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The episode continues the discussion on England's 1966 World Cup win, focusing on press criticism, injuries, and tactical changes.

It's time to continue our series on England’s 1966 World Cup win. In part two, Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson discuss press criticism, surprise call-ups, and the group stage injury to Jimmy Greaves that had such a huge impact on England's eventual triumph... If you want more, subscribe to It Was What It Was. Plus - if you want early access to the entire series - join our Patreon now. There's loads there - and a great community too! 00:00 England Written Off 01:48 Austria Defeat Fallout 04:17 Ramsey Rethinks Tactics 07:47 Greaves Under Scrutiny 10:24 Spain Reveals Wingless Plan 15:08 Poland Test and Peters Shock 20:43 Hiding the System 22:21 World Cup Opener Uruguay 25:49 Uruguay Stalemate Fallout 26:49 Meet J L Manning 28:58 Tactics Jargon Backlash 32:24 Mexico Magic Moment 33:15 Charlton Screamer Breakdown 36:18 France Win And Rotation 39:04 Stiles Controversy And FA Row 42:36 Greaves Injury Hurst Opportunity 44:50 Greaves Debate Luxury Player Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Rob Draper, Jonathan Wilson

Topics covered

• 1966 World Cup
• England football
• press criticism
• tactics
• injuries
• team dynamics

Keywords

• 1966 World Cup
• England
• football tactics
• Jimmy Greaves
• press criticism
• team injuries
• Rob Draper
• Jonathan Wilson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FA

Places: Uruguay, Austria, Spain, Poland, Mexico, France

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