1959-04-21 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1959.

If England Beat Brazil...

They Can Alter The Balance Of Power In World Soccer

By TOM FINNEY

(Of Presion North End and England)

Billy Wright wins his hundredth cap, the Scots are beaton 1-0 by England at Wembley and the thoughts of sports fans are already turning to the Cup Final, the summer and cricket.

Many of them have almost forgotten England's coming tour of

South America.

Yet our match with Brazil at the Rio Stadium on May 13 could prove one of the most important and dramatic events in post-war football.

To the Brazilluns, match is a defence of their world tle. They haven't for- gotten that we beat them at Wembley, then held them to a goalless draw in the World Cup in. Sweden.

Seek Revenge

every sida uel in the semi-finals of

the World Cup.

For a while, it seemed us though Brazil might be thrown out of their smooth-flowing rhythm. But France missed two or thres comparatively easy ebay.ces and that war that.

Until thos memories ore avenged, her players refuse to believe in their complete sareer supremacy.

it England can win. her T- putution-sadly damaged over recent years—will Sour nky- audi, Legends die hard and many of the other footballhu: nations still consider England u mujor power. Victory HK Ro would wo doubl

CURT HE opinion.

1 rate Brazil the second greatest team I've ever seen.

I don't think they could have nch the Hungarians ander Punkar, but what a game it would have been!

You can't afford to miss even half-chances against Braziť.

The other matches on the four such up these nggalnať Peru, Mexico and the United States should prove cary by parison.

But as the players wend their way across two con- tinents, consider for moment the life of a top- line profesional footballer ...and don't feel ino sOFTY for him,

Opportunities

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given men ke to tour myself opportunities The world which otherwise. would not have been possible.

The players on this South American

will

Unike Humpiry, who seemed to proluce R leam of work- beaters ulinust overnight, Brazil bus been in the changlungkup | zonne class a long linie,

Major Force

For mure than 20 years they la

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J

football and

I remember being very Impressed with then during the World Cup at Ris in 1950. They were besten 2-1 in the nut by Uruguay on a day when at the breaks went against them.

Today, they are a team of ball-playing artists with att almost embarrassing reserve talent, Probably only

players froms

four

that

-came to Wembley in 1958 can hope to command a place in the current team,

But

despite Beir deliente ¦

touches, they are physically Lough. They lackle hard and tuko some very 'solid knoeis themselves without complaining.

I feel I would be very un wise to judge our prospecks on The fact that we won, 4-2, at Wembley.

Hard Pitches

The Brazilians are accustomed to playing on the hurd, fast pitches of South America in iorid heat, the type of con- dillons which England must ex- pect in Rio.

The stadium Kacil can un- acito the soundent nerves, 10 is a huge while ennerete bowl which seats 200,000 spectators

wide as many as Wembley The playing area is surround- ed by high wire barricades and átiæ prowia uro, a law unto then-

background of pandemonium.

Few of the crities are likely to give England much of chance

A

Apart from the easy victory over Russia, the senson's inter- national results re not f- pressive D paper draws against Ireland and Wales and arrow win over the Scuts.

Talented Trio But was very impressed with the way England's attack maved in the match against Scotland. In fact, 1 cannot re- member seeing a more talented England Inside-trio than that of Brodbent, Charlton and Haynes since the day of Carter, Low- ten and Mannion.

WAS

True, our Onishing poor, but I ans couldent that we now have the basis of a Dotentially great side.

The accent put on bail-players the lessons,

is paying off und

taught by Hungary at Wembley

and Budapest, appear to have been learnt well.

To beat Brazil, it is vital to have a fast-moving inside- forward trio. capable of cx- ploiting what I consider their chief tactical weakness.

Their backa lie so wide that. sudden thrusts down the mkidin can caich them KLIWAITA.

When switching from attack to defence, they fall back very fest to close the gup, but the opportunity is there just the samo

The Frenchmen, Kopa and Fontaine, exposed this weakness at. Gothenining when the two

the

OFF THE CUFF

Expert Newcastle and Scotland wing-half JIMMY SCOLLAR to be playing his football in London next SCAROTE.

