Berti Vogts injured in the
right knee during the Champions Cup match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and
Internazionale Milano in the Fall of 1971.
Consequence:
He had to be operated at Koln
University in February 1972 and had to miss the 1972 Euros.
Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar
(Berti Vogts)
2- Event:
In 1999, Brazil National Team
Manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo appointed Cafu as Brazil Captain for the 1999 Copa
America.
Consequence:
Leonardo walked out of Copa
America squad saying he felt unmotivated. There were rumors that he was annoyed
at being overlooked for the captaincy
Photo
From: Navarette, Copa America 1999
(Leoanrdo)
3- Event:
In 1972, Colin Todd (Derby
County) and Alan Hudson (Chelsea) refused to join the England U-23 side on a
tour.
Consequence:
The pair were banned for 2
years from any internationals.
4- Event:
In February 1998, Blackburn
Rovers’ Chris Sutton refused to play for the England ‘B’ squad vs. Chile.
Consequence:
England Manager Glen Hoddle
refused to consider him for the 1998 World Cup squad as a result.
5- Event:
Brazilian defender Josimar and
his his off-field problems and arrests in 1989 and 1990.
Consequence:
He was in line to be included
as part of the 1990 World Cup squad. However, Brazil Manager Sebastiao Lazaroni
decided to not to include him in his plans because of the disciplinary issues.
1- It was reported that in
1984, Barcelona were to sign Hugo Sanchez, he was even photographed with their
kit (that were not published), but new Barcelona Manager Terry Venables wanted
Steve Archibald
2- It
was reported that in the summer of 1980, Giampiero Boniperti and a Juventus
delegation traveled to Buenos Aires to outbid Barcelona’s offer on Diego
Maradona. The Spanish giants had retained Maradona on a pre-contract until after
the 1982 World Cup. In the end, Maradona honored the Barcelona contract.
3- It
was reported that in the In December 1977, Ajax Amsterdam
had approached Leeds United to sign Joe Jordan, however, Leeds Manager Jimmy
Armfield refused the offer.
4-In the
Summer of 1991, Steaua Bucharest’s Dan Petrescu turned down a lucrative offer
from Fenerbahce to join Foggia in the Serie A.
5-In
June 1995, Internazionale Milano made an attempt to sign Lazio’s Croatian
striker Alen Boksic. Their offer was rejected by Lazio.
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For this episode, we continue our
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Juventus
and Manchester United were paired in the Semi-Finals of the 1983/84 Cup Winners
Cup.
The
English side Manchester United were managed by Ron Atkinson. They had not won
the English League title in more than 15 years but were capable of good cup
runs. The side contained the likes of Bryan Robson, Ray Wilkins and young Internationals
such as Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside and Welshman Mark Hughes.
Manchester
United had qualified from their opening rounds by defeating Czechoslovakia’s
Dukla Prague (1-1 home, 2-2 away, away goals rule), Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna
(2-1 away, 2-0 home) and Spain’s Barcelona (0-2 away, 3-0 home) in the
Quarterfinals.
Juventus,
managed by Giovanni Trapattoni, were one of the best sides in Europe.
The
side included a number of 1982 World Cup Champions (Gentile, Cabrini, Scirea, Tardelli,
Rossi) as well Polish star Zbigniew Boniek and the recent Ballon d’Or Winner,
the Frenchman Michel Platini.
Juventus
had qualified from their opening rounds by defeating Poland’s Lechia Gdansk (7-0
home, 3-2 away), France’s Paris St. Germain (2-2 away, 0-0 home, away goals
rule) and Finland’s Haka Valkeakoski (1-0 away, 1-0 home) in the Quarterfinals.
The
first leg, on April 11th, was played at Manchester’s Old Trafford. The home
side were missing key midfielders: Bryan Robson, Ray Wilkins and the Dutchman
Arnold Muhren.
Juventus
were at full strength with Platini back in the lineup after absence of a few
weeks due to injury.
Given
that they were the away team, Trapattoni started with the more defensive
Prandelli in midfield.
As early
as the 10th minute, Manchester United were forced to make a change
as John Gidman was injured. He would be replaced by the Welshman Alan Davies.
