England 4-2 Czechoslovakia (1990)

[@brusselssprouts560]

I do not understand how Steve Bull never went onwards. He was a shining light that seemingly went out.

[@kebabtank]

Yeah, he definitely earned his place on the plane to Italy, but he didn't really do much else unfortunately. I do recall him missing a glorious chance against the Dutch in our second group game. What might have been.

[@KommandoSatan]

Mighty Steve Bull

[@davidlyon6394]

The Bully and Gazza show :-)

[@markriley5863]

Ron Saunders about Steve Bull "His first touch is crap". Graham Turner about Steve Bull "His first touch is crap ... his second touch is in the back of the net".

[@eddyvideostar]

All of England's goals are immaculate. They are classics.

[@ianhitman]

Shows how the game has changed. Gazza would have been sent off after that challenge at the start, and it would have killed the game dead if it was today.

[@eddyvideostar]

I agree 100 percent.

[@nicholasalexander7008]

NoMoreHideTheBall And this is the easy game Messi and CR7 play today to be scoring so much

[@annandune]

Gazza wouldn't get sent off now but he would probably get a yellow, just as he should have back then. Challenges like that were and are rightfully bookable. He put in two similar ( but worse ) challenges against Forest in the F.A.Cup final in 91 but because he injured himself in the process ( and because the ref hadn't booked him for the first one ) he got carried off injured rather than sent off. The narrative changed from what should have been - Gazza let us down, to what happened - let's do this for Gazza. There were these two sides to his game. Undoubtedly the most talented player of that generation and we haven't really seen the like of him since. Still, he could also be a liability at times.

[@danyoutube7491]

@@annandune Yep he went in with too much aggression and a lack of precision, no doubt that had been encouraged at some stage of his career and he felt he was showing committment to the team, but he was a danger to players, including himself as it turned out, when he did it. Some of his managers surely tried to get him out of the habit, but if they did so it was to no avail. It might have been better for him if he had been sent off in this game.

[@Hoopspur]

Should have been off, both feet off the ground and totally reckless.

[@Proquci]

Steve Bull.. WHAT A SUPERB STRIKE.. FANTASTIC HEADER.. Good touch to Robson for what should have been a penalty, great football... should have scored at least four.. Oooo BULLY BULLY..

[@danyoutube7491]

That move between him and Robson was lovely, could have been a fine goal.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

This Gascoigne went on to perform in the same way at the World Cup but after May 1991, I still maintain that he never came back the same player.

[@liamwhitcombe1237]

If you're watching Ron Saunders? Thanks 4 practically GIVING us this genius. & do you remember saying "Steve Bull couldn't score goals at any level" Well he certainly proved you wrong on that point Ron. In fact Ronnie me boy, he made you look a bit of a title really didn't he? Nobby Stiles, as WBA 1st team coach could see the potential in him, so as WBA manager why couldn't you? NO WONDER THEY FUCKED YOU OFF THICKO

[@xiropigado]

Gascoigne on a different planet.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Gazza effectively booking his ticket for Italy. Glorious

[@MitchelGant]

This game proved he had the ability, the following friendly (vs Uraguay) proved he had the right temprement.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

MitchelGant I'd agree with you- on the condition you can fly your MiG 31 over my house!!

[@danyoutube7491]

Skhuravy was a very good forward, a consistent scorer for Genoa (who he joined after Italia 90) for four or five seasons before he left them. In retrospect another Italian side should have picked him up when they saw how well he did for Genoa, but perhaps they were wise enough not to let him go.

[@technodemic6258]

What a stunning player Gazza was back then - but the Czech marking on Bull, for our third goal, was just dreadful!!

[@paulbradshaw303]

On my Gazza, what a talent he was. Unplayable at times. Best England have ever had IMO

[@DMD10]

a very good pass for Bull's first goal,,,yeah it wasn't bad

[@igorst1551]

Лучшиий матч Гаскойна за сборную, 3 голевых+ гол!

[@MitchelGant]

'Gascoigne!!!!................Thank you very much.'

[@bazd7415]

When mullets were real mullets. Respect Czechs.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

No one did mullets better than the eastern europeans

[@stevenmurray5715]

Davies must have been some goalkeeper blaming seaman for that free kick goal....gazza was some player...

[@cranebeg]

Oooo BULLY BULLY!

[@Glinteye]

davies was a bit harsh on seaman i thought, he was at full stretch.

[@jasebrown2634]

Seaman check ya dates

[@Glinteye]

?.. 9:55

[@craigeast3682]

jase brown It was Seaman....I didn't realise was playing for England then either. It must have been in his QPR days.

[@danyoutube7491]

Yep, it was a good freekick.

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

The fault was with Hodge I think in the wall who moved left and created space for the ball to go through. However, if you watch Seaman carefully, he does take a slight step to his left too, so you could argue both a little bit at fault, although Hodge probably more so.

[@Coolbaire]

Bull never played in the top flight in England as far as I know

[@WordsleyBaggies]

He appeared twice for West Brom in the top division before we gave him away to wolverhampton!

[@liamwhitcombe1237]

Baggies 5468 At last. A Baggies fan with some sense. Thanks mate

[@craigeast3682]

Baggies 5468 Never knew that. Always thought he only played for Wolves. How Bull got more caps than David Hirst I will never know.

[@kevinjackson6387]

@@craigeast3682 because he was a far better player that’s why

[@nicholasalexander7008]

Gazza the midfield General

[@brusselssprouts560]

Paul Gascoigne - what could have been......

[@bigaudio11]

gazza was always gunna be on the plane to italia 90(bobby robsons owns words)regardless of this game.

[@gryff6823]

00:36 DUBBLE RED CARD ☝🏻 NOT JUST ONCE NEITHER YELLOW. 👏🏻

[@CIMAmotor]

Bully should have scored 4

[@jamescorlett5272]

Went that night cos The Bull was let loose Lucky it wasn't the Spanish Lucky for Them .

[@kevinjackson6387]

Went to this match nearly all the so called England supporters were having a go at bully just because he played in third division.bloody snobby tossers it’s a shame he didn’t have a go at top level he would have very well but he was wolves through and through ,also liniker was the main man at the time and rightly so ,but will never forget bully for what he did for wolves

[@jasebrown2634]

This game proves what a total wanker Gary Lineker really was.

[@MitchelGant]

How so?

[@cooperdee]

Penalty surely 😆

[@gregoryupton9527]

Given that his goals (3 in 4 games) for England were not enough to secure a good run in team shows just how biased the media and hierarchy are in football. all because crybaby Lineker couldn't take the Black country handshake that Bully gave him for cheeking him.

[@biglongun]

Shilton was rubbish