The GOAT. English footballs top goalscorer. Football wasn’t invented in 1992. This is the only stat we need to hear.
@robertmac9057
Жыл бұрын
The way he used to glide over those muddy pitches was incredible. RIP Jim.
@hammersteve8
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Jimmy. An absolute genius of a player ⚒️
@terencedavis4141
Жыл бұрын
I had the immense pleasure of watching Greavsie play for Spurs on many occasions. The way he floated over the pitches that often more resembled the muddy Somme battlegrounds was like watching a graceful ballet dancer with the killer final ball usually just stroked gently into the net after leaving defences in tatters. My all time favourite player above any other in the world. Simply magical.
@johnbuell8035
2 жыл бұрын
I only saw Greaves play once - my dad took me to London specially to see him at Spurs. Greatest natural finisher ever, in my humble. Scored with both feet and his head, always in the right spot, deadly with timing and coordination.
@0secure12
Жыл бұрын
What a world class player. RIP Greavsie. From a Man U fan.
@danny6_6_6
Ай бұрын
Why do you have to say 'from a man utd fan?'... cringey
@0secure12
Ай бұрын
@@danny6_6_6 Because I know tossers like you would bite.😉
@damredub
2 жыл бұрын
The greatest goalscorer ever. The man was a genius. RIP Greavsie, you were untouchable.
@Coxy_Wrecked
Жыл бұрын
Greatest English goalscorer ever.
@leemc5646
10 ай бұрын
Greatest English striker of that era.
@E171955
2 жыл бұрын
Not a Spurs fan by any means but Greaves is the greatest pure “ finisher” I’ve seen in 60 odd years of watching English football.
@94leinad94
2 жыл бұрын
You need to get your eyes tested
@christopherchristos7275
Жыл бұрын
@@94leinad94 Why?
@94leinad94
Жыл бұрын
@@christopherchristos7275 because they’re coloured by sentimentalism
@christopherchristos7275
Жыл бұрын
@Dan James No they're not.
@northlincsfox243
Жыл бұрын
Neutral here (the username gives it away): Jimmy Greaves was the best striker ever, certainly since I’ve been watching football (60 years).
@martin7955
2 жыл бұрын
Rip jimmy im spurs fan from ireland never saw you play but my dad did and he said you were the best ever
@bolton3131
2 жыл бұрын
Martin Allen and your dad was right
@thespursfan7564
2 жыл бұрын
The best striker to ever play English football
@94leinad94
2 жыл бұрын
You need to get your eyes tested
@peterburry2531
Жыл бұрын
@@94leinad94 44 goals in 57 games for England and not a single goal from the penalty spot... Who in your opinion was better?
@jimmynich4791
Жыл бұрын
@Peter Burry Played when they had rock hard heavy footballs and strikers would get kicked to shit, if he played now he'd be unstoppable
@CarlosAkate
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmynich4791 say it again
@leemc5646
10 ай бұрын
The balls have always been the same weight only heavy when wet.
@tarakb7606
2 жыл бұрын
What a player! By far England's best ever goalscorer. My condolences to his family. RIP
@papachis9535
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Jimmy. Right up there with The Beatles, and everyone’s favourite Uncle.
@tomburroughes9834
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant composure on the ball. Made it look easy - which it isn't. What a player he was, and what a fine man in overcoming his problems to become a much-loved TV personality. Speaks volumes for the man.
@lesliewatson6088
Жыл бұрын
Forest fan here, he always scored against us.Fabulous goalscorer.
@johnenglish929
Жыл бұрын
The best English goal scorer I ever saw. One of the most remarkable things about him was how two footed he was. He just took the ball how it came and never had to adjust his body position to take it on his ‘good’ foot.
@clivebennett7985
Жыл бұрын
Leeds fan here. Jimmy ,the greatest English goalscorer of all time . Loved watching him as a kid. His ratio if scoring will never be beaten
@nearlysteviedan1275
2 жыл бұрын
44 goals in 57 England appearances... & not one penalty ! Maestro
@davec8730
Жыл бұрын
in fairness to kane he's scored his tally and spent half his time inside his own half.
