Why England's EURO 96 Team Was So Far Ahead Of Its Time

[@83ayodele]

Euro 96 will forever be one of my favorite tournaments because while I missed school for 3 weeks because of an appendectomy, I watched so much football and it was GREAT!

[@kashhusain8154]

I've not aeen this England team analysed before. It's really interesting.

[@simtyful]

Discovering this channel has been one of the best things about 2023. Thank you!

[@manzourahmed3383]

Venables was way ahead of his time. Although Cruyff gets all the plaudits at Barca, it was Terry who started it all.

[@bradnodes]

Not sure who said it but it was a former Barcelona player who said something like Cruyff's team wouldn't have happened without the foundations Venables put down

[@T.E.S.S.]

lmaoooo

[@bradnodes]

@@T.E.S.S. pretty sure the Barcelona player who said that played under both Venables and Cruyff. I wasn't personally saying Venables was a more influential manager at Barcelona particularly given how popular Cruyff was at the club, however, someone who played under both managers making the comment that Cruyff built-upon/improved the team based on what Venables had put in place doesn't seem that absurd if the guy experienced playing for Barca pre and post Venables and Cruyff. I think that was in the period where Barca hadn't won much or at least weren't especially successful in comparison to Real Madrid.

[@KuntyMcPhuck]

It's pretty common knowledge that Venables introduced pressing to Barca and he was using players from the academy before it got its branding name La Masia. Venables is also credited for giving Barca an identity again after being the wilderness for so long in Spanish football.

[@timwodzynski7234]

Euro '96 was my favourite tournament as I had just finished school and Baddiel and Skinner with the Lightening Seeds, It's Coming Home!!

[@Vegan_Photographs]

Steve McManaman was in the Euro team of the tournament and struggled to get in the team under Hoddle… he played for one of the best teams in Europe 2 years after that World Cup. So he couldn’t get in the 11 for hoddle but was good enough for Euro 96 team of the tournament and scored in a CL final in 00 How does that make sense Well done Glenn

[@dondamon4669]

Beckham was on the right and he preferred Anderton. All mcManaman could do was run with the ball

[@Enzoblueblood]

Glenn was a brilliant tactician but not a good manager.

[@sanjay9793]

Hoddle was a bit cuckoo in the head. Banished Ray Parlour in the squad because he poked fun at the team's "faith healer."

[@sevzapkino]

That was excellent, really enjoyed the analysis. What was frustrating at the time, was just how brilliant they were against Netherlands but were unable to reproduce that performance against Spain and Germany.

[@RocketRenton]

Terry = Legend R.I.P

[@Skunkola]

Yeah man that was an amazing summer. Such warm memories.

[@jakeyskywalker66]

Great video Adam! loved it, more of this please! Merry Christmas

[@michaelfarrow5817]

Two things: firstly, we were really good at times in World Cup 1998. I would go as far as saying the Argentina game in 98, pre-sending off, was better than anything they did in the Euros. We looked like a proper world-beating team. Secondly, later in the tournament, they played a bit of 3-5-2. Neville was playing on the right side of central defence and was overlapping the wingback. Wilder might have systemised overlapping centre backs but Venables was doing it for England in Euro 96.

[@TFB97]

Great video, arguably the 2nd best England side ever 👏🏻

[@TheAssassinPanda]

I was 10 years old and remember watching England play in Euro 96, we brought a TV to the dinning table and I would look forward to watching Gazza play. That was a fantastic tournament and that started a love for all things British

[@Sandpitboy]

Its because he picked players with good football iq, rather than athletes.

[@ajspringer]

"Why does it look unwell" 😂

[@hellohellohellohellohello-h5l]

Man, I wish we produced more players like Gazza.

[@MikeBerovic]

We so should have won that tournament! What a team, thanks for showing us why

[@terryhau-my1nx]

3-6-1....great side

[@StreetSoulLover]

Imagine not having Le Tissier as one of your number 10s in that Crimbo Formation....

[@jimmyrotheram3703]

Classy analysis.

[@philipritson8821]

The third goal is a thing of beauty.

[@badabing8884]

They played the best football I have seen from an England team in my time of watching them play. Still, they should have gone out in the QF because Spain’s goal was not offside.