Hungary's "Four-Year- Plan" in "preparation for the 1962 World Cup la Chile is achieving uncx- pecied success, Continen- tal erities are altendy dis- cussing the possibles of a return to the days of Puskas.

currently u21

Scotland

Bundeo and goalkeeper BILL BROWN, the transfer list. possibly has a pre- ference for Spurs. Their wing-half DAVIE MAC- KAY is a close friend of

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4123 ancical civilisationn They will taste the hospitality of the Americans.

And in Rio, they will have eluummer to alter the balance

power

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Limping Neill Overcomes Jinx

Scots featherweight Bobby Nelll has twice been told that he would never fight again—once after the two car crashes that left him with one leg shorter than the other, and again when he broke his jaw in the first fight of his come- back last September.

But last week, Neill threw off the jinx, baltering British champion Charlie Hill, a fellow-Scot, to the canvas ten times before the referee stopped the fight in the ninth round.

Photo shows Bobby Neill, the new champlon (probable next stop: a battle with ex-world champlon Hogan Kid Bassey) crouching over Charlle Hill, down for yet another count in the ninth round.—London Express Photo,

Malayan, Thai Shuttle Aces Win In Japan

Hiroshi Sugita

Sports Diary

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1st Division: Army v CAA (US Sing Toy Fadern (Club), 5.45

Tokyo, April 20.

Yoshilro and Maluya's world deubles bad-Saco 15-8, 17-15. Lm Sap-huppim minlon champions, Teh Kew-san | and Charoen Watanasia beat and tim Say-hup and Thailand's Atsushi Hagiwara and Kiyoshi (KCC) 5.30 P.n

Chanzen Watamisản today Japan's

beat Watanabe 15-3, 15-8.

best players including Japan's singles champion, Elicht | Nagal in their second game in Japan ni Yokohama.

Charocu Walannsin beut Yoshio Komlya 15-7, 15-13, in [the first singles match,

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English Soccer Review MANCHESTER CITY, ASTON VILLA ÄND LEICESTER IN DESPERATE FIGHT TO AVOID RELEGATION

London, April 20. Aston Villa and Manchester City, relegation- threatened English football league first divi- sion sides, were both beaten tonight, The Villa lost 0-2 away to Football Association Cup finalists, Nottingham Forest, and Man- chester City took a 1-5 thrashing at West Ham.

Manchester City and Aston j Forwards John Dick and Mike Villa figure with Leicester in a Grice both scored twice in West desperate struggle to decide who Ham's big win. drops into the accond division with already-doomed Port- smouth.

Key Match

In the third division Plymouth made near certain of gaining promotion by winning 1-0 at Halifax.

Coventry and York improved |their chances of joining fourth

Now City and Villa both have divister leader Port Vale in

20 points with two games left to promotion.

Coventry drew 1-1

play, while Leicester appear to at Millwall and York won 2-1 at be nudging safely with 30 points Northampten.

and three games still remaining.

The issue should be settled on Saturday when Aston Villa visit Manchester City in a key match,

Rumania Wins

Results

Results

of today's Engilsh

ENGLISH LEAGUE'

Division I

and Scottish matches were;

Notts 2, Aston Villa 0.

Davis Cup Tie Blackburn 2, Luton Town &

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Cairo, April 20. Rumania qualified pr second round of the European Zone Davis Cup when they de- feated Egypt three matches to two in the first round at the Chezira

here Sporting Club today.

Gheorghe Viziru gave Rumania the qualifying match when he won the adjourned tast singles 0-4, 3-0, 0-6, B-6, 6-4, against Kamal Moubarak.

Poor light stopped the final when Viziru singles yesterday was leading 0-4, 3-1.

Rumania won two singles nad the doubles.

In the second round they play the winner of the first round match between New Zealand and Ireland.--France- Presse.

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