@aaropajari7058
Жыл бұрын
And he took the corners.
@aaropajari7058
Жыл бұрын
@@davec8730 Given their different roles, it is easy to imagine them both playing together.
@davec8730
Жыл бұрын
@@aaropajari7058 spurs would have had a title or two, or dropped greaves for not tracking back.
@raymond362
Жыл бұрын
Greaves was simply the best striker I ve ever seen.He was just magic.
@chrisdavies1288
22 күн бұрын
What a man. My hero in the 60's. God bless you.
@markywellsboy2182
2 жыл бұрын
Legend of a player and also hosted possibly the best footy show of all time. RIP Sir.
@simmo5071
Жыл бұрын
And he played with the old heavy ball. Every header a sure fire headache or sore neck. Pure talent one of the greatest of all time.
@philippaine
2 жыл бұрын
He was a ruthless finisher and hunted on his own....that's what gives him the edge over other strikers.
@Stratboy999
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Greaves really did have it all. Pace, skill, athleticism, great vision, super football brain. If you consider the quality of the pitches, the ball that was used and the boots that were used it really puts him into context. He would go for £100M in todays market without question.
@themanftheworld8439
2 жыл бұрын
A natural goalscorer.He made it look easy.
@reetpateet8656
2 жыл бұрын
When you see the skill he and the other players showed on these terrible pitches, it makes you appreciate them even more! Current overpaid footballers wouldn’t stand a chance! What a man!
@tuisitala9068
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy scored in my first game at WHL (1968 Leeds 2-1), my second game (1969 ManCity 1-3), goalless in my third game, his last at WHL as a Spurs player ( 1970 Palace 4th round FA Cup) and the last time I saw him play, a goal for West Ham at WHL in 1970 when everyone in the crowd cheered a goal against Spurs because it was Jimmy Greaves. We loved him and always will.
@melmiller2198
2 жыл бұрын
Supported spurs for 72 years Jimmy was the best! If Kane is valued at 150 million what price Jimmy? Probably 250 million
@sand9374
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Jimmy, phenomenal finisher & your TV duo with Sainty(RIP)brings back so many happy memories. I'm sure your both up there now entertaining them all.
@patricky101
2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully clean striker of a ball. Brilliant technique body over the ball when he hits them. Never seems to snatch at chances. He also had that mad change of pace that defenders hate. He effortlessly goes up a gear and can change direction instantly. Just a quality footballer really.
@kennethmcmillan5811
2 жыл бұрын
Best by a country mile and not a dive in sight . Except yo head the ball
@bernardjay379
2 жыл бұрын
The original penalty box assassin, so deadly. RIP 🙏🏼 Jimmy
@bolton3131
2 жыл бұрын
when Rooney passed greaves he took double the amount of games to pass him
@Stand663
Жыл бұрын
Gosh what a player. A pure footballer.
@davidbrooks187
2 жыл бұрын
Greatest goal scorer the world has ever seen 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@robertlangley399
2 жыл бұрын
He wasn't just great he was the greatest RIP JIM
@jaynematthias3039
Жыл бұрын
Look at his control and making space he’s up there with the gods of football a master technician
@duncankilburn7612
2 жыл бұрын
Best English striker ever, goals/games rate unmatchable. How much would he be worth in modern football? £150-200m easy.
@thespursfan7564
2 жыл бұрын
Probably more ,he had better trickery than neymar ,speed of mbappe and as clinical as Halaand or Kane
@thespursfan7564
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelday7556 which is what I'm saying in many ways ,also comparing him to today's players who play on bowling greens compared to him
@archiebalboa8986
Жыл бұрын
@@McFlashh adjust your glasses mate that last goal alone blows you statement out of the water!
@christopherchristos7275
Жыл бұрын
@@McFlashh Bore off
@peterburry2531
Жыл бұрын
@@McFlashh Have you any idea how bad the pitches were back then, or how brutal the defenders were?
