How GOOD Was PRIME Liverpool?!

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  • Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
  • Liverpool lifted 4 European Cups in just 7 years making them the most dominant team in Europe at the time but just how good were prime Liverpool? Under the guidance of legendary managers and with a squad filled with iconic players, Liverpool FC dominated both English and European football. Stick around as we dive into the story of prime Liverpool.
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  • @darylmckay
    @darylmckay Месяц назад +74

    Growing up in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, Prime Liverrpool was just beautiful to watch, every player a gem from legends like Dalgleish, Hansen, Rush, Clemence, Neal, Whelen, Thompson, Nicol, Toshack, Keegan, Case, McDermott, Lee, Hughes, Aldridge and co. Then you would have a super sub like David Fairclough come on and win a game, or fullback Alan Kennedy come in clutch. Graeme Souness was always my favourite player with his brutal aggression, silky passing, thunderbolt shooting, and ability to control a game. Liverpool, the city was so strong too, with Everton having a great team and battling it out for 1st Division superiority with The Reds. There were some classic match ups between the city giants as well as peak Nottingham Forest. It truly was a special time.

    • @COOLOCKER
      @COOLOCKER Месяц назад +1

      That 5-0 game against Forest around that time, described as the best Liverpool performance ever for many years after by us "older" supporters, and even critics. What an era to be alive. Would love to see a tactical analysis video of that game, and whats considered our best "modern" performance for comparison.

    • @joshuaadams330
      @joshuaadams330 28 дней назад +2

      ​@@COOLOCKERseen that game over and over ever since I was a kid. I think the 7-0 against UTD at Anfield and the 5-0 win at OT (biggest away win for either team ever in this fixture) was better. Granted, those UTD teams are trash compared to Forest back then.

    • @COOLOCKER
      @COOLOCKER 28 дней назад +1

      @@joshuaadams330 Yes. Analyse that forest game against the 7-0 with utd. Would be fascinating.

  • @almostideal1306
    @almostideal1306 18 дней назад +14

    Dalglish in his prime was a thing of beauty, there's a reason he's called the King.

  • @justsomeguy2743
    @justsomeguy2743 Месяц назад +154

    Best team in Europe/world at the time, 20 trophies in 9 years for paisley will never be topped by a manager in England (without cheating)

    • @gregconway736
      @gregconway736 27 дней назад +2

      @@justsomeguy2743
      Fergie did. Only a few drunks in North Wales and Birkenhead supported Liverpool during that era.
      During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles.

    • @gregconway736
      @gregconway736 27 дней назад

      @@justsomeguy2743
      Paisley was backed by the UK first billionaire. Littlewoods fc.

    • @Kingkop3
      @Kingkop3 25 дней назад +15

      @@gregconway736and sir Alex broke the British transfer record 6 times

    • @gregconway736
      @gregconway736 25 дней назад

      @@Kingkop3
      Moores family bought Torypools success

    • @John.Pdcsta
      @John.Pdcsta 24 дня назад +6

      ​@@gregconway736 20 Trophies in 9 years do the math .ha ha i bet you cant .

  • @NazSBG
    @NazSBG Месяц назад +25

    I believe the team of the late 70's & early 80's would have been some force in today's premier league. I know the game has become quicker but the LFC team back then was insanely good.
    Also, the team of the late 80's with Barnes, Aldridge, Beardsley and co were sublime. If English teams weren't banned from European footy then I believe we would have won a couple more European cups in the 80's. And that's with the might of AC Milan in the late 80's early 90's.

  • @darganx
    @darganx Месяц назад +19

    One major point from the start: neither Arsenal or Man United had eras of dominance in the English game up to the 1950s when Liverpool started their reemergence from the 2nd division.
    Before then Arsenal had one period of dominance in the early 30s under Chapman, and Man Utd just emerged under Matt Busby, but it was Stan Cullis' Wolves side that were the no.1 team in England. Up to that point teams like Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Preston shared the trophies. Liverpool themselves had periods at the turn of the 20th century and the early 20s, although both Arsenal and Man U had earlier FA cup success.

