If anyone fancies a bit of nostalgia, here's the full game from 1970. Hope the link works http://www.viaway.com/25251011/bras...viaway.com/category/2625-184484/sports-videos
I watched it recently and was stunned by how close a game it actually was. History has told me that this Brazil team was other wordly and simply swept everyone else away when in reality until the last 20 mins Italy are aguably the better team. Indeed, it could be said but for the 'match of the century' against West Germany in the semis draining them so much they might conceivably have won.
It was probably Brazil's worst game of the tournament and you know what they say about playing badly and still winning and in the World Cup as well. I remember sat watching their games like everyone else and thinking who the hell is going to beat them, they was well ahead of their time. They was a joy to watch and i'm glad I came across that game, now to look for the rest of them.
Gerd Muller said that West Germany should have been world champions that year because they beat England, "the best team in the competition". It's a myth that Brazil '70 were far above everyone else, in fact if you watch our match against Brazil (that we lost 1-0) you'll see that we were the more complete side, missing some glorious chances - Jeff Astle's being the most obvious.
Watched this match and the England Brazil match a few times. what strikes me is how good England were playing passing football and how much we lost our way afterwards. I read once the Brazil coach was asked if he had the complete team and he said no if he had two of the English team he would have?? Any guesses as to who he thought would get in his Brazil team??
Bonetti was in goal not banks, team below. ENGLAND AGE D.O.B. CLUB 12 GK Peter Bonetti 28 27 Sep 1941 Chelsea 2 DF Keith Newton 28 23 Jun 1941 Everton 3 DF Terry Cooper 25 12 Jul 1944 Leeds United 5 DF Brian Labone 30 23 Jan 1940 Everton 6 DF Bobby Moore (c) 29 12 Apr 1941 West Ham United 4 MD Alan Mullery 28 23 Nov 1941 Tottenham Hotspur 8 MD Alan Ball 25 12 May 1945 Everton 9 MD Bobby Charlton 32 11 Oct 1937 Manchester United 7 FW Francis Lee 26 29 Apr 1944 Manchester City 10 FW Geoff Hurst 28 08 Dec 1941 West Ham United 11 FW Martin Peters 26 08 Nov 1943 Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes 18 MD Norman Hunter 26 29 Oct 1943 Leeds United 19 MD Colin Bell 24 26 Feb 1946 Manchester City
Against Brazil? When Banks made 'the save of the century' from Pele? Are you quite sure? I could swear I've seen that played about 1000 times..... Bonetti was in goal against Germany when Banks had food poisoning.
Ha yes Banks definitely played against Brazil and was as you say suffering with food poisoning for the Germany game. Where the Cat fuked it up.