@davidwilkins4752
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Greaves and his foot machine, everybody's going to see a sensation. RIP Jimmy x
@FredericFreedom
2 жыл бұрын
First time I'm seeing his highlights.... Wow what a player
@nowaylon2008
Жыл бұрын
I love the goal at 00:40 which starts with Spurs giving George Best the runaround in their own half and ends with Greavsie scoring a goal worthy of Best at the other end.
@keithlemon457
2 жыл бұрын
Jim was an amazing finisher, but the provider of the final pass on so many occasions was Alan Gilzean, who passed away in 2018. A quiet man but what vision and precision of his passing and heading to put the ball in the perfect spot for Jim to score. Happy Days they were at 'Red Hot Lane' ! RIP Jim and Alan.
@johnbuell8035
2 жыл бұрын
Good comment. I never would have remembered Alan Gilzean unless you had mentioned him - but you’re absolutely right, of course.
@markmeade2937
Жыл бұрын
Both players where outstanding, and they gave brilliant performances
@terencedavis4141
Жыл бұрын
They were called The G Men.
@jakenicholas2171
3 жыл бұрын
doesn't get talked about enough
@kennethmcmillan5811
2 жыл бұрын
He does in our house / circle of friends. Greatest ever spurs player
@sabbirmohammed2956
Жыл бұрын
Kane is one of our own but Sir Jimmy will always be the greatest at WHL.
@philippaine
2 жыл бұрын
A Greaves tale. The late and tragically killed Tottenham player John White (perhaps in a moment of youthful exuberance) moaned to captain Danny Blanchflower, "Greaves spends eighty minutes loitering on the halfway line most matches." Blanchflower replied "When you score 30+ goals a season you can join him on the halfway line"!
@pyrogian
2 жыл бұрын
like that story made me smile in this sad time =)
@andymos9
2 жыл бұрын
i was present for one of his exhibitions of loitering on the halfway line. He picked up the ball and dribbled around the entire Leicester (might have been Stoke) team , leaving just Gordon Banks, who ended up on his arse while Jimmy rolled the ball into an empty net. 5 mins standing ovation for the best goal never to have been televised.
@andymos9
Жыл бұрын
@@barclayfleming.7776 I do, I was there too! Happy days 😊
@englishciderlover7347
Жыл бұрын
Philip Paine - A variation on that story is that one day at a team meeting, one or two players moaned that Greavsie didn't tackle or defend enough, and so on. Bill Nick asked if anyone fancied scoring 25-30 goals a season. They all shut up.
@ArchieFatcackie
Жыл бұрын
The greatest English goal scorer of all time. The man had no peers. A true genius.
@captainblimp4133
3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy.
@jackhardy1649
Жыл бұрын
Having had the pleasure of watching Jimmy Greaves on many occasion and getting his autograph,he was head &shoulders above Harry Kane
@wobblertv8083
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in power Jimmy. You were simply the greatest .
@robertlangley1664
2 жыл бұрын
If jimmy was playing to day there not enough money in the country for any one to buy him just simply the best and my hero
@garymorgan1597
Жыл бұрын
As a QPR fan for over 50 years . The goal at 0.42 against Man Utd . Where he turns the defender and cuts through to score . I think its Ian Ure or Sadler . He turns . Is still one of the greatest goals ever .
@matthewturner2803
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Jimmy Greaves .
@raymondwaterson4657
Жыл бұрын
A Legend RIP Jimmy
@doughill1945
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the video. In the 1960s I was a paperboy and on a Sunday morning would stop and read about how Jimmy had scored in just about every paper even the Scotsman. Good days I dont think we had Match of the Day every week.
@nickshields7258
2 жыл бұрын
When he was in the penatly area only one outcome, genius natural goalscorer,RIP Jimmy.
@mrt6593
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy was my school boy hero, modelled my game on his. Now I watch my 7 year old grandson model his game on his hero Harry Kane. He taps the ball over the line turns and runs off to celebrate, such joy.
@walesdad
6 ай бұрын
When this man was born they not only broke the mould, they tore down the factory and flattened the street it was situated in. Their work was complete.
