How GOOD Was PRIME Liverpool?!

[@almostideal1306]

Dalglish in his prime was a thing of beauty, there's a reason he's called the King.

[@darylmckay]

Growing up in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, Prime Liverrpool was just beautiful to watch, every player a gem from legends like Dalgleish, Hansen, Rush, Clemence, Neal, Whelen, Thompson, Nicol, Toshack, Keegan, Case, McDermott, Lee, Hughes, Aldridge and co. Then you would have a super sub like David Fairclough come on and win a game, or fullback Alan Kennedy come in clutch. Graeme Souness was always my favourite player with his brutal aggression, silky passing, thunderbolt shooting, and ability to control a game. Liverpool, the city was so strong too, with Everton having a great team and battling it out for 1st Division superiority with The Reds. There were some classic match ups between the city giants as well as peak Nottingham Forest. It truly was a special time.

[@COOLOCKER]

That 5-0 game against Forest around that time, described as the best Liverpool performance ever for many years after by us "older" supporters, and even critics. What an era to be alive. Would love to see a tactical analysis video of that game, and whats considered our best "modern" performance for comparison.

[@joshuaadams330]

​@@COOLOCKERseen that game over and over ever since I was a kid. I think the 7-0 against UTD at Anfield and the 5-0 win at OT (biggest away win for either team ever in this fixture) was better. Granted, those UTD teams are trash compared to Forest back then.

[@COOLOCKER]

@@joshuaadams330 Yes. Analyse that forest game against the 7-0 with utd. Would be fascinating.

[@watty2702]

@@COOLOCKER Agreed, Superb Goals, Build up, the Teamwork Grade A! But add the Spyurs game when we put seven past them Terry Macs goal in that crazy! Add the one he croed on the touchline at an angle at White Hart Lane - just crazy good! No word for it!.....the list is endless. We leave Manchester both of them for Dead as a Club, A Team, A History, A Culture. Liverpool is a Culture a Unique club in every respect. CRUCIALLY - Stiil a Club of the People and not the bllody bank account! Come you REDMEN!!

[@watty2702]

I was going to Comment I am Lifelong RED. Been there, seen it, been reduced to Tears of Joy! This Unique Iconic Club. I was going to comment you said it all for me - COME ON YOU REDMEN!!

[@justsomeguy2743]

Best team in Europe/world at the time, 20 trophies in 9 years for paisley will never be topped by a manager in England (without cheating)

[@gregconway736]

@@justsomeguy2743 Fergie did. Only a few drunks in North Wales and Birkenhead supported Liverpool during that era. During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles.

[@gregconway736]

@@justsomeguy2743 Paisley was backed by the UK first billionaire. Littlewoods fc.

[@Kingkop3]

@@gregconway736and sir Alex broke the British transfer record 6 times

[@gregconway736]

@@Kingkop3 Moores family bought Torypools success

[@John.Pdcsta]

​@@gregconway736 20 Trophies in 9 years do the math .ha ha i bet you cant .

[@NazSBG]

I believe the team of the late 70's & early 80's would have been some force in today's premier league. I know the game has become quicker but the LFC team back then was insanely good. Also, the team of the late 80's with Barnes, Aldridge, Beardsley and co were sublime. If English teams weren't banned from European footy then I believe we would have won a couple more European cups in the 80's. And that's with the might of AC Milan in the late 80's early 90's.

[@Dragon373]

The team that liverpool had during the 70s and 80s was truly magnificent. King kenny is still the best player we have ever had. Dont get me wrong, Gerrard was a sensational player, but Kenny won so much more and had a football brain better than many in world footbal. I was lucky enough to grow up watching the great teams of the 70s and 80s. They will never be matched.

[@of_doom_and_steel477]

John Barnes was a bit better than both.

[@andrewwright4195]

@@Dragon373 gerrard had to carry his team in games for at least 10 years

[@ppo9200]

​@@andrewwright4195without a doubt the best ever individual season and most unstoppable lfc player was suarez in 13/14.

