12-09-2014, 18:31
The point of his scoring record is irrelevant. The only time when we actually won a World Cup was when the manager, Alf Ramsey took the bold decision to drop his top scorer (Jimmy Greaves) and bring in the "promising" Geoff Hurst. The rest as they say is history.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.