Tommy TAYLOR | 1953-1957 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

TAYLOR PES STATS | 1953-1957

Brezza Thomas Taylor Tommy TAYLOR | 1953-1957 Club: Manchester United Number: 10 Position: CF* Nationality: English Age: 26 Foot: R Side: B Length: 183 Weight: 80 Attack: 88 Defence:50 Balance: 90 Stamina: 90 Top Speed: 80 Acceleration: 83 Response: 90 Agility: 82 Dribble Accuracy: 82 Dribble Speed: 79 Short Pass Accuracy: 77 Short Pass Speed: 72 Long Pass Accuracy: 65 Long Pass Speed: 70 Shot Accuracy: 88 Shot Power: 87 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 66 Curling: 68 Header: 95 Jump: 87 Technique: 85 Aggression: 90 Mentality: 90 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 87 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Consistency: 8 *Scoring *Positioning *1-1 Scoring *Post Player When Tommy Taylor signed for Manchester United from Barnsley in 1953 he was generally regarded as the finishing touch to Sir Matt Busby’s famous Babes. In the event, history records that Tommy went on to score 112 goals in 166 league games, 11 goals in 14 European Cup matches and 5 in 9 FA Cup ties. He represented his country 19 times, scoring 16 goals. All before tragically losing his life in the Munich air disaster. When he powered home a header from outside the penalty area against Preston North End in his first game for Manchester United, Reds supporters sensed they were in the presence of an extraordinary talent. The following five years, were to prove them emphatically correct. Tommy was arguably one of the greatest centre-forward England, let alone United, ever had. He was certainly one of the most underrated and his scoring record would have been staggering in any era. For the Red Devils he managed two goals every three matches; put another way, he found the net once every two hours or so that he spent on a football pitch. His greatest ability was for aerial combat, in which he was the best in the land. Towering above other players Taylor could propel the ball with his forehead like a bullet and with supreme accuracy as well. A physical giant of a player, he had great ball control movement and was a great teamplayer which made him and partner up front, Dennis Viollet, the Yorke and Cole of the 1950s. Taylor was also a brave and committed player who had buckets of stamina and drive to keep going for the whole 90 minutes. A strong, selfless player Tommy was often at his best when drifting wide to the right, pulling defenders with him and interchanging positions with Johnny Berry. Such a ploy produced Johnny's unforgettable winner against Atletico Bilbao in the quarter-final of the 1956/57 European Cup. Tommy's growing stature in the world game was illustrated immediately after the 1957 FA Cup Final, in which he scored United's goal, when inter Milan made the then-astronomical offer of 65,000 for his services. The manager rejected the bid; his dashing young centre-forward was not for sale at any price. What a tragic shame that Matt was unable to enjoy the full fruits of his judgement. _________________ Alan Hansen wrote: How come Liverpool games are on last at the moment? Gary Lineker wrote: Midtable clashes aren't as exciting Tommy TAYLOR | 1953-1957 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)