[@darganx]

One major point from the start: neither Arsenal or Man United had eras of dominance in the English game up to the 1950s when Liverpool started their reemergence from the 2nd division. Before then Arsenal had one period of dominance in the early 30s under Chapman, and Man Utd just emerged under Matt Busby, but it was Stan Cullis' Wolves side that were the no.1 team in England. Up to that point teams like Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Preston shared the trophies. Liverpool themselves had periods at the turn of the 20th century and the early 20s, although both Arsenal and Man U had earlier FA cup success.

[@shourjya1406]

This is brilliant content man. I hope you cover more historic clubs and teams in their prime. I think there is a major gap on KZbin about serious research leading to strong story telling about some of the best club and national teams in the past 70 years.

[@user-tg6vq1kn6v]

I just watched a clip of Gerrard scoring against West Ham 😂

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

Rush and Dalglish were the greatest front two ever. Hansen and Lawrenson in the top 2 or 3 centre back pairings of all time and Souness was the greatest captain. I blame Sky for making people think football only started in 1992, go and look at how many goals Rush scored for Liverpool, that will never be matched by another British player.

[@joshuaadams330]

346 goals for Liverpool if I'm not mistaken. Absolutely true. People don't even know how big Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and even Everton used to be.

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

@@joshuaadams330 Yeah Forest in particular are very overlooked. Won two European cups and were as good if not better than Liverpool at one point and that was a Liverpool team who won 4 European cups in 7 years and were in their pomp.

[@daviddowney7703]

Fucking hate sky they killed football

[@andrewwright4195]

@nonnayoubuzinnes1669 wouldn't you say they underachieved when they spent double liverpool did people act like they were underdogs

[@joshuaadams330]

@@andrewwright4195 they weren't. They were a feared team and a quality side. A proper big club but then it all went south somewhere along the line. They had a legend of a manager in Clough too in their golden days.

[@frankmcdonnell6931]

2 points: 1 - Kenny Dalglish is the greatest player in history; 2 - it's baffling how you make a 10 minute video on prime Liverpool without mentioning that they, and all English teams, were sadly banned from Europe for 5 years; they would have one the big one at least 2 or 3 more times had that not happened.

[@Thesultanofsw4t]

That 86 double side may have retained it. The 87/88 side would’ve won it easily in my opinion.

[@nooyorcste]

palas gut thre world cups und mbupa z prububle the closst too pala. i gut too se duglesh mjnuj und fuowlr n rd im hupe we ulso wun 'vrethng ts ben mor thun just fun

[@MotownShaker]

You honestly think Dalglish is the greatest footballer of all time? Wow

[@marcusmurphy1481]

@@MotownShaker I wouldn't, but I would have had him in my Top 10 back when he was playing. Johan Cruyff who I would have had in my Top 4 back then had Dalglish at No. 7 in his Top 10.

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Pele, Cruyff, Messi, Zidane etc

[@wirralnomad]

"Until the rise of Liverpool English football was dominated by Arsenal and Manchester United"? What absolute bollocks! Sure, both teams had a couple of good seasons each over the previous ten years but both teams where below Liverpool in the table of success at that time, the teams that actually dominated English football were Aston Villa, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers!

[@jaspaltoor3486]

You forgot to mention Don Revies Leeds , who were the dominate team before the rise of Liverpool.

[@successblueprintinstitute]

When Barca were in their pomp(under pep), my dad used to tell me this was nothing compared to prime lfc. I found it hard to believe

[@gregconway736]

@@successblueprintinstitute Liverpool were knocked out of the European cup in 1979,80,82,83 by Nottingham Forest and amateur teams from Poland, Bulgaria and Georgia ffs. They always shat themselves again the communist clubs.

[@tonyb9735]

@@gregconway736 In fairness, Clough's Forest were also world-class in that period.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@tonyb9735they bought best players and spend double liverpool did in 70s

[@andrewwright4195]

@@tonyb9735 I still think underachieved which all the money they spent 1.5 million more than liverpool in the 70s

[@tonyb9735]

@@andrewwright4195 I disagree, they started from a lower base and had a smaller stadium and fan base. I think they OVER-achieved.

[@kennethdrewary1094]

The big problem was that cameras were not at every game, so many of Dalgish's performances were never recorded

[@of_doom_and_steel477]

Luckily, it also meant Souness wasn't suspended for punching a Bucharest player off the ball.