  • @successblueprintinstitute
    @successblueprintinstitute Месяц назад +59

    When Barca were in their pomp(under pep), my dad used to tell me this was nothing compared to prime lfc. I found it hard to believe

    • @gregconway736
      @gregconway736 27 дней назад

      @@successblueprintinstitute
      Liverpool were knocked out of the European cup in 1979,80,82,83 by Nottingham Forest and amateur teams from Poland, Bulgaria and Georgia ffs.
      They always shat themselves again the communist clubs.

    • @tonyb9735
      @tonyb9735 21 день назад +4

      @@gregconway736 In fairness, Clough's Forest were also world-class in that period.

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 10 дней назад

      ​@@tonyb9735they bought best players and spend double liverpool did in 70s

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад +1

      @@tonyb9735 I still think underachieved which all the money they spent 1.5 million more than liverpool in the 70s

    • @tonyb9735
      @tonyb9735 9 дней назад

      @@andrewwright4195 I disagree, they started from a lower base and had a smaller stadium and fan base. I think they OVER-achieved.

  • @Dragon373
    @Dragon373 29 дней назад +16

    The team that liverpool had during the 70s and 80s was truly magnificent. King kenny is still the best player we have ever had. Dont get me wrong, Gerrard was a sensational player, but Kenny won so much more and had a football brain better than many in world footbal. I was lucky enough to grow up watching the great teams of the 70s and 80s. They will never be matched.

    • @of_doom_and_steel477
      @of_doom_and_steel477 23 дня назад

      John Barnes was a bit better than both.

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад

      @@Dragon373 gerrard had to carry his team in games for at least 10 years

  • @frankmcdonnell6931
    @frankmcdonnell6931 Месяц назад +137

    2 points: 1 - Kenny Dalglish is the greatest player in history; 2 - it's baffling how you make a 10 minute video on prime Liverpool without mentioning that they, and all English teams, were sadly banned from Europe for 5 years; they would have one the big one at least 2 or 3 more times had that not happened.

    • @louis-8728
      @louis-8728 Месяц назад +29

      That 86 double side may have retained it. The 87/88 side would’ve won it easily in my opinion.

    • @nooyorcste
      @nooyorcste Месяц назад

      palas gut thre world cups und mbupa z prububle the closst too pala. i gut too se duglesh mjnuj und fuowlr n rd im hupe we ulso wun 'vrethng ts ben mor thun just fun

    • @MotownShaker
      @MotownShaker Месяц назад +12

      You honestly think Dalglish is the greatest footballer of all time?
      Wow

    • @marcusmurphy1481
      @marcusmurphy1481 Месяц назад +9

      @@MotownShaker I wouldn't, but I would have had him in my Top 10 back when he was playing. Johan Cruyff who I would have had in my Top 4 back then had Dalglish at No. 7 in his Top 10.

    • @shaunjenkinson5089
      @shaunjenkinson5089 29 дней назад +1

      Pele, Cruyff, Messi, Zidane etc

  • @nonnayoubuzinnes1669
    @nonnayoubuzinnes1669 Месяц назад +41

    Rush and Dalglish were the greatest front two ever. Hansen and Lawrenson in the top 2 or 3 centre back pairings of all time and Souness was the greatest captain. I blame Sky for making people think football only started in 1992, go and look at how many goals Rush scored for Liverpool, that will never be matched by another British player.

    • @joshuaadams330
      @joshuaadams330 28 дней назад +7

      346 goals for Liverpool if I'm not mistaken. Absolutely true. People don't even know how big Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and even Everton used to be.

    • @nonnayoubuzinnes1669
      @nonnayoubuzinnes1669 28 дней назад +6

      @@joshuaadams330 Yeah Forest in particular are very overlooked. Won two European cups and were as good if not better than Liverpool at one point and that was a Liverpool team who won 4 European cups in 7 years and were in their pomp.

