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The ball Seaman launched went over the halfway line where Gazz had already started his run, then McCall is pointing and telling the defenders at the back at the back of him to pick Gazz up which they didn't, irrelevant of the bit of magic that turned Colin Hendry inside out.

 

Chris Waddle is the best midfielder and most talented midfielder to play for Bradford City.. after that John Hendrie. Waddle was a better player than Stuart McCall. he may not have done as much as McCall for the club but that's not what the question was.

 

Gazza started his run 40 yards away from the centre-halfs, McCall allows him to run off and does't read the pass from Seaman (another mistake). he doesn't track Gazza, Gazza picks up the ball and scores. he lets him run past him like Josh Wright did at Barnsley.

 

John Hendrie played wide in a midfield four like McCall played central in a midfield four.. across the middle of the pitch, in the middle of and between defenders and strikers. he played in midfield. he may have played wide, but a wide midfielder / winger is still a midfielder.

 

Gazz started his run from just inside our half with McCall facing the kick out from Seaman there was no way McCall or any other Scottish midfield player was going to get near Gazz, there were 3 Scottish defenders behind McCall who also never got near Gazz and that was poor as Gazz was not renowned for his pace.

 

behave bronco.. none of the centre-halfs for Scotland engage because then they are dragged out of their defensive shape and if they go, who picks up the strikers? they step into midfield and it leaves acres of space for Shearer and Sheringham to work into. it was McCall's job to track Gazza. if you're saying McCall wasn't near enough to Gazza at the start of the move from Seaman to be able to do this then his starting positioning was poor, he doesn't recognise the dangers around him and that's another mistake. it's not like Seaman rushed his clearance and McCall didn't have time to pick up Gazza at the start of the move.

you are allowed to admit that at that moment in time, McCall wasn't at his best and didn't do his job as a central midfielder. he won't read this, he won't be upset with you. you can say penance if you think it will absolve you of criticising him in that moment.

 

Hendrie was a wide midfield player OK.

 

Scotland had a back 4 who were all facing the kick and not one of them closed Gazz downnever mind pick him up when he made his run, I think it was Tommy Boyd who should have been the player to pick Gazz up once he made his run.

I'd say none of the Scotland team were at there best that day, you based you criticism with regards McCalls time as manager/coach you say, yet you pick him out in a one off game as I posted obsessed.

 

Stuart strikes me as the type to try and win players over by being nice rather than ruthless which if you manage people some people have to know you have it in your locker to be that or they won't respect you. From the outside looking in he cares too much and the pressure seemed to get to him his interviews towards the end came across badly and sparks made the right call for him and the club.

Amazing player everything you want to see at the club and has earned the respect he has. There is no one I would want to succeed more than him at this club but unfortunately I don't think we'll get to see it.

 

As a player BRE isn't fit to clean Stuarts jock strap he is a very average league 2 Clogger and that's being kind. Reading whats been put above I look forward to not reading about his future below average performances at other clubs.

 

He came inside a lot as his time at city moved along

 

Talking about John Hendrie one of my favourite ever players. I remember one match with a guy called Lyons Grimsby towns player manager being given the run around I have never in my long years watching football seen a player so skinned

 

Too much information.

 

Uncovered away end behind goal?
Won 3 0 there in 97 as well

 

Is someone seriously tryimg to say Hendre was a better midfielder than McCall?

 

Yes. I was there 1984/85 ish. Recall some hooliganism after the game. LOL

 

Don’t think anybody is comparing them Stuart is certainly the best player in the more modern era . But John Hendrie was a brilliant player great to watch and very effective

 

https://bantamtalk.com/index.php?threads/mccall-speaks.4733/page-4#post-464225

Yep he was a wide midfield player during his time at Valley Parade.