Ludicrous

It’s the FA Cup first round tomorrow so here is a clip of Watford who were struggling in the second division beating Bill Shankley’s Liverpool in 1970. Barry Endean scored the diving header but check out the nutmeg in the build up.

Shankley was not impressed, stating that he would not have gone to watch Watford had he lived in the town and was given a free ticket. It was a pivotal game in the history of Liverpool though. The defeat here prompted Shankly to break-up his trusted 60s side, realising some of the players here, notably Lawrence, Yeats, St.John and Strong were way past their best. Within the year he’d introduced Lloyd, Toshack, Heighway and most importantly, Keegan to the side.

One of my old football managers used to say “Work the line” whenever we had a throw-in and were going nowhere. This basically meant that we should keep looking to get throw-ins further and further into the opposition half. This video is an excellent example, somersault the ball into an opponent’s face in order to gain a few vital yards.