    • @daviddowney7703
      @daviddowney7703 27 дней назад

      Fucking hate sky they killed football

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад +1

      @nonnayoubuzinnes1669 wouldn't you say they underachieved when they spent double liverpool did people act like they were underdogs

    • @joshuaadams330
      @joshuaadams330 9 дней назад +2

      @@andrewwright4195 they weren't. They were a feared team and a quality side. A proper big club but then it all went south somewhere along the line. They had a legend of a manager in Clough too in their golden days.

  • @kennethdrewary1094
    @kennethdrewary1094 Месяц назад +14

    The big problem was that cameras were not at every game, so many of Dalgish's performances were never recorded

    • @of_doom_and_steel477
      @of_doom_and_steel477 23 дня назад +3

      Luckily, it also meant Souness wasn't suspended for punching a Bucharest player off the ball.

  • @wirralnomad
    @wirralnomad 26 дней назад +13

    "Until the rise of Liverpool English football was dominated by Arsenal and Manchester United"? What absolute bollocks! Sure, both teams had a couple of good seasons each over the previous ten years but both teams where below Liverpool in the table of success at that time, the teams that actually dominated English football were Aston Villa, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers!

    • @jaspaltoor3486
      @jaspaltoor3486 20 дней назад +1

      You forgot to mention Don Revies Leeds , who were the dominate team before the rise of Liverpool.

  • @shourjya1406
    @shourjya1406 Месяц назад +12

    This is brilliant content man. I hope you cover more historic clubs and teams in their prime. I think there is a major gap on RUclips about serious research leading to strong story telling about some of the best club and national teams in the past 70 years.

  • @redtill1
    @redtill1 21 день назад +11

    I was so lucky to be born when i was.Started supporting Liverpool as an 8year old in 1977.The joy happiness &hope this club/team have bought into my life can not be measured.YNWA❤️

    • @marcturner3647
      @marcturner3647 20 дней назад +1

      Same here mate I’m a KOP season ticket holder and i went to my first match with me dad and granddad in 1969 when i was 4 and I’ve loved it ever since Y N W A 97

    • @horace9341
      @horace9341 17 дней назад +1

      Same happened to me in 1974. At school I was torn on who to be up for in the upcoming FA cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle. My mind was made up on the morning of the match when my mum’s friend dropped off a bag full of hand me down clothes, right at the bottom of the bin liner was a satchel type sports bag, it was red with Liverpool FC printed on it.
      From that day on I was Liverpool mad, but unfortunately was unable to go to games because my dad wasn’t really a huge football fan.
      During my teens I started attending my home club Blackburn Rovers games because all my friends were going and I didn’t want to be left out. Also it was only £1.50 paid at the turnstiles. I must admit that I switched my allegiance to an inferior club playing in the second division but still to this day have a huge soft spot for Liverpool.
      It is however sad to see the game change so much from what I grew up with, a time when more than just a handful of clubs had a good chance of winning silverware.
      It’s hard to believe that teams like Derby, West Ham, even Everton were winning trophies back then.

    • @nikreece6295
      @nikreece6295 6 дней назад

      1977 was the year i was born...so sad that i only saw liverpool's golden period in the late 1980s

  • @lfcspectre4335
    @lfcspectre4335 21 день назад +6

    Them prime Liverpool sides throughout the 80s would have beaten any team in any era of the game. They had unbelievable spine of a team of individuals multiple of them were leaders in team with flair and goals added with it. There wasn't any weakness in whole squad that's why they dominated in English & European football. Could have easily won more doing that time. People have said one of best games doing that time was Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Where Liverpool won like 9-0 doing a league game someone once said Liverpool that night could have beaten prime Brazil team that's how great they were.

  • @StringfellowHawke-zb1dp
    @StringfellowHawke-zb1dp 25 дней назад +1

    I play as a defender with my local amateur football team, and was introduced to Alan Hansen by my coach, calling him the greatest defender of all time.
    Even though Hansen has retired long before I was born, my coach told me to watch the videos on his performance with Liverpool, and he has been my idol ever since.

  • @mariakeith-o5k
    @mariakeith-o5k 6 дней назад

    souness's shots looked like they were floating in but soon as they hit the back of the net they looked like they went in with a thud at a 100mph.
    amazing technique that.

