Keegans Perm I never got to see Banks play, other than through old videos, but he was certainly legendary. It’s funny how he is best remembered for a save in a losing match but the man excelled on all levels. He won for club and country, and was indeed a super man when his playing days ended. The car accident that claimed his right eye and definitively ended his career happened just a few miles from where I was born and raised. He will be missed by so many. RIP Gordon Banks.
Absolutely Spot on sir! I remember watching it as an 11 yr old live on television back in 1970! And I can honestly say I've never seen a better piece of football from Jarhzinios inch perfect cross to Pele's downward bullet header to banksy's brilliant save to tip it over the bar!!! And please bear in mind the match was played in the rarefied air of Guadalihara thousands of feet above sea level! So the ball would be moving a lot faster than at sea level! Also Banksy was on the near post when Jarhzinio crossed and got to the far post in under a second to save Pele's perfect header!!! Fantastic all of it!!!
@@keithdukes5990 everyone ignores the insane pass by the right back to jarzinho, outside of the foot, curves past the defender perfectly into jarzinhos path
At this point in the game the English players were knackered with heat exhaustion. Brazil thought it was a lovely spring day, England thought they were playing in hell.
That's a very beautiful way to say it :-) Sometimes you just know that the keeper has to pull off a world class performance in order for the team to progress. Here in Denmark, it was Peter Schmeichel who did that in the Euro 1992 final against Germany, and his son, Kasper Schmeichel, nearly did it in the Euro 2020 semi final against England (In fact, it was a world class game from Kasper Scheichel, but that was not enough).
@@shyviking But England cheated - Sterling (that ironicly means "825 Silver" - just like the medals he stole their way to - bet he wishes, his name had been "Gold" - but it should have been "Red" like the card he DID deserve) tried to provoke the penalty about 10 minutes before, the one he suck seeded with..
@@obiwankenobi1966 So what.? You cheat, you lose your respect - just like "7 times tour de France winner" Lance Armstrong - will for ever be remembered as the huuuge cheater - just like Silver will
@laser325 Including Pele?? Sorry, but when Pele is asked by sportscasters about his most memorable World Cup moments, the goal "that never was" frequently comes up. No, he hasn't forgotten about Banksey. Never will. That save is indelibly etched in his memory "bank." BTW, Pele and Banks enjoyed a close friendship that lasted right up to Gordon's death.
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That save actually gets better and better each time you watch it. The cross, the fantastic header ... and that save. The icing on the cake was that Banksy was a really humble guy.
It's weird, it doesn't seem that great a save on tape, but I remember watching that live & it was an absolutely incredible save. Easily the best I've seen in my life. RIP Banksy.
The save was so phenomenal because of the perfection of the Pele header, look how high he gets, and the power he obtains for a relatively short man (1.73m)
Andrew Robert Smith mate show some respect, a bunch of random people that did nothing for their sports got higher honours than one of the greatest sportsman from our country. No need to be so rude
Adam Howitt, You have the prize for the first dumb response. Don't presume you sound foollish. I have respect for Gordon Banks but tell me something... What changes when you get this honour? Do you become more of a person through recieving this honour? No you don't it means fuck all. You should get a blue peter badge though, it would make you feel better.
I am a brazilian ex goalkeper profissional. Gordon Banks is a legend of the footbal... Executou a maior defesa de todos os tempos de goleiro. Magic. Banks FOREVER
The reason it's the greatest save of all time is simple. Gordon Banks had 0.20 of a second to react to the header which bounced on impact making the save more difficult, Banks then not only had to dive low by 2.5 metres and to the right but backwards also. He then had to somehow scoop an incredibly heavy ball compared to today's wimpy fly away ball standards, and get it over the net from virtually off the floor. The sheer science and reactions needed make this the greatest save of all time
The heavy ball is a valid point. However, the so called science behind the reactions, physics, the fact it was behind him and he had to dive low is the reason people wrongly calculate this as the best save of all time. Anyone who has keeped to a certain degree will realize how easy those saves can be to pull off while looking absolutely worldy. Scooping up low bouncing shots is actually far easier physically with the momentum of the ball and helps the keeper to push the ball up and away. The fact he was diving slightly behind is actually easier for him in terms of a natural motion with his body and arm. If we're talking about saves diving back, Seaman's is actually more difficult because the ball has direct forward momentum, (not a momentum whereby the ball is already 45degrees up and away to safety, requiring a little lift from the keeper) and seaman has to push 100% the scoop forward while arguably travelling a lot further than banks. I seem to recall a save in Europe five or so years ago which absolutely trumped Banks' save because it was exactly the same, but the ball DID NOT bounce. The keeper dived low and somehow lifted the ball over the bar without the bounce. Now that was worth it's weight in gold, but I can't for the life of me remember who it was, or what the match was. I believe Chelsea were one of the teams.
