28-10-2018, 21:20
"The guy from Valencia who was supposed to give Laurie a hard time in that UEFA game was Carrete. Carrete went on to manage my local team Ponferradina for a while and had a well earned reputation as one of the dirtiest players in Spain."
Great post, Bierzo!
I remember so clearly how unbelievably good Laurie was that night. As you say, ball players had little protection compared to nowadays, and that full back was being made to look a real clown, Laurie was basically taking the p*ss in the end. Carrete several times tried to chop him down around knee height...... and just couldn't touch him!
Laurie's performance that night was the best I've ever seen in one match. Phenomenal!
Great post, Bierzo!
I remember so clearly how unbelievably good Laurie was that night. As you say, ball players had little protection compared to nowadays, and that full back was being made to look a real clown, Laurie was basically taking the p*ss in the end. Carrete several times tried to chop him down around knee height...... and just couldn't touch him!
Laurie's performance that night was the best I've ever seen in one match. Phenomenal!