  • @jekanyika
    @jekanyika Месяц назад +7

    0:52 Not too mention the introduction of red shorts

  • @neiluk1470
    @neiluk1470 Месяц назад +10

    This is such lazy video producing...Pre 2nd world war, Liverpool had won more trophies than arsenal... and they have never caught up

  • @Dishfire101
    @Dishfire101 15 дней назад +1

    When Scotland had great footballers Dalgleash, Hanson, Souness, Nicol, the list is endless ❤

  • @evilrslade
    @evilrslade 11 дней назад

    Beardsley, Barnes, Aldridge was an absolute joy to watch. I've never seen anything quite like it since.

  • @Josusw-kk8zl
    @Josusw-kk8zl 8 дней назад

    70s and 80s Liverpool is undoubtedly the BEST premier League team in the world

  • @martyndavid2094
    @martyndavid2094 Месяц назад +2

    Love to have some of these talented players today

  • @horace9341
    @horace9341 17 дней назад +1

    Everton fans had a party to celebrate Ian Rush’s move to Juventus as he always scored against them. Needless to say the mood was somber amongst Everton fans when he returned and resumed tormenting them 😂😂

  • @louispks
    @louispks 5 дней назад

    There hasn't been a British centre back anywhere as good as Alan Hansen amongst my top ten Liverpool players of all time. Only Rio Ferdinand was similar in style.

  • @stevearno100
    @stevearno100 9 дней назад

    I'm a Arsenal Fan now - as sons generally follow their dads no matter what team you end up with .
    But growing up in the 1980s - when I wasn't lighting fires , building camps , smashing stuff and swinging on gates . I was playing football , cricket , rugby ,American football , tennis. But football was obviously my favorite , played before school., brealtimes and after school rain or shine .
    This was the Era of Liverpool - The FA Cup was a massive event in the 1980s . The streets were quiet and after every kid was playing football .
    I didn't really watch that much football . BUT Liverpool I watched - it was just a fantastic team . I've said for many years in the pub in the 90s ....They would have destroyed Europe
    Lastly - 86" was first world Cup watching - it was a brilliant world Cup. As above - about the FA Cup- I even the Scottish FA Cup. And as a young kid playing for a local team , every year we used to go to Wembley to watch "England vs Scotland " school boys

  • @macauleyliamcurran2925
    @macauleyliamcurran2925 19 дней назад +2

    ChatGPT did well on this video

  • @infinitezero80
    @infinitezero80 25 дней назад +1

    Liverpool was also prime on Salah's first years, but had many titles stolen from her. Pity. Will get back there soon i hope.

  • @cocoomalov3r
    @cocoomalov3r 12 дней назад +1

    they would be challenging for todays premier leauge title

  • @zzzaaa0990
    @zzzaaa0990 10 дней назад

    Simply put,Liverpool in those days played the best football I have ever seen from an English club,especially in the 80s and early 90s,it was complete perfection,fantastic players all around the pitch,and what a defence they had ,Hansen and Lawrence impregnable 6>1 Amen

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад +1

      @zzzaaa0990 if you look at records they will never be beaten because they dominated Europe and England won the league and champion league back to back never been done again if we had more than 1 sub crazy how much we would have had too city have 5

  • @howwwwwyyyyy
    @howwwwwyyyyy 14 дней назад

    The trouble with having seen that team back then is that you are always looking back to them,I know I shouldn't but it's impossible not to,it sounds petty saying I saw Dalglish in his prime but if you'd seen him you'd feel the same.

  • @Zpeter84.
    @Zpeter84. 22 дня назад +5

    What about John Barns

    • @nikreece6295
      @nikreece6295 14 дней назад +1

      LFC Legend, and it' barnes. not barns.

    • @whoknows8580
      @whoknows8580 10 дней назад +1

      Barnes is the next generation in prime liverpool , im not sure😅

    • @nikreece6295
      @nikreece6295 10 дней назад +1

      @@whoknows8580 he's an LFC legend anyway

  • @7th.trumpet
    @7th.trumpet 10 часов назад

    As soon as the 'pass back rule' was brought in, the bin dippers weren't so great ! 😂😂

  • @wdred
    @wdred Месяц назад +4

    Great!! But it doesn't count, because it happened before 1992. Pele, Best, Charlton and Cruyff don't count either and El Diego last couple of prime year nothing either (according to fans who call the Premier League the Prem).

