Has anyone seen Matt's new documentry on Sky yet, its on this weekend but you can access it if you have SKy, just wondered if its any good?
Thanks for posting this. I didn't know it was on. I hope it puts him up there with the greats where he should be and doesn't conclude that he was a 'nearly man'.
This is Sky talking about one of their own...be mainly about his achievements and, when asked about regrets, he will say something lovely about Saints.
I watched it last night. A must watch for any saints fan...or fan of football. It brings back so many fond memories of watching the great man. He simply was a genius with the ball and was the only player I remember watching where feelings of expectation and anticipation were immediately raised once he touched the ball
One thing that became apparent to me while watching Football Mavericks last night; I was always under the impression that it was Matt's loyalty to Saints that stunted his England career. Turns out that, with the exception of Gazza, creative players just don't get picked for England.
I remember reading an article about Matt some years ago. It basically said that he was a rebel (maverick if you like) but he didn't do 'rebel' like anyone else. He was unique even in this!
Thing is Glenn Hoddle should of got a lot more caps then he did, yet when he was manager pretty much ignored Le tiss apart from a B international where he scored a hat trick and then still didn't pick him in his world cup squad.
The most incredible thing ever that. The one manager who should have understood Matt as a player. Matt mentions in the sky thing that it may have been down to Hoddle not liking the comparison between them as players. In Hoddle's defense, Matt didn't do a lot in that friendly
I watched it a couple of nights ago - never hurts to be reminded of just how good MLT was; I particularly enjoyed the goofy grin on his face as he watches some of his goals back. You can just see how much he loves the game & the club.
Even worse than that, if I remember correctly, is that Darren Anderton played in the same match, was so bad that he was substituted, and was, of course, duly selected for the World Cup.
that decision by Glenn Hoddle not to take Le Tiss to France '98 was the worst football decision of all time
Ah yes, "Sicknote" who was only ever fit just before an international tournament. The consistant selection of Anderton over Matty can only be put down to one thing, he played for Spuds not Saints. Venables and Hoddle had a serious Spuds bias, how else can you explain Nick Barmby getting so many England caps?
I remember France '98 well as spent it driving around France in my Mums Nissan Micra following the england with a couple of mates from Uni. That goal by Michael Owen agst Argentina was unbelievable. I couldn't afford a ticket to the game so watched it in some cafe / bar near the ground surrounded by riot police. Was an intense day! If only Le Tiss had been there for the penaltys. Pochettino was playing too!
Believe me, you don't need stats or goals to continue a discussion on Anderton v Le Tissier. You're better off ending the discussion and walking away.
Think this was another reason why staying at Saints was best for him. The vast majority of top coaches who are at the top clubs are there because they know how to organise a team and get them well drilled into systems. Very few at that level are brave enough to trust talented players who don't have the work ethic. รจ.g. Mata and Mourinho You could argue that these players should have worked harder, but it's not always about work rate. They're just bad defenders.