[@evilrslade]

Beardsley, Barnes, Aldridge was an absolute joy to watch. I've never seen anything quite like it since.

[@lfcspectre4335]

Them prime Liverpool sides throughout the 80s would have beaten any team in any era of the game. They had unbelievable spine of a team of individuals multiple of them were leaders in team with flair and goals added with it. There wasn't any weakness in whole squad that's why they dominated in English & European football. Could have easily won more doing that time. People have said one of best games doing that time was Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Where Liverpool won like 9-0 doing a league game someone once said Liverpool that night could have beaten prime Brazil team that's how great they were.

[@redtill1]

I was so lucky to be born when i was.Started supporting Liverpool as an 8year old in 1977.The joy happiness &hope this club/team have bought into my life can not be measured.YNWA❤️

[@marcturner3647]

Same here mate I’m a KOP season ticket holder and i went to my first match with me dad and granddad in 1969 when i was 4 and I’ve loved it ever since Y N W A 97

[@horace9341]

Same happened to me in 1974. At school I was torn on who to be up for in the upcoming FA cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle. My mind was made up on the morning of the match when my mum’s friend dropped off a bag full of hand me down clothes, right at the bottom of the bin liner was a satchel type sports bag, it was red with Liverpool FC printed on it. From that day on I was Liverpool mad, but unfortunately was unable to go to games because my dad wasn’t really a huge football fan. During my teens I started attending my home club Blackburn Rovers games because all my friends were going and I didn’t want to be left out. Also it was only £1.50 paid at the turnstiles. I must admit that I switched my allegiance to an inferior club playing in the second division but still to this day have a huge soft spot for Liverpool. It is however sad to see the game change so much from what I grew up with, a time when more than just a handful of clubs had a good chance of winning silverware. It’s hard to believe that teams like Derby, West Ham, even Everton were winning trophies back then.

[@nikreece6295]

1977 was the year i was born...so sad that i only saw liverpool's golden period in the late 1980s

[@StringfellowHawke-zb1dp]

I play as a defender with my local amateur football team, and was introduced to Alan Hansen by my coach, calling him the greatest defender of all time. Even though Hansen has retired long before I was born, my coach told me to watch the videos on his performance with Liverpool, and he has been my idol ever since.

[@mariakeith-o5k]

souness's shots looked like they were floating in but soon as they hit the back of the net they looked like they went in with a thud at a 100mph. amazing technique that.

[@Dishfire101]

When Scotland had great footballers Dalgleash, Hanson, Souness, Nicol, the list is endless ❤

[@jekanyika]

0:52 Not too mention the introduction of red shorts

[@Tellhimhesdead-m1y]

As a youngster Graeme Souness was into boxing and football, he was unsure which sport to choose so he combined the two. He would punch opponents hither and yon, luckily for him and LFC, the FA/referees etc etc largely ignored the goings on and even the history books laugh at the fact you could actually kill the opposition in those days.

[@GretaMayden]

Thank you for such a detailed analysis, everything became clear.

[@martyndavid2094]

Love to have some of these talented players today

[@DragosReloaded7]

We've entered another golden era with Klopp and Slot. Let's keep it up YNWA and reach new heights.

[@stevearno100]

I'm a Arsenal Fan now - as sons generally follow their dads no matter what team you end up with . But growing up in the 1980s - when I wasn't lighting fires , building camps , smashing stuff and swinging on gates . I was playing football , cricket , rugby ,American football , tennis. But football was obviously my favorite , played before school., brealtimes and after school rain or shine . This was the Era of Liverpool - The FA Cup was a massive event in the 1980s . The streets were quiet and after every kid was playing football . I didn't really watch that much football . BUT Liverpool I watched - it was just a fantastic team . I've said for many years in the pub in the 90s ....They would have destroyed Europe Lastly - 86" was first world Cup watching - it was a brilliant world Cup. As above - about the FA Cup- I even the Scottish FA Cup. And as a young kid playing for a local team , every year we used to go to Wembley to watch "England vs Scotland " school boys

[@macauleyliamcurran2925]

ChatGPT did well on this video

[@ebrahiemdaniels6491]