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад

      @@wdred they say liverpool stuff don't count because the records we have will never be broken

  • @nameerhaque2211
    @nameerhaque2211 День назад

    Keep the peace

  • @ericthekop9624
    @ericthekop9624 16 дней назад +1

    😍😍😍😍

  • @marksavage1108
    @marksavage1108 Месяц назад +2

    19 in 9 seasons

  • @michaelrawson6261
    @michaelrawson6261 22 дня назад +2

    How good were prime LFC... ? We were the bloody best!!!

  • @D1craigRob
    @D1craigRob 2 дня назад

    What about the best team that ever existed. The Everton team that was "dominant" in 1988...

  • @kopman18
    @kopman18 28 дней назад

    Fucking unbelievable, thats how good!!!

  • @conner1260
    @conner1260 Месяц назад +3

    Kenny Dalglish is possibly the best British player ever. I’d put bale slightly ahead of him due to him taking his country further

    • @mariospanna8389
      @mariospanna8389 Месяц назад +7

      lol bale? hahahahaha

    • @tylerfoster79
      @tylerfoster79 25 дней назад

      @@mariospanna8389bale is an hilarious shout. Not better than Sterling.

    • @howwwwwyyyyy
      @howwwwwyyyyy 14 дней назад

      Bestie was the best British player ever by a long way.

  • @danpreston564
    @danpreston564 Месяц назад +3

    Got to ask this.
    Why, when talking about Forest's domination of the late 70s, is the footage of a game between Liverpool and Norwich City, specifically the great goal from Justin Fashanu?

    • @peterlpool1387
      @peterlpool1387 Месяц назад +1

      Domination? 2-3 years isn’t domination Dan.

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад

      ​@@peterlpool1387they won 1 league and 2 champions league yh underachieved in my opinion

  • @ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13
    @ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 11 дней назад +1

    I'm just wondering why FERGIE didn't dominate EUROPE becausd by god he had the TEAMS to do it and i think LIVERPOOL have been in 10 EUROPEAN FINALS winning 6 is it??

  • @tryandremovemeyoutube5155
    @tryandremovemeyoutube5155 Месяц назад +5

    Untouchable.

  • @laribormarbaniang8774
    @laribormarbaniang8774 Месяц назад

    Gone are the days when Liverpool players played to win the Championship every season! Souness once said "Finishing the season with one trophy was a disaster" Enough said!!!

    • @COOLOCKER
      @COOLOCKER Месяц назад

      Gone are the days when Liverpool supporters supported their team without clowns like you mate.

  • @yada9108
    @yada9108 Месяц назад

    brillant content! to be honest. bill and bob's era of football was a bit too spacey and not so fast paced. don't think anyone even pele or maradona can make do with the crazy fast pressing of english football of now.
    enjoyed the skills, pace of mcmanaman, fowler era more than now. now is too little winger play or too little banger goals and too many acting.
    nevertheless, hoping to see how slot will play out.

  • @MotownShaker
    @MotownShaker Месяц назад +1

    And then along came Forest outta nowhere 🤣

    • @Top-Corner-Football
      @Top-Corner-Football  Месяц назад +1

      What an achievement that was by them!

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад

      ​@@Top-Corner-Football you know they spent double liverpool did right 3 million in them days was lot

  • @peterlpool1387
    @peterlpool1387 Месяц назад

    By the time I understood anything about football and Liverpool in 1991. Liverpool were on the decline. I knew they were great with huge success from watching videos but Liverpool to me were woeful.

    • @marnfulda1758
      @marnfulda1758 21 день назад +1

      @@peterlpool1387 during the 30 year wait for the title Liverpool won 14 major trophies people seem to forget that.