@user-jc4ms9rl4q
2 ай бұрын
Great comment
@rossmorebaz
Жыл бұрын
he was the best finisher of his generation .. his record is as good as any of the worlds greats .. shame injury cost him so much
@hellohi1445
Жыл бұрын
Yeh he should be seen as one of the greats. He’s quite clearly the greatest english player of all time and it isn’t even close.
@josephphilip6022
2 жыл бұрын
A Legend. RIP
@turnupthesun81
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing finisher, but damn was he fast with ball at his feet.
@wobblertv8083
3 жыл бұрын
The greatest ! And I'm a gooner
@desikehoe1150
2 жыл бұрын
The I'm a yid but Liam Brady was something else and Rocky Rocastle top player
@aight329
2 жыл бұрын
Embarrassing
@davidhoward5392
Жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see him play when Spurs came to Newcastle, you can't teach what he could do, natural born predator, lethal
@rolandfry5688
Жыл бұрын
A little man with a big heart and big boots.
@neave789
Жыл бұрын
no modern day footballer can ever compare these guys were ordinary men doing extraordinary things then on the bus home.
@mykehyslop198
Жыл бұрын
He was magic.
@oliverleonard7730
2 жыл бұрын
If he hadn't got injured in 1966 he'd have got more than Rooney.
@aaropajari7058
2 жыл бұрын
Rooney only got the record through sheer number of games. Imagine if Grieves had 100 caps. Hed be on almost 80 goals.
@jimmelton5846
2 жыл бұрын
@@aaropajari7058 imagine if Greaves had played in the modern game, he may have even bagged 5 goals a season.
@jimmelton5846
Жыл бұрын
@@barclayfleming.7776 no point comparing apples and oranges, the game has come a long way.
@jimmelton5846
Жыл бұрын
@@barclayfleming.7776 thanks old boy.
@thf3038
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmelton5846 True, but if greaves were 50 years younger, he would have adapted with the times accordingly to play at the highest level. i.e would have been as fit through modern training regimes at top clubs today.
@jaydenrodgers8870
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P 🙏🏼
@pyrogian
2 жыл бұрын
he was prolific at chelsea too in short time ,ac milan still got good goal /game ratio lol in few games ,scored few west ham loved in london really
@englishciderlover7347
Жыл бұрын
While he was with Chelsea, he reached 124 First Division goals in 4 seasons, including 111 before his 21st birthday.
@basilvictorhomer
2 жыл бұрын
He scored a total of 366 goals in top-flight football but sad to say none of the 18 goals in the above video quite recapture what was his real genius: his extraordinary knack of being able to somehow dance through a ruck of defenders in the box and come out the other side with the ball still at his feet. In truth it would sometimes look like he'd lost momentarilycontrol as he jinked and shimmied his way through but then all of a sudden he would emerge goalside of those now mesmirised defenders before deftly placing beyond reach of the goalie. In nearly 70 years of watching top flight football I've witnessed only one other player consistently capable of executing such exceptional control, and that player is none other than Lionel Messi.
@PurpleRecords1972
2 жыл бұрын
Wish’d I’d seen him play - made it look so easy ⚽️
@jimmygrieves2909
Ай бұрын
Greavsie was just wonderful - I was actually at that last game shown - it was against Newcastle and you just caught a glimpse of a very young Steve Perryman in the aftermath. It was around 1970 when I was fourteen years old. COYS.
@robertwendrop4764
6 ай бұрын
Always thanked the assist 👍🏻👍🏻 Don’t get that so much nowadays. A genius.
@chrisbennett1243
5 ай бұрын
Late to the comments but if only a goal against Leicester had been televised. The greatest goal I have ever seen in the flesh. Jimmy got a hat trick that day in the late 60s at the Lane. Spurs 3.0 up were pegged back to 3 goals to 2 and almost contrived to give it away. Some things never change.
@alwaysdisputin9930
2 жыл бұрын
RIP most of the crowd too
@chancesareshewears
2 жыл бұрын
Greaves would score 50 in this era and even Kane isn't close
@keithdukes5990
2 жыл бұрын
Kane couldn't carry Greavsie's jock strap!!!
