Busby Babe & England Powerhouse Midfielder Duncan Edwards playing for Manchester Utd & England. Rare footage showing a glimpse of his all round ability & why he was tipped to dominate Football for years, before the Munich Air Disaster
“He was the best player I ever saw, or am likely to see in my life.
If I was asked to name a team of the players I played with, his name would be the first one I would put in, no question about it.” - Sir Bobby Charlton
“I never thought I could be as good as him. Never. He had every talent, he was the best short passer, he was the best long passer. He had terrific vision.
His 60-70 yard passes with a heavy ball were pinpoint accurate. He had an enthusiasm for the game, he never stopped talking about it. He’d pick you up if you were losing. He was absolutely sensational, fantastic. He was a great loss to England, and he would probably have played in the 1966 World Cup final because he was young enough. Probably also the United team that won the European Cup in 1968.” - Sir Bobby Charlton
“He was Roy Keane and Bryan Robson combined, but in a bigger body. He could play as an attacker, creator or defender and be the best player on the pitch… He was world class when United had the ball, and when the opposition has the ball he was our best defender.” - Wilf McGuinness, Edwards’ team-mate at United, and future United manager
“You don’t hear many professionals talk lightly of greatness because it is so rare, but that is what I saw in Duncan Edwards the first time I set eyes on him. He reached the same fabulous standard at left-half, centre-half, inside-left and centre-forward. He is the kind of player managers dream about.” - Don Revie
“There is no doubt in my mind that Duncan would have become the greatest player ever. Not just in British football, with United and England, but the best in the world. George Best was something special, as was Pele and Maradona, but in my mind Duncan was much better in terms of all-round ability and skill.” - Tommy Docherty, former Manchester United manager, and Edwards’ opponent during his England debut in 1955
"He would have been only twenty-one- he played like a man- almost a demon.
Two Wonderful accurate feet and his running with the ball and bringing the ball through the midfield was an awe-inspiring sight.
He was exceptionally quick for such a big lad and really took some stopping and tackling.
When he tackled it was like being hit by a sherman tank." Sir Bobby Robson
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