Mike England

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Mike England and England player Geoff Hurst As a footballer, he would outshine Hendry every time. He could play anywhere - centre half, centre forward or midfield. Hendry could never have done that. When I first saw him, he played, as an 18 year old right half, the equivalent of todays midfielder. He could have played there all his career, he was that good. The things that I remember about him were the way he used to ease across the pitch, slide into the tackle and take the ball away cleanly - sheer class. I saw him score two goals, playing centre forward at Turf Moor, against a good burnley side, playing for a relegation bound rovers team, he was superb. He moved to centre half soon in his career. From there he really made his name as the best centre half in Britain. Proof of how highly he was regarded, was when he was sold to Spurs for £95,000. A British record for a defender. Hendry was never regarded that highly. He was the regular captain of Wales. Hendry only captained Scotland on a few occassions. As it says on the PFA legends website, Mike England was world class. Hendry wasn't that. He went on to manage Wales. It's difficult to get over to people who have never seen him, exactly how good he was. However, take notice of the posters on here, who HAVE seen him. They will have seen both Hendry and England, I bet they go for England every time. Two words stick out about Mike England - "WORLD CLASS"