[@T.E.S.S.]

uh sir, that's a 4321, not a 4231

[@samacw]

The glory days of the Christmas tree and football's wingback obsession. In reality either Gascoigne or Platt actually played more as a 10 or support striker than the formation papers said. By 1990s standards the defenders were all comfortable on the ball. Venables himself spoke of Anderton and McManaman as wingbacks who survived by virtue of the fact other teams didn't overload them. Unusually for England, the team also featured 3 players who could beat the man in front of them which hasn't really happened between 1996 and now. Personally I'll always think of it as a 3-4-2-1 formation.

[@johnferguson4869]

My main memory from that time was Anderson and McManaman switching sides.

[@TheKalaxis]

England definitely should have won Euro '96 as it was my first big international tournament as a fan.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

And Venables should have pranced and preened on the sideline and pogosticked onto the pitch at full time.

[@johnthompson457]

Best England team I saw in my lifetime.

[@Goomyfan-r6g]

All signs are pointing to Kane picking up the Ballon D'or

[@ezraezra2928]

Any differences between the men's team during Euro 96 and the women's team that won the Euro 2022, also at home soil? I think not, because when you explained the women's one just before the Women's World Cup in a separate videos for this channel, there's a complete similarities between them when it comes to the style of play. However, the women's team is still far better than the men's one, mainly due to the fact they are currently being managed by the same Dutch manager that had a success with its native country back in 2017-2020. The women's team during the 2022 tournament had scored a whopping 22 goals (they demolished both Norway 8-0 and Sweden 4-0; both with the strongest side), only conceded 2, and had some good goals on each games. RIP Terry Venables.

[@dondamon4669]

What's crazy is that Southgate was there ahead of Bruce and Pallister? Crazy!!

[@cellyszn20]

Why do I get the feeling that Guardiola studied this game to refine his city tactic or perhaps Arteta told him about this game

[@T.E.S.S.]

lol

[@BSandman]

The man, the myth, the legend, Adam Clery

[@jamesthorner2555]

I'd take a toffee penny over a strawberry cream any day

[@T.E.S.S.]

why do you hate joy?

[@LunkvanTrunk]

Yeah, So far ahead they almost won.

[@KEVIn-dq6pm]

1:53 IDC, i want my prize😠

[@marktaylor6491]

7:00 Out-Netherlanding The Netherlands.

[@annandune]

Gary Neville bombing down to provide width, as if Stuart Pearce wasn't doing that already and was brilliant at it.

[@annandune]

It was also suggested at the time the midfield was a diamond formation so your analysis seems very at odds with that.

[@annandune]

But thank you for pointing out how boring England were between then and recently where so many football pundits wax lyrical about our 'golden' generation... who were indeed as boring as hell.

[@johnferguson4869]

Neville & Pearce played on different sides.

[@annandune]

@@johnferguson4869 Really? I didn't know that. For clarity, of course I knew that. My point was he was highlighting Neville doing that as if it was something unusual and Pearce had been doing it for years.

[@Jay-xw9ll]

Even while enjoying euro96, in the back of my mind I knew the FA would dump Venables. We were playing great footy and Venables was very popular as a coach and as a man. Of the course the FA weren't happy. El Tels face didn't quite fit.

[@dondamon4669]

Make's me laugh when fans now say we have the best squad we have ever had 😂 86, 96,98,02 were all much better players

[@Wazowsky11]

Adam Clery do you feel yourself more English or more Scottish?

[@NI-ld2iu]

So looks like Southgate will be taking inspiration from his old boss and switching to a 3

[@matthewmalpeli]

If the Nevilles can play for England so can I...

[@hvacdesignsolutions]

So far ahead of it's time, and still won sweet FA🤣🤣🤣

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

dogs dinner.

[@Dan-cs5mg]

So play like the Dutch & prepare like the Germans

[@philipritson8821]

Christmas tree formation.

[@Alan74_ynwa]

Is that why we won? 😂😂 😂

[@RandomVideosFirst]

LLOOOOL

[@DeadlyV1RU5]

We were too ahead of the game to win.

[@Dinobaburas.]

You've had one too many eggnog's, when will you ever learn.... engerland a nation obsessed with winning at any cost. Underachievers Overrated hype bottlers. Now taking a German coach....No Shame! You can't make a Ferrari out of Skoda part's.