England 2-0 Poland (1990) ECQ

England's good year continues as they begin their Euro 92 qualifying campaign by beating Poland 2-0 at Wembley in October 1990. Gary Lineker's first half penalty gives them the lead, with victory secured in the dying moments with a brilliant effort from substitute Peter Beardsley. Even after one round of games, it already looks a two-horse race between England and the Republic of Ireland to qualify.

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

What a striker was Peter Beardsley!!

[@markgreen5153]

He should have got 100 caps.

[@artfuldodger6440]

This England match at Wembley drew in the fans & country more, due to the impact Italian 90 world cup brought. Remember the feeling.

[@MrJevman]

Loved that England kit

[@rahmanramli7818]

This is the most talented modern England team after the 1960s generation. Players such Waddle , Beardsley and Lineker can play anywhere in the world.

[@mrfrisky2997]

Yet you missed the most skillfull English player of all time - Gazza!! What a player!!

[@rahmanramli7818]

@@mrfrisky2997 I would like to consider Alan Ball as truly the best England midfielder...watch his videos...he is Xavi and Iniesta put together.

[@terencephilips1162]

Well Lineker couldn't play under Cruyff at Barca

[@rahmanramli7818]

@@terencephilips1162 Lineker was 1986 World Cup top goal scorer.

[@terencephilips1162]

@@rahmanramli7818 Oleg Salenko was the top scorer in 1994. Lineker was a very good player, but couldn't play in any team in the world. And given his skillsets even at his prime, I doubt he would be playing in the PL of today

[@pablohoney368]

Look at that back 5 or 3/2.. then Gascoigne, Lineker. The spine of that team was impressive and players like Beardsley and Robson available. Graham Taylor inherited a good squad.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

He did but injuries to Barnes and Gazza meant they didn't go to Euro 92. That was bad enough but Taylor made it worse for himself by dropping Waddle, Beardsley and i think Robson (unless he retired?). Parker too. But the real problem for Taylor was that all these players were getting older and post 1992, there were no good players coming through that would replace them and with Gazza constantly in and out of the headlines and never fully recovering from injury, it was almost inevitable that England would screw up qualifying for the World Cup in 94.

[@joseparcenary4706]

8:33 I always loved that Beardlsey goal. I don't know how often we see a goal scored like that (off the outstep, from the corner of the box and curling away from the keeper), but I don't think I've ever seen anyone replicate it.

[@freespirit4706]

Taylor dropped Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley & Bryan Robson. Can anyone actually believe this? Absolutely insane. All should of played at euro 92, or at least been in the squad. He picked Carlton Palmer, David Batty & Nigel Clough instead. Criminal absolutely criminal.

[@shaunswan157]

I totally agree with you he couldn’t pick his nose, never mind and England team Carlton Palmer better off having Patsy Palmer

[@jamesmason8436]

Waddle, at the absolute peak of his powers, on the bench ffs. He was in contention for the Ballon d'Or around this point in his career.

[@r4h4al]

Barnes was a very good player as well one of them would have had to miss out.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

There wasn't a Ballon d'Or at that point of his career.

[@jamesmason8436]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 eh? I didn't say he won it, I said he was in the conversation. He finished it the top 18 in 1990 and top 10 in 1991.

[@chrisbayes2972]

​@Michael Brock Bobby Robson was willing to accommodate both. Taylor, on the other hand, wasn't.

[@user-xt7mp2wm3d]

I guess... if this England team had played against Iceland in Euro2016, they might have won at least 3-0.

[@markbailey1970]

This was before Taylor started to weave his magic by ending the careers of Waddle and Beardsley for England and replacing them with such legends as Carlton Palmer and Tony Daley

[@cooler066]

markbailey1970 Couldn't agree more. Daily wasn't too bad coz he was very quick. Carlton Palmer was absolute crap

[@otimoluk]

Andy Stinton

[@aaropajari7058]

Needed to pick Paul Parker more too. Rarely even made the squad.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

“We’ve got Carlton Palmer, he smokes marijuana...”

[@r4h4al]

Palmer played in a different position to Waddle so he did not replace Waddle.

[@bareknuckles2u]

Back in the day when England were good. Not the best, but one of the better teams in the world at the time.

[@kailashpatel1706]

agree...I think the whole of the 1980s that was true. Similar team to the old Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Denmark..but did not win anything

[@kailashpatel1706]

@@BobCassidy good point..

[@r4h4al]

@@BobCassidy But in the 80's they didn't I think that's what he meant.

[@xiropigado]

@@BobCassidy 1992 isn't part of the 1980's

[@barnbersonol]

GT barely used Beardsley after this match, another reason he was an unsuccessful England manager

[@ald1050]

+Barnbersonol apparently Beardsley's form dipped for Liverpool and so he was dropped therefore GT stopped picking him.

[@barnbersonol]

Over the 91-92 and 92-93 seasons he missed just 3 games (for Everton, not L'pool btw) and scored 25 times.

[@ald1050]

+Barnbersonol ok I stand corrected. What a shame. I loved Beardsley...so solid. I wished Liverpool never sold him though.