BladeChild again he has to dive further and regardless of the ball bouncing slightly he still has to slam it up over the bar. Diving backwards and low is incredibly difficult and would suggest if you think it isn't then you are 1) a cat or 2) you don't know how difficult it truly is. It was the first of it's kind. A truly unique save. Only to be sort of re produced by Uniteds keeper years later in the Champions league. the spin produced to put that ball over is part luck part bloody strong wrist. It is regarded as the greatest save ever by a long margine. A bit like I'm not a big fan of the Beatles but I concede that they are the greatest band of all time. It is the same with this save. Pele The greatest forward ever, in posssibly the greatest team of all time against probably the greatest keeper, in what is regarded as the greatest world cup year, with the greatest save. Not just the pure science, but the surroundings, those players, the artistry of it. Nothing beats it. Nothing will even come close
Fantastic words and sentiment - well said. I had a long talk with Gordon Banks at an exhibition in the early 90's and he told me that the the 1970 Brazilian foward line were "unbelievable" and "terrifying".....he was a warm, humble and very likeable man and I suspect no goalkeeper would dare say they were better.
PaulANUBIS1 Well, your point about the Beatles is kind of like nostalgic sentiment, and that's what I've always thought about people and Banks' save. Though really, you can't objectively measure music too much. This save, you can. And I stick by my interpretation of it. I have seen many better saves this century alone. What the situation was and that boding forward line of Brazil, and the fact it was Pele who headed it has nothing to do with the save itself.
Rest in peaceful sleep, Gordon. You were, and still are, England's greatest goalkeeper, and most definitely up there among the world's finest. A genuine legend.
So, he was the best goalkeeper in his day. This one parade against Brazil is unmatched. But was also a gentleman. I wish there would be people like him among the fans these days. greetings from Munich
This is labelled 'The Greatest Ever Save' because it's probably the most iconic save in football, opposed to actually being the greatest ever save. What is the greatest ever save? Probably some Sunday League goalkeeper pulled it off but no one cares. It was headed by the best player in the world at the time, Pele, saved by the best goalkeeper in the world at the time, Banks. England had won the previous World Cup and both players were huge stars. Pele, arguably the best player ever, says that the best goalkeeper he ever faced was Gordon Banks.
I doubt a Sunday league keeper could ever make a save like that. Professional football is played at a much quicker speed and more intense level that amateur football. Amateur strikers can never generate the power that professionals can and professional keeps have inhuman reflexes so if there is a keeper out there playing a Sunday league, he would have been snapped up by a pro team years ago
rgqwerty63 You have missed the point entirely. It goes without saying that professionals are fitter than amateurs and they have the mental strength to succeed at the highest level. This doesn't mean that an amateur can't have a shot as powerful or reflexes as sharp as a professional. That's a ridiculous thing to say. A goalkeeper doesn't have to be a world class player to pull off the greatest ever save. He doesn't even have to be a goalkeeper, let alone a professional.
ZolaMagic25 that's probably true. but a great save all the same.and what a goalkeeper.you have to put it in context of the time.he was so fit and athletic.nobody to touch him
TheGooners11 the players from that day and age were far from stronger. They couldn’t keep up with the pace of the game and would get easily nudged off the ball
@@michaelhartley8875 are you alright? Your telling me someone like Graeme Sharp, Giggs, Scholes or in fact any player that played in the 1980s would get destroyed by players who play now get a grip seriously
Sub To Krebszy wouldn’t exactly same destroyed, but football evolves over time and it’s common knowledge that the footballers from from the 1970s and 80s couldn’t keep up with the pace of today’s game
TheGooners11 still doesn’t change the fact that football has evolved and the older players couldn’t keep up with the pace of the game now. You probably think that van basten is better than messi and ronaldo
The header was impossible mate. The pass was the best Alberto could deliver under the circumstances, but the header was fucking insane. 99/100 times that would have been a goal
Good bye to a sporting legend and true English gentleman . They don't make them like Mr Banks anymore and the world is now that much poorer without him. R.I.P our British Lion and World Cup winner.
The unnoticed pass from Carlos Alberto to Jairzhino was equally brilliant....notice how low, long and powerful the strike is and the swerve and topspin into Jairizhino's sprinting path. It's possibly the the best and most skilful pass in World Cup history.
aberjed you could be right. I have hardly seen footage of Garrincha. As a 14 yearsold i looked at the 1970s WC in Mexico. The technical skills of the Brasilplayers were in average higher than of the other teams. I loved especially the rushes of Jairzinho, the way he avoided tackles and his speed.
