stories about men

Christiana 2022-03-22 09:02:19

When you have become a champion, when you have successfully pulled the old overlord off his horse, when you are in a good mood, the old overlord suddenly stretched out an olive branch, what would you do?
If it were me, I would say no and continue to conquer the world with my team.
But no Clough, he saw Leeds as a challenge, as a challenge in his quest for perfect football, and he bravely embraced it, trying to turn filthy Leeds into another believer in art football , even at the cost of parting ways with assistants and old friends.
However, Leeds United's football style has been deeply rooted, just like the England national team has played 442 for 10,000 years. Therefore, like Don Quixote single-handedly rushing to the windmill, the result is a no-suspense failure. Being humiliated on a talk show, he was dismissed from get out of class.
And that's where the film climaxes: Clough finally wins back his friend and teaching assistant, and has an unprecedented success in Nottingham.

There are two episodes in this film that impressed me:
1. When Derby County challenged Leeds for the second time, Clough did not say a word of nonsense in the dressing room, and the morale was mobilized to the peak. But as a head coach, in the face of enormous pressure, he didn't even have the courage to walk out of the locker room.
2. At the end of the film, the director mocked the FA's pride and Clough's greatness with a line of subtitles "Clough remains the best couch England never got".

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  • Jewel 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Mourinho is nothing compared to Brian Clough. And Pete Morgan's script is delicious.

  • Randi 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    very nice! The character's inner ups and downs and personality are well controlled, and the rhythm is controlled very tightly, but as a football movie, it is a bit uncomfortable to skip every game. In addition, the ending is too fierce, the director has no funds?

The Damned United quotes

  • Peter Taylor: [embracing after being reunited] You're only gonna fuck it up again, aren't you?

    Brian Clough: I love you, you know.

    Peter Taylor: I know. But it won't stop you.

    Brian Clough: So would you sooner go through it all without me?

    Peter Taylor: Never.

  • Brian Clough: What are you doing? You weren't supposed to *accept* our resignations!

    Sam Longson: Shouldn't bloody well offer them, then, should you?

    Brian Clough: Look, you can't get rid of us. It would be a disaster for the club. For the whole of Derby!

    Sam Longson: You can't keep shooting your mouth off the way you have been and issuing these ultimatums. With great reluctance, your resignations have been accepted.

    Brian Clough: Look, you can't do this. It's madness.

    Sam Longson: The decision stands. Car keys on the table and out.

    Brian Clough: We're gonna create a footballing dynasty here. Derby could be one of the greats. Alongside United, Liverpool, Leeds!

    Sam Longson: Now! And don't dare show your face here again.