The English line-up was decided by a FA committee. Every player was nominated for a certain position and had to play this position.
The Hungarian line-up was decided by their coach. Especially their forwards didn´t care about positions.
You can see why Hungary won and England was very confused the whole game.
Extra info: The statistic was around 35:5 shots on goal for Hungary.
Always felt bad for Gil Merrick. Very good goalkeeper by all accounts, one of the Birmingham City all time great players and managers, servant of the club for decades. Is known around the world for conceding 11 to Hungary when it probably wasn't his fault.
In football its is a widespread belief that in order to be remembered you need to win silverware.
Hungary of that time is one of the exceptions to that rule.
Ist’s the match of the century the 1970 WC semi final match Germany against Italy ?
What would have been if the Communists didnt go rampant. Hungary might have been an elite team till today.
To this day we hold "memorials" for the 3:6 but how come 7:1 doesn't get the same treatment?
When I was in Budapest for the EL final I saw a huge mural of this result painted on some random residential building
Next to Ramsey, what does '11-Esbol mean'?
The galloping major 👑
Billy Wright still at the shops decades later
My great grandpa used to tell me about Hungarian Laka Konjica when I was a wee lad. He told me that there was no football fan who didn't love them
I've only ever known Italy vs Germany in the 1970 WC referred to as "The Game of the Century." The stadium in Mexico even has a sign commemorating as such.
Was this to do with the Hungarians not using the only formation (the oddly named traditional 5-3-2) that the England players understood so they were stuck rigidly marking thin air?
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