Manchester United is not the only club interested in Edwards. When the Earth Club wolverhampton wanderers Wanderers Wanderers, one of the famous English clubs in the early 1950s and the following years, also wanted to sign Edwards, but Edwards had been looking forward to playing for Manchester United, so when the opportunity came, he could not refuse. 1On April 4th, 953, he made his debut in Manchester United's game against Cardiff City, which made him the youngest player in League One at that time. 1On April 2nd, 955, Edwards played for England for the first time in Scotland at the ages of 18 and 183, which is also the record of the youngest international in England after the war. This record was kept for 43 years until 1998 was broken by michael owen, then by wayne rooney twice, and recently by theo walcott. Edwards scored 2 1 goal for Manchester United 175 times and 5 goals for England 18 times. He can play anywhere on the court, but what people remember most is his performance in the lower back. He is regarded by many as the best player that England has ever played. We don't know whether having him will make England win more World Cups, but there is no doubt that he will help.
1955 and 1956, Edwards helped the club win the first division championship twice in a row, and Manchester United qualified for the European Cup. However, the English Football Association refused to let its own team participate in the competition and banned the last champion Chelsea from participating in the European Cup. Coach Busby turned a deaf ear to the FA's ban. He actively trained the team and led the team to participate in the European Cup. As soon as Manchester United appeared in Europe, it attracted the attention of all countries. On the one hand, it may be because its boss dares to challenge his own football association. On the other hand, the team is superior. Manchester United beat the Belgian champion with 12: 0, which was impressive. Manchester United pursued victory and then defeated Dortmund, but lost to Real Madrid 3-5 in the semi-final. Real Madrid finally reached the final and won the championship.
1958 European cup, Manchester United triumphed all the way. They defeated two opponents in the final of 1/4 and finally faced Red Star Belgrade. At home, Manchester United won 2:/kloc-0:. After moving to Belgrade on February 5th, Edwards and his teammates walked into the stadium with the belief of winning. He doesn't know that this is his last game. He doesn't know that death is coming to him quietly. As usual, he fought on the court. The fans shouted Duncan's name and cheered for him. As expected, they drew with Red Star Belgrade 3-3 away. After entering the semi-finals, they will compete with Italian champion AC Milan for the qualification to enter the final. But they didn't have a chance.
1February 6, 958 was a terrible day in the history of English football. On this day, Manchester United suffered an unprecedented disaster. When their plane was accelerating on the runway to take off, it lost its center of gravity because the ground was too slippery and slipped onto the fence next to the airport. A wing was knocked off, the tail was torn off, the plane was torn apart, and bodies were everywhere. 2 1 people were killed by this disaster, and seven players, including Edwards, were seriously injured. At that time, Manchester United was the main force of England's national team, with super-class players like Edwards and Charlton, and was the backbone of England, the originator of modern football, to win the World Cup. Unfortunately, the future king of England, Edward, was seriously injured and stopped breathing soon after he was admitted to the hospital. Bobby Charlton, the survivor of Munich air crash and the reconstructor of Manchester United, once said with emotion: If I can find someone to play football with me all my life, it is duncan edwards. Busby, the head coach of the survivors of the air crash, began a difficult reconstruction. 10 years later, when he finally led the team to win the European Cup, Busby was in tears. He said that the shadow of Munich air crash has been lingering since 10, and now he can wash away the dirt left by that disaster and comfort Edwards and other outstanding people.
Today, there are still many pictures of Edwards hanging in Manchester United Club. He has a typical hairstyle in the 1950s and looks very heroic in a red V-shaped sweatshirt. Edwards died at the age of 265,438+0, but he still occupied a place among the world's 100 football stars named by the BBC in the last century, and he ranked 59th among the 65,438+000 celebrities who influenced world football.
Duncan edwards played for Manchester United in his short career 177 games and scored 2 1 game. England played 2 1 time. He fought bravely for his life after the air crash/kloc-died 0/5 days later and was buried in Dudley cemetery. A street named after Edwards in Dudley. Edwards has several ways to commemorate in his hometown. 196 1 year, matthew busby placed a stained glass window in St. Francis Church in the monastery village, depicting the appearance of a player. 1999, Bobby Charlton and Edwards' mother erected a bronze statue in the center of the town. 1993 a dead end near the HS headquarters, close to Edwards' cemetery, was named "Duncan Edwards Road". Near Ryan's Nest Bar in Abby Village is where Edwards grew up. In 200 1 year, the place was renamed "Duncan Edith" to pay tribute to him, but it was destroyed by arson five years later. In 2006, amusement facilities costing 654.38 million pounds were opened in Abbey Park, where Edwards used to play as a child. In 2008, the bypass road south of Dudley was renamed as "duncan edwards Road".
People in Edwards' time praised his ability. Bobby Charlton described him as "the only player who made him feel inferior" and called his departure "the greatest tragedy in the history of Manchester United and English football". Terry venables also said: "If he is still alive, it should be Edwards who won the 1966 World Cup as the captain, not bobby moore." Tommy Docherty also thinks: "There is no doubt that in my opinion, Duncan will be the greatest player ever. Not only in English football, but also in Manchester United and England, it is the best in the world. " George best believes: "Although Pele and diego maradona are very special players, in my heart, Duncan has better all-round ability and skills." In 2002, because of his football talent, King Edwards of England was elected to the British Football Hall of Fame. Physically, he is huge. He is strong and has a wonderful football mind. His ability is perfect-right foot, left foot, long pass and short pass. He does everything by instinct. Everything he does is by instinct. Bobby Charlton
Although Edwards plays mainly in midfield, he is considered to be competent for any position on the court. Once he was injured as a striker, he was an emergency striker at the beginning of the game and later became a central defender. His greatest assets are his physical fitness and his strength on the court, so he is regarded as an excellent young player, and he has especially improved his endurance. Stanley Matthews described him as "a stone in a raging sea", while bobby moore compared him to a rock in Gibraltar in his defense, but also pointed out that he was "the driving force of the future". His physical advantages earned him the nicknames "Big Dunk" and "Tank", and he was often rated as the most indomitable player.
Edwards is also considered to have defensive strength and the right time to defend his opponent, and his ability to pass the ball and hit the door with both feet is equally excellent. He is also famous for his high spirits on the court, and he is good at heading and shooting from a long distance. 1956 After he scored against West Germany, he was nicknamed Boom Boom by the local media and shot like a howitzer. Club season football league
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Edwards is an absolute teetotaler. Outside of football, he is called a very hidden person. His interests include fishing, playing poker and watching movies. Although he once attended a dance with his teammates, he never had confidence in the social environment. He was killed by jimmy murphy. He is described as an "unharmed boy" with a strong black county accent, and his teammates will imitate his accent to relax. On one occasion, he was stopped by the police while riding a bicycle without lights, and was fined 5 shillings and two weeks' salary by the authorities and the club.
Before Edwards died, he lived in Plantagenet Street in Stratford. He was engaged to Molly Leach, who was only 22 years old and worked in the office of the textile machinery manufacturer in Ou Lin. The couple met at a banquet in a hotel at Manchester airport and got engaged after dating for a year. They are also godparents of the daughter of Josephine Stott, a friend of Molly Leach.
Edwards also appeared in advertisements for glucose tablets and wrote a book called "How to Solve Football", which earned him 65,438+05 pounds a week during the season and 65,438+02 pounds a week in summer. After Edwards died, his family approved the publication of this book. After many years out of print, the book was reprinted in June 2009.