Liverpool tried to sign Frank Worthington from Huddersfield Town but he failed a medical and Bill Shankly turned his attention instead to a young Welshman with a growing reputation at his hometown club Cardiff City. In November 1970, 21-year-old Toshack arrived for a club record of £110,000. 'Tosh' endeared himself to...
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"My brother phoned me in the morning and said: 'Have you seen it on TV again?' "I said no, I hadn't, and he said you need to see it; the rebound, the second Shevchenko shot was the 'Hand of God' because, from nowhere, came your hand to save the goal.
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The shadow cast by a predecessor can often be the most difficult obstacle for a new manager to overcome, especially when that predecessor happens to be the person who rebuilt the club’s modern identity. For Slot, the first year at Anfield was always going to be a case of balancing the existing tactical DNA with his own more measured, possession-heavy philosophy.
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