Prime Liverpool was beautiful

[@horace9341]

Everton fans had a party to celebrate Ian Rush’s move to Juventus as he always scored against them. Needless to say the mood was somber amongst Everton fans when he returned and resumed tormenting them 😂😂

[@neiluk1470]

This is such lazy video producing...Pre 2nd world war, Liverpool had won more trophies than arsenal... and they have never caught up

[@Josusw-kk8zl]

70s and 80s Liverpool is undoubtedly the BEST premier League team in the world

[@zzzaaa0990]

Simply put,Liverpool in those days played the best football I have ever seen from an English club,especially in the 80s and early 90s,it was complete perfection,fantastic players all around the pitch,and what a defence they had ,Hansen and Lawrence impregnable 6>1 Amen

[@andrewwright4195]

@zzzaaa0990 if you look at records they will never be beaten because they dominated Europe and England won the league and champion league back to back never been done again if we had more than 1 sub crazy how much we would have had too city have 5

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

The trouble with having seen that team back then is that you are always looking back to them,I know I shouldn't but it's impossible not to,it sounds petty saying I saw Dalglish in his prime but if you'd seen him you'd feel the same.

[@ethanpower381]

This team never existed, don't be silly. Everyone knows that football was invented by Sky in 1992.

[@Matthewr933]

🤡😂

[@reflections6807]

4 times champions of Europe in 5 finals from 9 seasons without top 4 quota like today say it all

[@louispks]

There hasn't been a British centre back anywhere as good as Alan Hansen amongst my top ten Liverpool players of all time. Only Rio Ferdinand was similar in style.

[@wdred]

Great!! But it doesn't count, because it happened before 1992. Pele, Best, Charlton and Cruyff don't count either and El Diego last couple of prime year nothing either (according to fans who call the Premier League the Prem).

[@andrewwright4195]

@@wdred they say liverpool stuff don't count because the records we have will never be broken

[@Zpeter84.]

What about John Barns

[@nikreece6295]

LFC Legend, and it' barnes. not barns.

[@whoknows8580]

Barnes is the next generation in prime liverpool , im not sure😅

[@nikreece6295]

@@whoknows8580 he's an LFC legend anyway

[@nameerhaque2211]

Keep the peace

[@marksavage1108]

19 in 9 seasons

[@michaelrawson6261]

How good were prime LFC... ? We were the bloody best!!!

[@tryandremovemeyoutube5155]

Untouchable.

[@ericthekop9624]

😍😍😍😍

[@laribormarbaniang8774]

Gone are the days when Liverpool players played to win the Championship every season! Souness once said "Finishing the season with one trophy was a disaster" Enough said!!!

[@COOLOCKER]

Gone are the days when Liverpool supporters supported their team without clowns like you mate.

[@djelalniyazi4090]

They could have been great Britain's team at the world cup

[@kopman18]

Fucking unbelievable, thats how good!!!

[@7th.trumpet]

As soon as the 'pass back rule' was brought in, the bin dippers weren't so great ! 😂😂

[@paulmurphy5547]

@7th.trumpet Gobshite!

[@danpreston564]

Got to ask this. Why, when talking about Forest's domination of the late 70s, is the footage of a game between Liverpool and Norwich City, specifically the great goal from Justin Fashanu?

[@peterlpool1387]

Domination? 2-3 years isn’t domination Dan.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@peterlpool1387they won 1 league and 2 champions league yh underachieved in my opinion

[@Leikjarinn]

2005 was the best Liverpool team in history

[@Eric76]

I don't know about that. You are writing off the 2020 team. Most importantly, this team is as good as the best of all time in the late 70's and early 80's.

[@zzzaaa0990]

Hansen one of the worlds greatest defenders was dropped for the 86 World Cup out of sheer spite by tinker Ferguson. No manager worth their salt would even contemplate ditching a defender of such calibre. Amen.

[@peterlpool1387]

By the time I understood anything about football and Liverpool in 1991. Liverpool were on the decline. I knew they were great with huge success from watching videos but Liverpool to me were woeful.

[@marnfulda1758]

@@peterlpool1387 during the 30 year wait for the title Liverpool won 14 major trophies people seem to forget that.