    • @peterlpool1387
      @peterlpool1387 17 дней назад

      @@marnfulda1758 I don’t forget anything. The problem was Liverpool weren’t good to win titles. Either the manager wasn’t good enough or the defence and goalkeeper. Liverpool didn’t have the full package. The only season’s they looked good enough were 2001/02 and 2008/09. The 1990’s they lacked the defence, gk and manager.

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад +1

      ​@@peterlpool1387agreed under klopp should won 2 more titles at least

    • @marnfulda1758
      @marnfulda1758 5 дней назад

      @@peterlpool1387 explain the 2 European titles then

  • @jasonharris8486
    @jasonharris8486 19 дней назад

    The classy first division trophy puts the childish Premier League title to shame.

  • @ethanpower381
    @ethanpower381 5 дней назад +1

    This team never existed, don't be silly. Everyone knows that football was invented by Sky in 1992.

  • @redwheelbarrow9729
    @redwheelbarrow9729 21 день назад

    Were, how good were prime Liverpool.

  • @duncanmac2195
    @duncanmac2195 27 дней назад

    Don't ask, they were the cream of Europe and no Jurgen Klopp team was better.

  • @myguy118
    @myguy118 22 дня назад +4

    Arsenal never dominated 😂

  • @nikreece6295
    @nikreece6295 28 дней назад +1

    How good were prime Liverpool?…Well?…look at the trophy cabinet

  • @zzzaaa0990
    @zzzaaa0990 10 дней назад

    Hansen one of the worlds greatest defenders was dropped for the 86 World Cup out of sheer spite by tinker Ferguson. No manager worth their salt would even contemplate ditching a defender of such calibre. Amen.

  • @Yamamashouse247
    @Yamamashouse247 Месяц назад +1

    Not enough details, rushed video

  • @j.s3300
    @j.s3300 Месяц назад

    They dominated everyone…fin

  • @gregconway736
    @gregconway736 28 дней назад +1

    Zico 3 Liverpool 0.
    Back then the best teams were in South America

    • @Srb1973
      @Srb1973 27 дней назад +1

      Yeah, I remember watching that game as an eight year old. He destroyed us, the great player he was.

    • @TKT49
      @TKT49 27 дней назад +2

      Yo chill we don’t talk about that 😂. Supposedly the players didn’t take it that seriously and went out the night before. Regardless, when they met Zico was arguably the best player in the world and his team the best in SA. Respect

    • @gregconway736
      @gregconway736 27 дней назад

      @@TKT49
      Amateur teams knocked Liverpool out in 80,82 and 83.
      Souness the Tory and the fans was terrified of socialist teams.
      The handful of Bulgarians who went go Anfield smashed up half the Kop

    • @howwwwwyyyyy
      @howwwwwyyyyy 14 дней назад

      Brazil 82,say no more.

    • @andrewwright4195
      @andrewwright4195 9 дней назад

      ​@@gregconway736utd won 1 trophy in 20 years from 70 to the 90s

  • @shaunjenkinson5089
    @shaunjenkinson5089 29 дней назад

    Nowhere near as good as City

    • @shaunjenkinson5089
      @shaunjenkinson5089 23 дня назад

      @@LiverpoolGOAT-m9t less points, no trebles, less competitive times. Seven of the titles before 1970. City not done yet. Done four in a row? Don’t think so, nobody else has

    • @shaunjenkinson5089
      @shaunjenkinson5089 23 дня назад

      @@LiverpoolGOAT-m9t I mean less points, even if converted to three points. Second hand treble. And they didn’t win 18 times in the 70s / 80s

    • @of_doom_and_steel477
      @of_doom_and_steel477 22 дня назад

      @@LiverpoolGOAT-m9t Less points when winning titles, because the times were MORE competitive, with sometimes nearly half the teams in the league looking capable of mounting a legitimate title challenge (even Shitty, in their pre-corporate-oil era, managed to top the table half-way through the 1981-82 season).

    • @lfcspectre4335
      @lfcspectre4335 21 день назад +5

      I think you mean nowhere near as cheats like City 115.

    • @shaunjenkinson5089
      @shaunjenkinson5089 21 день назад

      @@lfcspectre4335 not at all