[@aaropajari7058]

Gareth Southgate has a policy of never dropping an England player based on club form. Worked so far.

[@ianarn]

It was almost telepathic how Lineker and Beardsley linked up! Although off the pitch they were very different people.

[@alexrogue7557]

awesome classic timeless English line up

[@markgreen5153]

I went to this game with my dad and brother. We were behind the goal where Beardsley scored.

[@elshadjafar2437]

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[@chrish3030]

Waddle, Gazza, Beardsley haway the lads

[@meisterlymanu5214]

Look how good Gazza was and how much he loved winning. Whats also telling is the buzz around England still, Polands respect for England having seen them reach SF of W Cup 3 months earlier (wanting to change shirts and never looked like competing), yet 12 months later, England were hanging on to 1-1 draw in Poland to just about knock Ireland out. How 12 months changed everything. Gradual decline. By 93, England didnt get to the W Cup. This clip was the last game of Englands best post 66 era. Only Euro 96 came close to it.

[@lucasm3879]

Gazza was a total mess after his injury in '91. It's ridiculous seeing how fat he was when he came back for the '94 qualifying campaign in the documentary. He should have been dropped until he lost the weight. That wasn't the only problem, but he was let himself and his country down thinking he could play in that shape. I think not playing in Europe's club competitions until '91 really affected English football in this period. Everything was too long ball throughout Taylor's reign, and I don't think it was only his fault (although obviously he played a big part in it). I think the players just weren't tactically or technically good enough because they weren't playing European football regularly.

[@kailashpatel1706]

Agree but I have to say that England's playing style under Bobby Robson could have been so much more cutting edge with a better tactical shape. Waddle, Barnes, Linkeker, Robson and Gascoigne not to mention Beardsley...I wonder why that was not the case..?

[@CIMAmotor]

@@kailashpatel1706 Barnes always looked to me to be disinterested when playing for England, a trully world class player but a bitter dissapointment for most England fans.

[@kailashpatel1706]

@@CIMAmotor he did score a wholly legit goal against Belgium that was disallowed for offside in 1990 World Cup but he said he was never happy playing with England (i recall that time in the 1980s)..he was a let down...

[@CIMAmotor]

@@kailashpatel1706 Such a shame Kailash, he was a magnificent player but we always felt that he didn't feel loyalty to England.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I do wonder whether it was injuries to key players or Taylor's mismanagement that saw England's general decline from 1990. He lost Gazza and Barnes before the 1992 tournament due to injury. But he dropped Waddle and Beardsley then brought in Carlton Palmer. I think those factors were key to their decline because their replacements were below par.

[@cruiseylee]

my 1st England game haha, remember that great beardsley goal

[@brusselssprouts560]

it was good to see lovely Lawrie McMenemy at the end.

[@frengkyseran444]

Garry Lineker my heart 4ever

[@jocelynquilnet7453]

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[@frengkyseran444]

King Gazza

[@creates100]

first heard John motson while playing fifa 97 on Nintendo.

[@frengkyseran444]

I love The Three Lions

[@christianhaugaard5853]

Only Beardsley could do that. Fantastic goal by a fantastic player

[@terencephilips1162]

Looking at this defensive formation, I think we know who inspired Southgate!

[@melvingarvey6484]

Woods in for Shilton and Dixon in at right back for Stevens certainly didnt weaken the semi-final team. Taylor's biggest problem was ending Waddles England career early. Waddle was in the form of his life. Axing Beardsley was also a crime. And to be fair, although i didnt rate Taylor, he was very unlucky with injuries to Gascoigne and Barnes.

[@lucasm3879]

Yeah those two injuries affected the team's chances, I think the whole style of football wasn't good enough though. I think the clubs not playing in Europe set English football back, I know they did well in '90 but that was a one off. '88 they were poor. In '96 the clubs were playing in Europe again, which I think helped the style of football, plus Venables was a more tactically astute manager

[@aaronmills6827]

When England meant England

[@knigweenis7092]

What does it mean now?

[@aaronmills6827]

@@knigweenis7092 a load of shit

[@steveburke7675]

"Little Peter Beardsley"?

[@thewomble1509]

He was 5' 7'' tops.

[@steveburke7675]

@@thewomble1509 Brit commentators love using "little Lionel" or "diminutive Diego". Bloody rude.

[@timrobinson100]

i hate the way graham taylor was ridiculed [ the game in holland we were cheated out of [ what could he do [ the media were pigs to him [ and a lot of so called fans followed suit

[@r4h4al]

We were crap he deserved what he got.

[@r4h4al]

@@BobCassidy Who else was there that could have succeeded Robson?

[@xiropigado]

@@r4h4al Brian Clough.

[@xiropigado]

@@BobCassidy A Scot? Don't think so.

[@krzsztofzbojny-ni9zg]

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[@ZbigniewNawojczyk]

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[@hockleyrebelDJ]

Shame Beardsley was racist to kids at Newcastle 20yrs later 😣 such a good player now tarnished.. nice to see steve bull on there

[@mrfrisky2997]

He wasnt though was he - just jumping on the social media witch hunt I see.....