[@peterlpool1387]

@@marnfulda1758 I don’t forget anything. The problem was Liverpool weren’t good to win titles. Either the manager wasn’t good enough or the defence and goalkeeper. Liverpool didn’t have the full package. The only season’s they looked good enough were 2001/02 and 2008/09. The 1990’s they lacked the defence, gk and manager.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@peterlpool1387agreed under klopp should won 2 more titles at least

[@marnfulda1758]

@@peterlpool1387 explain the 2 European titles then

[@conner1260]

Kenny Dalglish is possibly the best British player ever. I’d put bale slightly ahead of him due to him taking his country further

[@mariospanna8389]

lol bale? hahahahaha

[@tylerfoster79]

@@mariospanna8389bale is an hilarious shout. Not better than Sterling.

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Bestie was the best British player ever by a long way.

[@mr-ov5gt]

​@howwwwwyyyyy Northern irish isnt british Northern Ireland is part of UK not great britain

[@D1craigRob]

What about the best team that ever existed. The Everton team that was "dominant" in 1988...

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

I'm just wondering why FERGIE didn't dominate EUROPE becausd by god he had the TEAMS to do it and i think LIVERPOOL have been in 10 EUROPEAN FINALS winning 6 is it??

[@andrewwright4195]

Or city

[@jasonharris8486]

The classy first division trophy puts the childish Premier League title to shame.

[@yada9108]

brillant content! to be honest. bill and bob's era of football was a bit too spacey and not so fast paced. don't think anyone even pele or maradona can make do with the crazy fast pressing of english football of now. enjoyed the skills, pace of mcmanaman, fowler era more than now. now is too little winger play or too little banger goals and too many acting. nevertheless, hoping to see how slot will play out.

[@MotownShaker]

And then along came Forest outta nowhere 🤣

[@Top-Corner-Football]

What an achievement that was by them!

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@Top-Corner-Football you know they spent double liverpool did right 3 million in them days was lot

[@duncanmac2195]

Don't ask, they were the cream of Europe and no Jurgen Klopp team was better.

[@redwheelbarrow9729]

Were, how good were prime Liverpool.

[@cocoomalov3r]

they would be challenging for todays premier leauge title

[@andrewwright4195]

@@cocoomalov3r yep

[@myguy118]

Arsenal never dominated 😂

[@nikreece6295]

How good were prime Liverpool?…Well?…look at the trophy cabinet

[@j.s3300]

They dominated everyone…fin

[@gregconway736]

Zico 3 Liverpool 0. Back then the best teams were in South America

[@Srb1973]

Yeah, I remember watching that game as an eight year old. He destroyed us, the great player he was.

[@TKT49]

Yo chill we don’t talk about that 😂. Supposedly the players didn’t take it that seriously and went out the night before. Regardless, when they met Zico was arguably the best player in the world and his team the best in SA. Respect

[@gregconway736]

@@TKT49 Amateur teams knocked Liverpool out in 80,82 and 83. Souness the Tory and the fans was terrified of socialist teams. The handful of Bulgarians who went go Anfield smashed up half the Kop

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Brazil 82,say no more.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@gregconway736utd won 1 trophy in 20 years from 70 to the 90s

[@motormouthalmighty]

easy!they should have won the coca cola cup twice in the same year and qualified for the world wimbledon championships.by now liverpool would have been a federal republic and non domain principality.the local unemployed would have been ten quid a year better off,even before tax and deductions!

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Nowhere near as good as City

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

@@Tarps-b2h less points, no trebles, less competitive times. Seven of the titles before 1970. City not done yet. Done four in a row? Don’t think so, nobody else has

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

@@Tarps-b2h I mean less points, even if converted to three points. Second hand treble. And they didn’t win 18 times in the 70s / 80s

[@of_doom_and_steel477]

@@Tarps-b2h Less points when winning titles, because the times were MORE competitive, with sometimes nearly half the teams in the league looking capable of mounting a legitimate title challenge (even Shitty, in their pre-corporate-oil era, managed to top the table half-way through the 1981-82 season).

[@lfcspectre4335]

I think you mean nowhere near as cheats like City 115.

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

@@lfcspectre4335 not at all