Quote from: Flamingo Lane on March 29, 2024, 12:56:46 PMQuote from: brian green on March 29, 2024, 09:55:02 AMI also remember his debut at Villa Park. He made what was to become his trademark, a sliding tackle with trailing leg under his backside, so that he came out of the tackle running with the ball at his feet. We were stunned by the sight of it .The most enjoyable thing about seeing that done was that whereas we, watching in the crowd, could see and would know exactly what was going to happen, Sid's opponent would be left sitting on the floor in a state of total surprise, wondering where the hell the ball had gone.My dad said that in watching the Villa for over 70 years, no one player had given him greater enjoyment than Gordon Cowans, which I think in large part was because Sid's slender frame was in inverse proportion to absolutely everything he brought to his game, not least his fearlessness and strength. It's not a word I would usually use to describe a footballer, but Gordon Cowans was a beautiful footballer.Beautiful Footballer fits the description perfectly. That ability, technique and timing allowing him to slide into a tackle with his ball winning leg bent at the knee ready to be successful in its endeavour was totally unique to Cowans. I always thought to myself that every one should copy it. I’m sure they tried but just couldn’t pull it off like him. Quite clearly it couldn’t be taught either. You just knew how it was done and only one person knew.
Quote from: brian green on March 29, 2024, 09:55:02 AMI also remember his debut at Villa Park. He made what was to become his trademark, a sliding tackle with trailing leg under his backside, so that he came out of the tackle running with the ball at his feet. We were stunned by the sight of it .The most enjoyable thing about seeing that done was that whereas we, watching in the crowd, could see and would know exactly what was going to happen, Sid's opponent would be left sitting on the floor in a state of total surprise, wondering where the hell the ball had gone.My dad said that in watching the Villa for over 70 years, no one player had given him greater enjoyment than Gordon Cowans, which I think in large part was because Sid's slender frame was in inverse proportion to absolutely everything he brought to his game, not least his fearlessness and strength. It's not a word I would usually use to describe a footballer, but Gordon Cowans was a beautiful footballer.
I also remember his debut at Villa Park. He made what was to become his trademark, a sliding tackle with trailing leg under his backside, so that he came out of the tackle running with the ball at his feet. We were stunned by the sight of it .
Great picture. Makes me happy to see him out and about and contributing on a match day. It is a 10 shirt in the picture behind him but I can’t make out if it is Sid in the picture. If it is makes this photo even more special.
Quote from: WassallVillain link= :-[topic=60693.msg4561518#msg4561518 date=1711878358Great picture. Makes me happy to see him out and about and contributing on a match day. It is a 10 shirt in the picture behind him but I can’t make out if it is Sid in the picture. If it is makes this photo even more special. Close.It's Andi Weimann
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