For everyone talking about Ochoa: take the Ochoa save from the World Cup, and factor in that Pele's header was bouncing off the ground, so it's trajectory changed and was much more difficult to follow than a ball travelling in a straight line. The ball's coming up, rather than down, so it's always moving away from the 'keeper. Banks has to dive lower and further back than Ochoa did, in order to get under the ball, which is much more difficult to do and takes more time: meaning less time to react. Then he has to scoop the ball with his hand, all while he's hitting the ground and having to deal with the recoil of his body impacting the ground, and get enough force behind the ball to push it up and over the bar, while Ochoa pushed the ball in the same direction that he was diving. This save is so much more difficult.
I had the privilege to attend a garden party at George Eastham's old house in the mid 70's. Gordon Banks along with half of the Stoke City squad were there. I plucked up the courage to ask Banksy about this save from Pele and he told me that it was purely a reaction save and that he happened to be in the right place at the right time, but oh boy, what a save it was. Truly Gordon Banks was the best goalie in the world, and also an extremely nice gentleman. RIP Banksy.
You are right the match was of a very high standard. I was 16 when I saw it. Although I was disappointed that England lost, I was nevertheless proud because we had played well against a marvellous Brazilian team, whose names I can remember although I don*t speak Portuguese!
I can see why it's called the greatest ever,not only because it's Pele's header that got stopped but also because of how difficult it was to stop given the speed and momentum.Simply incredible reaction and amazing save.Says enough how great goalkeeper Banks was.
A sensational move - incredible precision pass, winger at full speed delivers amazing cross with a bobbling ball. Fantastic leap, perfect header, wondrous save. Pele was a shortish guy but up there with best headers of a ball ever.
Pele was such a great athlete , had a huge leap , which made up for his lack of height ! Banks was a bit before my time , but everyone I knew who understood a bit about football used to say how great he was !
Wonderful! But the save itself is the end piece of a magnificent flow of the physical energy of football at its supreme best: Carlos Alberto's initial pass, with the outside of his boot, goes beyond Terry Cooper on an out swinging arc, inviting Jarzinho to run on to it. Jarzinho's first touch takes him across Cooper, inviting the challenge for a Penalty, which Cooper chooses to resist. The ball's energy, reinvigorated by Jarzinho's touch accelerates to the dead ball line. Jarzinho, stretching to get there, whips the cross over on the half-volley, drop kick style, again putting pace on the ball. Lifted by the thrust of the cross, the ball goes higher than expected and yet, arriving at speed, rising higher than all, powering his head through the ball, is the greatest living footballer. The impact sends the ball downward once again at pace. Banks arches himself down and behind. The ball comes up off the turf and, in an echo of the bounce of the earlier cross, Banks' hand connects in resisting upward block to send the ball upward, ultimately over the bar. The thread of connection from Carlos Alberto's boot to Bank's hands is absolute. Quantum physics demonstrated with musical artistry on a field of grass.
The best game of football I haver witnessed . In this match even the loser was a winner . What a game , beyond just entertainment attacking and defensive artistry
The pass to start the move is one of the greatest in football history. Perfect wing play to beat the full back and fantastic cross. Amazing leap by Pele and incredible power and direction in the header. Finished off by the greatest save anyone has ever made in such an important game.... This is the beautiful game
The brilliance of the last save started with the cross. How he got to that and picked out pele was sublime . Pele perfect header which was a goal if a regular keeper was between the sticks . Then Banks took it all to another level getting down so fast and judging the bounce , scooping it clear as well ,pele would have chewed up any rebound and Tastaco was bearing down too . What a joy to watch
A lot of people just don't get why this was amazing. Go feel the sheer weight of a ball from the 70s compared to the lightweight things they use these days. This didn't just require acrobatic skill, this required so much strength given the momentum behind the ball. Plenty of keepers could get to it. But I doubt there are many who could get enough behind it to stop it, much less turn it over like that. Banks was a legend. Best goalkeeper in football history.
+Sval Plays Think you're totally right; each time I watch it, I'm more impressed not by Banks's dive (which is quality, but we're used to that level of acrobatics these days) - i'm more impressed by the sheer strength of managing to turn the ball away and over when it was already behind him. I think Lev Yashin probably pips Banks, but still - one of the great saves.
