was shocked by the players lack of technique and confidence. The latter comes from the former.
Another fact that is not often appreciated by English critics is that a manager cannot do a good job without the necessary resources in terms of human material.
For example Helmut Schoen was successful with West Germany and Del Bosque more recently with Spain because they had a lot of really talented players at their disposal.
So I think Southgate has performed a minor miracle.
Looks like Panenka wasn't even playing at this point
He missed a couple of early qualifiers then played regularly from the spring of 1976.
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Double failure by Revie 76 Euros and 78 World Cup
The 1970s were a very poor decade for England: No Euro 72, No World Cup 74, No Euro 76, No World Cup 78...
@@lokismig They made the QF in Euro 72. If the last 4 thing is an issue then most of the continent including Holland and Italy were not there.
@@graeme9668 Yes, but only in that 1972 Euro. The Netherlands did play in the final phase of Euro 76, and logically, like Italy, they also played in the '74 and '78 World Cups.
England only won on the BBC during the 70s
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in 1978...first time i wear branded and original ADMIRAL brand...waaahhhh very warm to wear. bcuz i from spore. not suitable for spore weather.
You are from spore? What are you... a mushroom? 😂
England seem utter shite in the 70s. Great in the 60s but we really are blessed now when you see what we were like then. Absolute failure comsidering the players we had
7:38 VAR would've surely given that.
How the hell did England fail to qualify
Geordie home brews.!
The lost decade of English football
Revie was a great manager at Leeds but a disappointment for England. They never seemed to have a consistent team. The only real standouts were Keegan and Clemence. If they could have played the Liverpool eleven they would have won the Euros and WC.
Don Revie understood nothing.
In the 6 40 minut the commentator said the player passed the test, first thing came to my mind covid 19 test.
Why is there no africans playing for england, i am confused.
the bones through their noses were deemed dangerous
@@meisterlymanu5214 they could have wore nose guards around the nose bones.
There were hardly an black or Asian players in the football league at that time. Immigration was not at the level it now is.
England those days was shit.
.... they still are ....
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England no qualified.🙄
Who's care about England anymore , just strong in qualification , but they never won it , strange to see England performance overall at the Euro so far in history.
@@arifmetalfire Hello, Czech here. England are currently ranked in the top 5 teams in the world. Plenty of people "care" about them. Even people like yourself who seem to have a problem with them.
They are also a country in the top 10 that have the most overall world cup tournament wins and qualification matches. Although they have not won a trophy since 1966, they have been consistent with qualifying across the Euros and World Cups alike.
This weird notion that England are a poor side is not backed by historical statistics.
I think some of you just have an inferiority complex with the English and this is what skews your memory of them.
@@nedvedsleftleg4659 It is based on our perception. I don't say England is bad overall , but I'm hate the way they treat other teams like booing national anthem , hooligans and arrogance by some of their supporters. That's it. I'm respect your opinion. So , thanks.
@@arifmetalfire hooliganism exists in every major footballing nation. Also, they are not the only nation to boo national anthems. Part of the reason they are so spikey is because they already know what other nations think about them. It's largely a defence mechanism.
@@nedvedsleftleg4659 Okay if you say that , but hooliganism and racism is two main problems in football until present day.
Oh that is very poor by England not to qualify for the 1976 European Championship. Let’s be honest England were up against Teams most people believe they could be beat home and away
By not qualifying for the tournament you would have expected England Manager Don Revie to have been sacked from his job. However he jumped ship before being pushed by agreeing to take the UAE job
He shouldn't have had the job in the first place IMO. Revie is one of the few men of history who was disliked more AFTER he died, than when he was alive...
Only one team going through no play off places and the eventual tournament winners in Englands group . Not easy