Liverpool FC Forum

by Dalglish » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:40 am

Today's footballer is viewed as an athlete and is expected to conduct himself accordingly. They have dieticians, they have specialist fitness trainers, they are told what to eat, when to eat , how to eat, what to drink and what not to drink. I dare say the pre match meal of a bit of steak has long gone and the after match grub won't include stopping off at the local chippy for a bag of fish and chips either. Evidentally this enables players to be fitter and faster, both in mind and body which begs the question ......How the hell would Jan Molby have coped !  :

It's no secret that Jan enjoyed a drink and by the look of him he enjoyed his food as well but can you tell me a player of today , not just a Liverpool player but any player who could read a game like Jan Moldy? Go on , think about it .....Alonso, Gerard ? No way. Fat frank Lampard - well compared to Jan he's just skin and bone and trying to compare his ability with the Great Dane isn't worth the time and effort. Rooney might be able to devour a burger pretty sharpich but pass a ball like Jan Molby - never. Think of the hardest shot in football today and tell me he can hit it harder than Carlsberg's finest and your deluded.

Somebody once told me he lacked pace but he didn't need pace. if anybody tried to get round him they were knackered halfway round 

And who would have taken him on ? Whose the toughest meanest player in the game today - please don't mention any of those puffs from foreign shores because Jan would have eaten them for breakfast, lunch and tea and waited for the next helping! As big and as hard as Steven Gerard is reputed to be he is meek and mild compared to the main man.

Look back at old videos of him strolling around Wembley as if he owned the joint. The 86 final might have seen him at his finest although the 92 one would run it close. My old man used to tell me of players who could land a football of a sixpence, Jan could invite you to name your blade of grass - Perfection !

When he took a penalty he didn't ponce around like some of todays pampered pratts and try and make the keeper look stupid, no Jan just hit the ball and if the Keeper was daft enough to get in the way, well we hoped he had a good insurance policy. Same with free kicks. He hot one so hard one against Ipswich on the road to Wembley in 92 that the keeper never seen it, all he heard was a whistling noise as it flew past him at the speed of sound.

I've seen some players whose fitness I've questioned and I've seen some supposeadly fit ones whose ability I've queried. but Rambo - never. He was so good they named a film after him 

by Mikz » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:16 am

Jan Molby!
What a legend ! Been watching the game for manys a year and never seen anyone with the vision he had, they said he had eyes in the back of his head  at times he did.

An absolute pass master as well, long ball, short ball ,always the right ball,pin point passes he was a joy to watch , similar to Alonso but even better, and as you say Ian, he had a very powerful shot, rivalled only by our own Jimmy Case. Imagine they had played together...headgear would have been introduced 

Hard man too definately so! He always looked after other players too on many occasions. Once i seen a very irate Kevin Radcliffe getting ready to jump up and remonstrate with Rushie-and Molby had other ideas ,putting him back on the floor with his head stay down !
The great Dane  who sounded pure scouse!

by Mikz » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:17 am

dbl post sorry

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by Judge » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:36 am

i read all three of your posts until i realised you'd triple posted. I never liked it the first time anyway    

by azriahmad » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:21 am

I deliberately posted 3 times knowing that Judge reads every single line every time....