@leemc5646
10 ай бұрын
He wouldn’t he’d be a championship player at best
@cerneuffington2656
2 жыл бұрын
Its a pity the BBC don't Remaster/VidFIRE their film footage and restore some clarity and life back to these recordings.
@dnorfed
Жыл бұрын
And to think that jimmy at times may have been half cut, he did like a drink, and who doesn’t, I remember seeing him running round a rugby pitch while I was playing, there was Jim trying to get fit, that was way back in 1974. England’s greatest ever striker without a doubt. RIP SIR Jim 🙏🙏
@GosWardHen98
Жыл бұрын
No current English players do this now. Only a handful can play like this & only one player can do this well today - Lionel Messi. Maradonna, Cruyff & Best were masters. Jimmy just took it a step further in his day - magic! We miss you JG.
@WELLBRAN
Жыл бұрын
as a boy playing one of his quotes stuck in my head..."you dont have to hit the ball hard to score a goal"
@icetredotnet6473
2 жыл бұрын
Wow im blown away
@mediterraneandiet2483
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P wonderful player.
@darrendouglas3704
2 жыл бұрын
Last month been watching Saint & Greaves moments on KZitem along with Brian Clough clips .Three proper football men who played the game when it was Beautiful Game ,played by men whom Terraces no matter stadium respected their greatness Terrace Knighthood made Sir Saint ,Sir Clough & Sir Greaves & that compliment meant more than a day out Buck Palace with Queen .How real footy people mourn their loss 3 characters & entertained both On/Off Pitch .I was lucky I got watch every Saturday Lunctime Saint & Greavsie Show . By far better, funnier never let you down ,respected by all within game always got exc access with hilarious opinions . Now take seat at Football Genius Table besides Busby ,Stein, Shankly, Clough & Taylor with Maradona playing keepy up with bunch off grapes RIP FELLOWS GREATNESS TRUE LEGENDS .
@febweb17
2 жыл бұрын
He was the best instinctive striker I ever saw.
@McFlashh
Жыл бұрын
You haven’t seen Romario then
@del8boy
5 ай бұрын
Great Player, I always called out his name when I played football in the park and scored, memory's memory's. COYI
@jayceemulholland1740
2 жыл бұрын
Rip legend
@lonestar6709
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely lethal, in front of goal. If you needed a centre forward to play for your life, you'd send Greavsie.
@cristiandimario5667
2 жыл бұрын
Una maquina de hacer goles.
@grahamjordan1040
2 жыл бұрын
The game has changed and not for the better, that was when football was worth watching, sadly no longer
@paulself8698
Жыл бұрын
The goal against United was one of the best ever.
@lukemurphy1670
2 жыл бұрын
Rip lord jimmy
@androod6211
3 күн бұрын
Legend.
@harryboggon8718
Жыл бұрын
Quite Simply THE BEST EVER 👍👍👍
@MustangHally
2 жыл бұрын
Goalkeepers probably thought. "I'm not getting in the way of that medicine ball for £1 a week." #walkingpaceera
@tungstenkid2271
2 жыл бұрын
His style was rolls-royce smooth..:)
@geoffevans8165
2 жыл бұрын
How on earth this genius was denied a knighthood after all he achieved for both club and country and yet in the modern game other far less talented players who have achieved very little get them almost like smarties. A bloody disgrace. The jobsworths who denied him over the years should be named and shamed
@ryansadler7695
3 жыл бұрын
Great
@stewartmcmanus3991
Жыл бұрын
The immaculate Jimmy Greaves, one of the best I ever saw. Desperately unlucky not to have been in the 66 final.
@SilkyPinkPanter
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P
@cotswoldcuckoo775
Жыл бұрын
One must remember though that it was easier to score goals in black and white.
@RootlessNZ
Жыл бұрын
Harry Kane is a marvellous goalscorer and is going to break his record, but I always enjoyed watching Jimmy Greaves more than any other striker.
@davec8730
Жыл бұрын
not if he was playing against you.
@TOMAATTISOSE-wi1wf
Жыл бұрын
my idol and hero
@trevorhunton7526
Жыл бұрын
Anonymous for most of the game and then out of nowhere pop up and score spectacular goals.
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