Nobby STILES | 1966-1967 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

STILES PES STATS | 1966-1967

Brezza Name: Norbert ''Nobby'' Peter Stiles MBE Nickname: ''The Toothless Tiger'' Nobby STILES | 1966-1967 Club: Manchester United Number: 4 Position: *DMF, CMF, CB Nationality: English Age: 24-25 (18/05/1942) Era: 1966/1967 Foot: R Side: B Height: 168 cm Weight: 66 kg Attack: 68 Defence: 80 Balance: 85 Stamina: 90 Top Speed: 83 Acceleration: 83 Response: 86 Agility: 85 Dribble Accuracy: 73 Dribble Speed: 79 Short Pass Accuracy: 78 Short Pass Speed: 79 Long Pass Accuracy: 76 Long Pass Speed: 79 Shot Accuracy: 65 Shot Power: 80 Shot Technique: 68 Free Kick Accuracy: 65 Curling: 72 Header: 76 Jump: 82 Technique: 76 Aggression: 72 Mentality/Tenacity: 95 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 86 Injury Tolerance: B Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot Frequency: 5 Consistency: 7 Growth type: Standard CARDS: P04: Anchor Man P14: Enforcer S07: Man Marking S08: Slide Tackle S09: Covering SPECIAL ABILITIES *Marking *Sliding *Covering Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded INFO: Famous for his toothless grin and victory dance in the 1966 England World Cup victory, Nobby Stiles was known as one of the ''Hard men'' that were commonplace in the 1960's and 70's. An enthusiastic half-back he was extremely popular with United and England fans alike, renowned for his hard, tough tackling, expert skills at spotting potential danger, his simple passing game and man marking. Nobby was born in Collyhurst, Manchester, also the birthplace of future team-mate Brian Kidd. As a young boy Stiles had stood on the Stretford End and dreamt of playing for United. That dream came true as after representing Manchester and Lancashire Schoolboys he signed on amateur forms for Manchester United in September 1957. From 1960-71 he won two League Championship medals, a European Cup winner's medal and won the World Cup in 1966. In the 1966 World Cup Semi-Final and 1968 European Cup Final it was his job to stop Eusebio, the legendary Portuguese striker. It was done in a way which would appear cynical today but was perfectly acceptable at the time as part and parcel of the game. Stiles was successful on both occasions as he extinguished the attacking threat of ''The Black Panther''. However, there was much more to Nobby than just his hard man image. It was his ability to read the game and excellent tactical awareness that allowed the flair players like Best and Charlton to do their stuff. His famous victory jig at Wembley in front of the television cameras after collecting his winners' medal in the 1966 World Cup Final, showed his love and excitement for the game of football. HONOURS: Club Manchester United Football League Championship: 1964–65, 1966–67 FA Charity Shield: 1965, 1967 European Cup: 1967–68 Country 28 Caps 1 Goal _________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. - George Best Nobby STILES | 1966-1967 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)