Banks best goalkeeper in history? You made my day. I can easily count you 6 better GK than him. Dino Zoff, Lev Yashin, Manuel Neuer, Gianluigi Buffon, Oliver Kahn and Iker Casillas. And maybe Van der Saar! Yeah the best Goalkeeper in England's History that is true.
Pele .. "I thought I had scored" Banks .. "You and me both mate" Moore .. "You're getting slow Banksy, you used to catch those" True account of the immediate conversation whilst waiting for the corner.
What a save. What a man. Rest in peace. The greatest save of all time. From England's greatest ever keeper. To this day, Pele still can't believe it didn't go in. So long Gordon. You were great.
Amazing to be able to choose this save as the best of the millions of saves goalies have made. Must have take decades to see all those saves to choose this one.
so it's ok for you to have an opinion...but not others..?there are among the commenters here,many hundreds of years of collective footie watching represented.football being a contentious topic,the level of agreement here is unmatched.why..?because it was the greatest save of all time.
Losing one nil to the greatest Brazilian team of all time proves what a great keeper Gordon Banks was. If he hadn’t got a stomach bug before the match against West Germany, England might have reached the final. A great player and a thoroughly decent man.
@@68majortom I was 13 and watched the game on TV. Ramsey was sure about the win and changed Bobby Charlton 20 minutes before the end. With him on the pitch until the end this would not had happened
Pele said ‘everywhere I go in the world people talk about all the great goals I’ve scored but in England everyone only talks about that save’ RIP Gordon Banks. Greatest goalkeeper England ever had.
Lovely little moment straight away afterwards when they all started getting ready for the corner, and Banks broke into laughter after the following exchange: Pele: "I thought that was a goal." Banks: "You and me both." Bobby Moore: "You're getting old, Banksy, you used to hold on to them."
Paul Lumley men back then had adequate/ample levels of testosterone in them. Today’s men are suffering greatly and have nowhere near what their grandfathers had. You are witnessing an entire generation of men minus a proper nut sack. That’s why all u see now are “150 million” euro pre madonnas who are only acquainted w the art of flopping instead of going to war w 11 of your country’s finest m8’s. They’ve all gone softer than me lass’s facking wagon of an arse
Fantastic save, one of the very best for sure.Yes we have had other great keepers like Shilton, but may be because he saved the header from the great Pele gives him the edge. Certainly on this day watching is body mannerisms throughout the game you can see he's right up for it.Notice Bobby Moore actually clapping the save as the ball goes out. They just witnessed something very special.
The best british goalkeeper of all time. He would be the best in the modern game too. Played on crap pitches in the winter with a ball that was much harder than the ones today. Unfortunately people forget or dont realise that there was great football before the premier league started.
You know that ball thing is a myth right? Modern balls weigh more or about the same than old balls, there's loads of articles on it and it was busted many years ago - it's an urban myth. Balls don't get harder either, have you ever had a mitre delta blasted at you? Fucking hurts, as it would in 1970 or 1870. It'd hurt more now though as players are far stronger and fitter than they were then when they had bad diets, smoked, and spent their weekends down the pub. It was a great save by a great player from a great player. The hyperbole about "it was all different back then" is just that, hyperbole. Neither of those 1970 teams would get near a modern team, they'd be worn out after 20 minutes and wouldn't cope with the speed, power and vision of modern players. Not to mention they'd all be sent off within ten minutes.
@@tonyc7879 the old balls got heavy because when they got wet they held the water. The comment about the old players not being able to play today isnt really true. If thise players had the pitches that they play on today and yes the diet and all the science they would live with todays players. Its easy to dismiss the football of the past. Modern isnt always better. Can you imagine ronaldo messi or any of todays players playing on mud and sand pitches in the winter? I can hear the moaning now.
@@maxpayne-qc5yt Im 59. I played with those footballs. They did get heavy as the ball got wet. Your right about this. It really pisses me off when people dimiss football from the past as not good. At least we had teams with good british players . Not like today. Full of average foreign players. Fans today think you have to buy players from abroad because of the sound of their name. Stupid money paid for some today. Banks today would be at least £80 million .
@@garyowens4269 Yes, you are right, we played with those old leather balls with laces at school, it wasn't until the mid or late 60's that we got the ones that didn't take in water. And as for the Mitre Delta that is mentioned above, that is not as hard or as heavy as the white or (occasionally) orange Mitre Multiplex as it was in the 70's.
I still say that this is the greatest save I've ever seen. Banks had to travel from near post to far post to make the save. Given the goal is 22 feet wide, it's remarkable especially the speed and downward direction of Pele's header. Many keepers make instinctive, reaction saves within reach of where they are positioned, but Banks travelled from post to post to make his save. For me, Banks is the greatest British keeper followed by Clemence. Lev Yashin though still takes some beating.
RIP Pelé. The goals he scored were just as thrilling as his misses, like in this video against the defending world champions England (he assisted Jairzinho who scored the only goal) but also in the semi-finals of the same tournament when he dummied Uruguay's goalkeeper, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, but his shot was just wide of the post. #RIP #Pele #Banks #Mexico70
This is first WC I can remember and I still remember watching that save. I was lucky enough to see him play in a testimonial game against Brighton in the mid seventies. He stood out from the rest by a mile.
And this kids, was the last time a English goalkeeper made a save in an international football game.
NOWIS yoi re sarcastic..this save was 1970 xd
Hahahahahaha
And you are
What about joe hart
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RIP Gordon Banks.
As a man he was greater than he was as a player and he was a great player.
Keegans Perm I never got to see Banks play, other than through old videos, but he was certainly legendary. It’s funny how he is best remembered for a save in a losing match but the man excelled on all levels. He won for club and country, and was indeed a super man when his playing days ended. The car accident that claimed his right eye and definitively ended his career happened just a few miles from where I was born and raised.
He will be missed by so many. RIP Gordon Banks.
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A reminder of times when players just focused on doing the best possible job they could for the team
Deserved more time
Amazing cross by Jairzinho, phenomenal leap and header by Pele, ridiculous save by Banks. The Beautiful Game at its best.
Absolutely Spot on sir! I remember watching it as an 11 yr old live on television back in 1970!
And I can honestly say I've never seen a better piece of football from Jarhzinios inch perfect cross to Pele's downward bullet header to banksy's brilliant save to tip it over the bar!!!
And please bear in mind the match was played in the rarefied air of Guadalihara thousands of feet above sea level! So the ball would be moving a lot faster than at sea level!
Also Banksy was on the near post when Jarhzinio crossed and got to the far post in under a second to save Pele's perfect header!!! Fantastic all of it!!!
@@keithdukes5990 everyone ignores the insane pass by the right back to jarzinho, outside of the foot, curves past the defender perfectly into jarzinhos path
@Atlantis Rising I thought it might have been him but didn’t want to get it wrong, thanks for confirming
At this point in the game the English players were knackered with heat exhaustion. Brazil thought it was a lovely spring day, England thought they were playing in hell.
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Pelé once said; "I scored but Banks saved it..." What a wonderful goalie he was! RIP Love & light from Brazil 🇧🇷
That's a very beautiful way to say it :-)
Sometimes you just know that the keeper has to pull off a world class performance in order for the team to progress. Here in Denmark, it was Peter Schmeichel who did that in the Euro 1992 final against Germany, and his son, Kasper Schmeichel, nearly did it in the Euro 2020 semi final against England (In fact, it was a world class game from Kasper Scheichel, but that was not enough).
No he said, "Banks erased it."
@@shyviking But England cheated - Sterling (that ironicly means "825 Silver" - just like the medals he stole their way to - bet he wishes, his name had been "Gold" - but it should have been "Red" like the card he DID deserve) tried to provoke the penalty about 10 minutes before, the one he suck seeded with..
@@CONEHEADDK you could say that about half of the euro teams lmao
@@obiwankenobi1966 So what.? You cheat, you lose your respect - just like "7 times tour de France winner" Lance Armstrong - will for ever be remembered as the huuuge cheater - just like Silver will
RIP Gordon. England’s greatest ever keeper
yeah. i just found out he died. RIP.
RIP Banks.
so sad another legend gone to play for the heaven football team,R.I.P. BANKSY
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RIP
I’m not complaining, but it’s pretty weird that CZcams knew to recommend us this video atm. Well anyway, Rest in Peace Gordon Banks.
probably getting recommended due to people searching it
@laser325 Including Pele?? Sorry, but when Pele is asked by sportscasters about his most memorable World Cup moments, the goal "that never was"
frequently comes up. No, he hasn't forgotten about Banksey. Never will. That save is indelibly etched in his memory "bank." BTW, Pele and Banks enjoyed a close friendship that lasted right up to Gordon's death.
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@laser325 Nah mate Stoke fans think about him consistently. A club legend for sure.
The perfect pass, the perfect cross, the perfect header, the perfect save, football perfection.
Buffon did it too at 2006 vs zidane
@@saileshjoshi1518not even close
Buffon save was very direct to him
That save actually gets better and better each time you watch it.
The cross, the fantastic header ... and that save. The icing on the cake was that Banksy was a really humble guy.
So was Pelé, too.
53 years later, i still havnt seen a better save.
I wish the camera angles was much better because you’ll see he actually had to claw it away from goal.
Who’s here after Gordon has died RIP you legend ❤️⚽️
@Jamie Ryan
me too, sadly.
Fantastic save!
RIP Mr. Gordon Banks!
One of the best goalkeeper ever seen.
I agree.
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Yashin then banks maybe
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You mean THE best
It's weird, it doesn't seem that great a save on tape, but I remember watching that live & it was an absolutely incredible save. Easily the best I've seen in my life. RIP Banksy.
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I agree. I was 13 then and remember still every minute of this great game. RIP both, Pelé and Banks
@@milandamjanovic1213 Pele, the greatest.
The game is allot faster now. I feel like that makes older games less impressive sometimes
@@yeahok1839 You're probably tight. The ball was a mini medicine ball back then as well.
The save was so phenomenal because of the perfection of the Pele header, look how high he gets, and the power he obtains for a relatively short man (1.73m)
R.I.P to what should have been SIR Gordon Banks
Who gives a shit about a dumb title given to you by some fuckwits? I'm sure he wasn't concerned and probably grateful.
Andrew Robert Smith mate show some respect, a bunch of random people that did nothing for their sports got higher honours than one of the greatest sportsman from our country. No need to be so rude
He got a [well-deserved] OBE - a high honour and a pretty rare one for a footballer of his era.
Adam Howitt, You have the prize for the first dumb response. Don't presume you sound foollish. I have respect for Gordon Banks but tell me something... What changes when you get this honour? Do you become more of a person through recieving this honour? No you don't it means fuck all. You should get a blue peter badge though, it would make you feel better.
No way. Gordon is better than that.
"To this day, Pele still cannot believe how he did not score"!
sure...
he say " I have score but banks stop the goal"
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Yes Pelé had said many times that the save was amazing.
QuickQuickSlowSlow55 What? 😂😂😂
QuickQuickSlowSlow55 😂
Pele says so in his autobiography. Pele loved that match as did Bobby Moore. Respect!
I am a brazilian ex goalkeper profissional.
Gordon Banks is a legend of the footbal...
Executou a maior defesa de todos os tempos de goleiro.
Magic.
Banks FOREVER
Can you tell me what club and when, I am very curious
Respect from Germany for this great save! Gordon Banks was a great one - and an ambassador for German-British friendship!
RIP, GORDON! from stoke 💪🏽⚽️
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We are lucky we had him 💪
The reason it's the greatest save of all time is simple. Gordon Banks had 0.20 of a second to react to the header which bounced on impact making the save more difficult, Banks then not only had to dive low by 2.5 metres and to the right but backwards also. He then had to somehow scoop an incredibly heavy ball compared to today's wimpy fly away ball standards, and get it over the net from virtually off the floor. The sheer science and reactions needed make this the greatest save of all time
The heavy ball is a valid point. However, the so called science behind the reactions, physics, the fact it was behind him and he had to dive low is the reason people wrongly calculate this as the best save of all time. Anyone who has keeped to a certain degree will realize how easy those saves can be to pull off while looking absolutely worldy.
Scooping up low bouncing shots is actually far easier physically with the momentum of the ball and helps the keeper to push the ball up and away. The fact he was diving slightly behind is actually easier for him in terms of a natural motion with his body and arm. If we're talking about saves diving back, Seaman's is actually more difficult because the ball has direct forward momentum, (not a momentum whereby the ball is already 45degrees up and away to safety, requiring a little lift from the keeper) and seaman has to push 100% the scoop forward while arguably travelling a lot further than banks.
I seem to recall a save in Europe five or so years ago which absolutely trumped Banks' save because it was exactly the same, but the ball DID NOT bounce. The keeper dived low and somehow lifted the ball over the bar without the bounce. Now that was worth it's weight in gold, but I can't for the life of me remember who it was, or what the match was. I believe Chelsea were one of the teams.
BladeChild again he has to dive further and regardless of the ball bouncing slightly he still has to slam it up over the bar. Diving backwards and low is incredibly difficult and would suggest if you think it isn't then you are 1) a cat or 2) you don't know how difficult it truly is. It was the first of it's kind. A truly unique save. Only to be sort of re produced by Uniteds keeper years later in the Champions league. the spin produced to put that ball over is part luck part bloody strong wrist. It is regarded as the greatest save ever by a long margine. A bit like I'm not a big fan of the Beatles but I concede that they are the greatest band of all time. It is the same with this save. Pele The greatest forward ever, in posssibly the greatest team of all time against probably the greatest keeper, in what is regarded as the greatest world cup year, with the greatest save. Not just the pure science, but the surroundings, those players, the artistry of it. Nothing beats it. Nothing will even come close
Fantastic words and sentiment - well said. I had a long talk with Gordon Banks at an exhibition in the early 90's and he told me that the the 1970 Brazilian foward line were "unbelievable" and "terrifying".....he was a warm, humble and very likeable man and I suspect no goalkeeper would dare say they were better.
PaulANUBIS1 Well, your point about the Beatles is kind of like nostalgic sentiment, and that's what I've always thought about people and Banks' save. Though really, you can't objectively measure music too much. This save, you can. And I stick by my interpretation of it. I have seen many better saves this century alone. What the situation was and that boding forward line of Brazil, and the fact it was Pele who headed it has nothing to do with the save itself.
BladeChild you're opinion. Rightly or wrongly. The experts all agree it is. And I too. That's enough for me. There still has never been a better save.
Rest in peaceful sleep, Gordon. You were, and still are, England's greatest goalkeeper, and most definitely up there among the world's finest. A genuine legend.
51 years on and I have never seen a better save. Just incredible reflexes.
If Pele says its the best save ever......who are we to argue. R.I.P. GORDON BANKS.
The same guy that said that Messi only can use his left foot... Suuuuure
@@0AFonseca Messi is not that good with his right foot.... So what u on about?
Rico boni, Idc but why have you copy and pasted that comment 1 million times
@William Wellington
Pele is right and that's flat !
What if zidane says Buffon save is greatest save in football did you agree
RIP Banks. England's greatest ever keeper. You will be missed!
No matter how many times you watch that save, you have to watch it again and again and it's still never enough.
So, he was the best goalkeeper in his day. This one parade against Brazil is unmatched. But was also a gentleman. I wish there would be people like him among the fans these days. greetings from Munich
This is labelled 'The Greatest Ever Save' because it's probably the most iconic save in football, opposed to actually being the greatest ever save.
What is the greatest ever save? Probably some Sunday League goalkeeper pulled it off but no one cares.
It was headed by the best player in the world at the time, Pele, saved by the best goalkeeper in the world at the time, Banks. England had won the previous World Cup and both players were huge stars.
Pele, arguably the best player ever, says that the best goalkeeper he ever faced was Gordon Banks.
I doubt a Sunday league keeper could ever make a save like that. Professional football is played at a much quicker speed and more intense level that amateur football. Amateur strikers can never generate the power that professionals can and professional keeps have inhuman reflexes so if there is a keeper out there playing a Sunday league, he would have been snapped up by a pro team years ago
rgqwerty63
You have missed the point entirely.
It goes without saying that professionals are fitter than amateurs and they have the mental strength to succeed at the highest level. This doesn't mean that an amateur can't have a shot as powerful or reflexes as sharp as a professional. That's a ridiculous thing to say.
A goalkeeper doesn't have to be a world class player to pull off the greatest ever save. He doesn't even have to be a goalkeeper, let alone a professional.
Totally agree
ZolaMagic25 no its because he's a English goalkeeper
ZolaMagic25 that's probably true. but a great save all the same.and what a goalkeeper.you have to put it in context of the time.he was so fit and athletic.nobody to touch him
R.I.P Gordon banks he made impossible into possible
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The pass the cross the header the save, everything was just perfect. These are the moments when you feel that sports is life.
Absolutely brilliant comment, how so true
Such an astounding piece of goalkeeping. The ball was on the rise after being headed down so just a fraction of a second to adjust. Amazing reflexes.
This was in the jalisco stadium, my father saw it live.
TheGooners11 footballers from that time would get destroyed if they played in the premier league right now.
TheGooners11 the players from that day and age were far from stronger. They couldn’t keep up with the pace of the game and would get easily nudged off the ball
@@michaelhartley8875 are you alright? Your telling me someone like Graeme Sharp, Giggs, Scholes or in fact any player that played in the 1980s would get destroyed by players who play now get a grip seriously
Sub To Krebszy wouldn’t exactly same destroyed, but football evolves over time and it’s common knowledge that the footballers from from the 1970s and 80s couldn’t keep up with the pace of today’s game
TheGooners11 still doesn’t change the fact that football has evolved and the older players couldn’t keep up with the pace of the game now. You probably think that van basten is better than messi and ronaldo
Just paying my respects to one of the greatest ever. RIP Big man
RIP Gordon Banks we’ll never forget you
As usual the really sublime part of the sequence is overlooked....the lovely swerving pass inside the full back from Carlos Alberto.
he was a RWB but i agree
@@KanoOfArc 🤦♂️
The whole build up and execution of the move was made in heaven.
