Fans look back on a golden age of football

Posted by Mords1944 on October 3rd, 2019

Since modern football is dominated by excessive pay, TV appointments and players playing off-field, fans can be forgiven for longing for the golden days when they felt affiliated with the game.

All football fans have a place in their hearts for the club that was more interested in playing for their home team than rejecting their roots because of the bright lights and big pay packages, from one step to the last club to take. of an Arab billionaire.

They felt connected to football legends who shared their values ​​and goals, and most importantly, their willingness to win.

Big issues like Paul Gascoigne and George Best, super strikers Gary Lineker and Ian Rush, Matt Le-Tissier, the last man in the club, Eric Cantona and Paulo Di-Canio, as famous for their off-field antics as their genius in the field and its super imports like Zola and Bergkamp. All of these men have a special place in the hearts of their puppy fans around the world.

Other men unite an entire nation by playing a key role in moments of national glory, by scoring important World Cup goals (with their hand sometimes), these men being national (as well as football) legends.

Unlikely players also become heroes, cult heroes, as they make special connections with their followers. They may not have world-class footballing ability, they may cross like Giggs or board like Moore, but they have passion, spirit and heart.

Astonished bearded Alan Cork became a cult hero for Sheffield United fans by scoring at Wembley against arch rival Sheffield on Wednesday in an FA Cup semi-final. Men like Alan are legends of old school football.

A single goal may be needed to create a football legend who can forget the goal that made David Beckham a superstar when he found the network of his former medium or Tony Yeboah hit the sweet volley from outside the Leeds United area. Strikers often become football legends by scoring wonderful goals, punches by mere men, goals that can only be scored by a true football legend.

In the last months as the 2010/11 season ended, new football legends were born. First place was won by Manchester United, led to the title of its stars including Giggs and Rooney. His rivals in town took the FA Cup, in large part, to super striker Carlos Tevez.

Further down in the leagues, QPR won the championship, which has been very successful with stars such as Les Ferdinand and Trevor Sinclair. This year, its biggest star was the manger, former Sheffield United manager and Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock.

The best way to ascend is through the play-offs, and no one enjoyed their win more than Ferguson Junior, who led his Peterborough team to the promotion of League One thanks to legends like Michael Bai.

Over the years, many players have solidified their place in the play offs history, achieved good performances and scored amazing goals. Dean Windass became an all-time Hull City football legend by scoring the winner in a play-off final by hitting an out-of-area dream strike and sealing a Premier League spot for the Tigers.