Juventus
would take the lead in the 14th minute, Boniek (saving his best
performances for these European nights) got hold of the ball and from the right
side passed to Paolo Rossi in the middle. Rossi, from just outside of the box,
struck and his shot was deflected by Hogg and went past Bailey.
Manchester
United would fight back to force an equalizer in the 36th minute.
From
the center of the field (on the left side), Arthur Albiston sent a cross in the
box. Whiteside’s shot was parried by Tacconi and substitute Alan Davies scored
on the rebound.
The
match ended as a tie, which favored Juventus as the away side.
After
the match, Platini, still not fully fit, stated that he had feared not being
able to finish the match.
He did
well in first half but struggled in the second like the rest of the Juventus side.
Manchester
United Manager Ron Atkinson appeared confident and stated, “We are in better
shape than after our (0-2) loss vs. Barcelona.
Photo
From:France
Football, Issue 1984, April 17, 1984
(April
11, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Manchester United 1-Juventus 1)
Photo
From:Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 16 (485), April 18-24, 1984
(April
11, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Manchester United 1-Juventus 1)
Photo
From:Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 16 (485), April 18-24, 1984
(April
11, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Manchester United 1-Juventus 1)
Photo
From:L'Annee
du Football 1984
(April
11, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Manchester United 1-Juventus 1)
The
second leg, on April 25th, was played at Turin’s Stadio Communale.
Manchester United were still missing Robson and Muhren. Atkinson
also left out Gidman and Whiteside out of the staring team. Ray Wilkins was back,
and Mark Hughes started upfront.
Now at home, Trapattoni opted to replace Prandelli with the
more attack minded Beniamino Vignola, the revelation of the season for Juventus.
Once again Juventus would take a quick lead. In the 13th
minute, deep
from his own half, Platini sent a long cross towards Boniek, who beat Bailey in
a one on one situation.
Manchester United were forced to come out and fight back.
Atkinson replaced Stapelton with Whiteside in the 63rd minute.
Just seven minutes later, from the left side, Graham crossed
in the box, McGrath turned and crossed for Whitedside who struck the equalizer.
Now Juventus had to go all out as the match seemed headed
for overtime.
In the last minute, Vignola took a free kick from the left side. The
Manchester defense headed out, Scirea took a shot. The deflection reached Rossi
who picked up the rebound and shot in the winner to eliminate Manchester United.
For
the second year running, Juventus reached a European Cup Final (in 1983 they lost
the Champions Cup Final to SV Hamburg).
Juventus
would go on to win the Cup Winners Cup at the end of that season on May 16th,
1984 by defeating FC Porto (2-1). In addition, they would win the Italian
League title to mark a memorable season.
Manchester
United would end up finishing fourth in the English League.
Photo
From:Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 18 (488), May 2-8, 1984
(April
25, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Juventus 2- Manchester United 1)
Photo
From:Guerin
Sportivo, Issue 18 (488), May 2-8, 1984
(April
25, 1984, Cup Winners Cup, Juventus 2- Manchester United 1)
April 11, 1984
Manchester
United Football Club(England)
1- Juventus Football Club-Torino (Italy) 1
Cup
Winners Cup- Semifinals, First Leg
Venue:
Manchester-Old
Trafford
Attendance: 58,231
Referee: Johannes Nicolaus Igancius ‘Jan’ Keizer
(Holland)
Goalscorers: (Manchester United): Alan Davies 36
(Juventus): Paolo
Rossi 14
Lineups:
Manchester
United:
1-Gary Bailey,
2-Mike Duxburry, 3-Arthur Albiston (Scotland), 4-Paul McGrath (Republic of
Ireland), 5-Kevin Moran (Republic of Ireland), 6-Graeme Hogg (Scotland), 7-Arthur
Graham (Scotland), 8-Remi Moses, 9-Frank Stapelton (Republic of Ireland),
10-Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland), 11-Johm Gidman (14-Alan Davies (Wales)
10)
Coach:
Ron Atkinson
Team
Captain: Frank Stapelton
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt
Sponsor:Sharp
Uniform
Colors: Red Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks
