Kevin Kilbane, Joe Molloy and Richie McCormack discuss Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and his sheer brilliance and how he used shadows on the pitch to guide him
King Kenny was the most complete footballer I’ve ever seen in me life. He could do absolutely everything with ease. Scoring wonders with both feet, crisp passing, sublime first touch, vision, intelligence, headers. He was 5 moves ahead of everyone else. Greatest British footballer of all time.
@@frankmachin5438 I get the feeling he is underrated given the level of ability and talent he possessed. I have viewed some compilations of him which demonstrate his exceptional finishing, brilliant vision, and passing.
kenny's biggest asset was his brain, his ability to think 2 or 3 steps ahead of his opponents and know how to get himself into good positions and to find his teammates when needed. He wasn't physically the quickest or the biggest player ever, he wasn't even the most technically gifted player ever (He was technically great but there have been better in the history of the game) but his intelligence set him apart from the rest.
I was a young 17 year old at the Spain game when Kenny curled home that magnificent goal that equaled Dennis Law's record of 30 goals for Scotland. The only time I saw him play live. He'll always be my footballing hero. Just a genius, who I don't think gets enough credit outside Scotland and Liverpool.
I was watching highlights on STV and making chips in a shallow pan. Scotland won 2-0 I think and the highlights got extended. Waiting on Dalglish’s goal I hear a pop! Flames to the ceiling. Ended up in Monklands for two days after picking up the pan. Hand fine, goal is on RU-vid. That left foot curler was a Kenny speciality : )
I was privileged to see Kenny Dalglish playing for Celtic week in , week out during the 70s . He was the King of the " Jungle " back then ; us Celtic fans adored him . We used to get frustrated for Kenny , as it was obvious he was at least three moves quicker ( in the head ) than those around him . Danny McGrain struck up a formidable partnership with Kenny , and to this day McGrain rates Kenny as the most talented Celtic player he played alongside .
Just watch Firmino, i feel sorry for him too, he is one or two steps ahead of everyone else. He's not "Kenny Class" (who is...) But there are similarities between them.
@@eoinosullivan5674 Yes indeed , Larsson was the best Celtic player since Dalglish , although on technical ability alone , his team mate , Lubo Moravcik , was just ahead of him .
When Kenny Left Celtic I was gutted, But I knew we’d never hold onto him. World class footballer, the guy was 5 seconds ahead of everyone else he knew were he was going or find Rush. As good with his left and his right foot. He’s still a Hero to me even in my 50s. Privileged to see him at Celtic every other week. Legend !!!!
What a player he was. Best Scottish player ever as well in my opinion, all you have to do is look at his record to see what he done/won in his career, and if that still doesn't do it then watch his videos on youtube
@@KryptonitetoallBS not to take anything away from Dennis but international football probably would have been slightly easier then, less competition. But a real top player none the less. For me K.D. had the lot. As the old saying goes, opinions are like arseholes.... everyone's got one
People do not realise just how good Kenny was. I am old enough to have seen him play at Anfield from his signing and I still maintain he is our best ever player. Absolutely top, top quality world class player who is very underrated!
Soy de argentina y siempre admire el futbol escoces kenny dalglish, joe jordan, jimmy jhonstone, denis law,gordon strachan,imnumerables jugadores mas es una lastima q por no tomar los mundiales con seriedad no figuro
Even George Best said Kenny was on par with his personal football hero De Stephano and said it was the highest compliment he could give , coming from a player as good as George just shows the level Kenny was on. The greatest ever Liverpool player for me , he was light years ahead of 99 pcent of other players and could play in any era , he was a modern day footballer back then if you know what I mean . YNWA
I remember Kenny talking way back in the 70s, about playing with his back to goal when receiving the ball. He said that wherever he was he imagined he was in the centre of a giant ‘X’ so that he automatically would know which of the four angles he could make the first touch towards. So when he made runs into space he would constantly have this X moving as he moved and it became instinctive to control the ball on the first touch into space to play the next touch. It took me over 10 years to fully understand that so that I could coach it. He was the King.
Many Scots like myself felt that Dalglish never quite brought his A game to Scotland unlike players like Law who did. Other less talented players seemed to bust a gut for the jersey ( Big Joe), but rarely did we see Dalglish do likewise. That built up a kind of resentment within the Tartan Army back in the 1980's born out of frustration more than anything!
Great memories remember it like yesterday I was 5yrs old and gathered with my cousins to see all the European games, saw this handsome looking player and fell in love with the way King Kenny played the game and fell in love with the game instantly, could do anything with the ball and one of the few most compete players ever !!
Remember getting my first Scotland shirt when I was about 8 years old in 1978.. I also had a number that needed ironing on the back .. I had number 8 convinced kenny wore number 8 for Scotland .. I remember ironing on the number myself because I couldn’t wait for my mum to do.. I ended up fuxxing it up ..burnt a little hole in the back but it remains in my memory is my favourite ever top..
The King ❤ Fortunate to be a life long Liverpool supporter, I saw him play . Never forget players of different decades are not equal. Regards of referring, pitches , the actual attention those players pre 00’s actually endured. To compare like for like with modern players is folly . Kenny was really amazing. Guys of the 60’ & 70’s were built for battle, with equal genius .🇮🇪🇮🇪
In Glasgow when we were kids playing in the street and the park, we had to move the ball fast to stop from being battered, Kenny is talking about using everything at his disposal to make a fast decision. I learned to move my body one way and move another and avoided losing the ball. I never thought this as a skill but a basic element of playing football. I think this is why Scotland produced a lot of top players during that time. unfortunately today kids brains are computerised and they don't have the same opportunities to develop real Neurological decision making skills.
You might be right, I grew up in Cumbernauld and Glasgow teams would murder us, they could hold the ball and play when it was tight. We just punted and ran.
A lot of what Dalglish taught (like the shadows) was learnt from Bob Paisley. He came out with a lot of clever ideas, like clipping the Chelsea keeper from outside the box, as Paisley noted said keeper always came to far off his line.
There was a goal Kenny scored I think against man united in the sticky muddy pitch when he had to manoeuvre past two or three United players to score in the fa cup which was brilliant close control
@@tonyb9560 Yes, backed by Jack Walker's millions which enabled little Blackburn to buy some of the best players around and pay them top dollar. So, you have to look at that achievement in that context. His subsequent stints at Liverpool, Newcastle and Celtic were not successful.
Question for a lot of Scottish fans - it was always said that Kenny never played his best for Scotland. The problem he had was that Scotland played Joe Jordan as his partner and Scotland would pump a long ball to the head of Jordan and Kenny would have to fight for the second ball. Kenny's speed was in his head, not his feet. Now I don't know if Scotland had a Ian Rush type striker during the 70s and 80s, but do you think that Scotland would have had more success if they had built the team around Dalglish more with a sharp striking partner? I also think Kenny would have been perfect for the Firmino role that Liverpool now deploy.
That was a ‘rangers’ perspective, in the 60’s 70’s all Celtic players selected for the Scotland squad were regularly heckled from he rangers contingent in the crowd. The glasgow red top press pandered to their rangers fanbase and were always critical of Celtic players in the. Scotland squad.
I agree with you. We always felt confident having Kenny but he seldom seemed to bring his Liverpool stuff. I reckon he was a bit isolated, holding it up for no one. He’d pass to someone running on to the ball or stationary,not, McDermott or Rush. Didn’t get to know John Wark a run timer. I like Firmino too. Liverpool must keep him even if there’s no Torres for him to supply. Scot!
LOL. Kenny was playing 'the Firmino role' long before Firmino was born. But he is the closest to Kenny in style that Liverpool have had since he retired. The Italian player, Totti, was also very similar to Dalglish.
You are right. Many Scots like myself felt that Dalglish never quite brought his A game to Scotland unlike players like Law who did. Other less talented players seemed to bust a gut for the jersey ( Big Joe), but rarely did we see Dalglish do likewise. That built up a kind of resentment within the Tartan Army back in the 1980's born out of frustration more than anything!
When he gets into the 'talent' todo what Kenny was talking about, it sounds like he's talking about Spatial IQ. The greatest footballers, especially those who weren't world class athletes (ie their running, jumping and strength was good enough that they could have played just about any sport and even made it to a high amateur level in Athletics) would have Spatial IQ's in the 145+ range, probably more like 160.
'Said it since I was about 15...Intelligence is the main difference between very good players & world class. This is why Sterling, Rashford etc & most obviously, Ross Barkley will NEVER be world class...despite having pace, skills & technical ability; ultimately effective decision-making - ie. doing the right thing at the right time - decides games.
Ian Rush said Kenny was very annoyed with him when he first came to Liverpool, he quickly twigged that Kenny wanted him just to run into space and 9 times out of 10 Kenny would put the ball at his feet.
KD was the best player in the world for a couple of seasons, which is all anyone can hope to be. He was up against Cruyff, Platini, Muller, Beckenbauer, Keegan and so on. Dalglish elevated Scotland to another level. He was magnificent. He did for LFC what van Basten, Gullit, Baggio, Laudrup, etc did for future Euro champs. Kenny Dalglish was/is up there with the very best in world football of all time. He's Scotland's greatest ever player. And that's quite an achievement. Better than Law, Bremner, Souness, Morton, Johnstone... And better than England's finest, bar maybe Matthews or Charlton.
I think he meant _be aware of shadows around you before the ball is being sent to you._ Naturally, this can be extended to the logic that a good striker should try to lose his marker and find space and thus if you're surrounded by human shadows, you REALLY should not be calling for the ball.
i was at the paris final ,second tear directly in line with the corner flag where kennedy picked up the throw in and scored the winner it was a crap game dalglish played injured,the late laurie cunningham played for madrid and the atmosphere was incredible from the liverpool fans, none stop singing and noise with no trouble and the mayor of paris thanking liverpool fans for their behaviour during them few days in may and as i remeber it the first time the chant here we go here we go here we go was heard only the chant was gay paris gay paris gay paris then it was changed to the kings hall belfast when barry mguigan boxed to here we go here we go here we go by the belfast crowd
@0:36, your man says it wasn't a good Madrid side because they finished 3rd that year in La Liga.. Take nothing away from Liverpool lads, that Madrid team were still a great side, they won La Liga the year before and entered the 81 European cup as Spanish champions.. They also made it to the final, I mean, they weren't half bad... Liverpool were just amazing back then though. On a side note, Madrid beat the mighty Limerick over 2 legs that year on the way to the final and Liverpool beat Alex Fergusons Aberdeen who were Scottish champions.
Let's find a small point which is blatantly obvious to anyone who plays for their local pub on a Sunday and build it up to be like the ancient greeks first announcing that the world isn't flat. Honestly the standard of journalism these days is embarrassing 🙈🙈
Its strange that Kenny doesn’t seem to get the respect his talent deserves outside Liverpool/Glasgow - I’m too young to have seem him live could anyone give a modern day equivalent in terms of play style?
Yes, he was a sublimely talented footballer but even the deaf know he wasn't remotely a genius. The 'G' word is bandied about like careless confetti these days.
