Coach’s couch
Bravest coaching call, any sport? (Substitutions, etc)
Alf Ramsey dropping Jimmy Greaves in favour of Geoff Hurst for the 1966 World Cup. Greaves was a super player, one of the most prolific international scorers at the time, but Ramsey went for Hurst, who went on to score a hat-trick in the final. That justified the selection and brought about ‘they think it’s all over’ line. After the hat-trick Hurst said to Ramsey, ‘see you at the next match’, and Ramsey replied, ‘if you’re selected, Geoff’.