That pass from jerzinho number 7
The header was impossible mate. The pass was the best Alberto could deliver under the circumstances, but the header was fucking insane. 99/100 times that would have been a goal
Good bye to a sporting legend and true English gentleman . They don't make them like Mr Banks anymore and the world is now that much poorer without him. R.I.P our British Lion and World Cup winner.
RIP Gordon Banks 🙏🙏🙏 Best ever England goalkeeper
Yes, without a doubt.
The amount of legends in this video is staggering. May all the deceased rest in peace.
RIP to both of them. This world is a sadder place since their passing.
RIP Gordon Banks. True legend of the game
R.I.P English Hero
yeah i just found out he passed away. RIP Banks the greatest English Keeper.
Came back to remind myself of how good he was, RIP
England's best ever goalie, no questions asked. Will miss him terribly.
Still in awe how he got down and still pushed the ball away!
RIP to a legend
Rest in peace Gordon Banks. One of the greatest keepers of his generation.
Or ANY GENERATION
Second best goalkeeper of all time! You know behind who. It's no shame :)
@@yvesm.8855 Lev Yasine?
@@mortalk_5628 Yes!
@@yvesm.8855 *oh*
The unnoticed pass from Carlos Alberto to Jairzhino was equally brilliant....notice how low, long and powerful the strike is and the swerve and topspin into Jairizhino's sprinting path. It's possibly the the best and most skilful pass in World Cup history.
Yes, and what a cross too at such high pace. The whole segment is for me the crowning example of perfect football that didn't end in a goal.
I guess the Brasil team of 1970 was their best ever.
My favourit was Jairzinho
@@herbayum76 Jair was good but Garrincha was even better
aberjed you could be right. I have hardly seen footage of Garrincha.
As a 14 yearsold i looked at the 1970s WC in Mexico.
The technical skills of the Brasilplayers were in average higher than of the other teams.
I loved especially the rushes of Jairzinho, the way he avoided tackles and his speed.
brazil10able facts!
For everyone talking about Ochoa: take the Ochoa save from the World Cup, and factor in that Pele's header was bouncing off the ground, so it's trajectory changed and was much more difficult to follow than a ball travelling in a straight line. The ball's coming up, rather than down, so it's always moving away from the 'keeper. Banks has to dive lower and further back than Ochoa did, in order to get under the ball, which is much more difficult to do and takes more time: meaning less time to react. Then he has to scoop the ball with his hand, all while he's hitting the ground and having to deal with the recoil of his body impacting the ground, and get enough force behind the ball to push it up and over the bar, while Ochoa pushed the ball in the same direction that he was diving. This save is so much more difficult.
+leerobbo92 and that's why it's the best save ever.
we get it. stoo repeating it
***** which one?
***** nah, the best was seaman vs argentina ;)
***** lol its the won against ronaldinho remember the free kick
Pele was a beast in the air. Scored so many headed goals. Never been a better all-round player
Rip Pelé and Banks.
Fenomenal defense, Fenomenal player.
pheromoanimal
RIP from Brazil.
R.I.P Gordon Banks, for what you achieved you will never be forgotten.
A save that can never ever be underestimated 👏
I had the privilege to attend a garden party at George Eastham's old house in the mid 70's. Gordon Banks along with half of the Stoke City squad were there. I plucked up the courage to ask Banksy about this save from Pele and he told me that it was purely a reaction save and that he happened to be in the right place at the right time, but oh boy, what a save it was. Truly Gordon Banks was the best goalie in the world, and also an extremely nice gentleman. RIP Banksy.
This football game was great, both England and Brazil were incredible. Much respect from Brazil for Mr. Banks, what a legend! R.I.P.
You are right the match was of a very high standard. I was 16 when I saw it. Although I was disappointed that England lost, I was nevertheless proud because we had played well against a marvellous Brazilian team, whose names I can remember although I don*t speak Portuguese!
@@ericmillard1442. Some would say the best Brazilian team of all time
I can see why it's called the greatest ever,not only because it's Pele's header that got stopped but also because of how difficult it was to stop given the speed and momentum.Simply incredible reaction and amazing save.Says enough how great goalkeeper Banks was.
A sensational move - incredible precision pass, winger at full speed delivers amazing cross with a bobbling ball. Fantastic leap, perfect header, wondrous save. Pele was a shortish guy but up there with best headers of a ball ever.
Pele was such a great athlete , had a huge leap , which made up for his lack of height ! Banks was a bit before my time , but everyone I knew who understood a bit about football used to say how great he was !
Wonderful! But the save itself is the end piece of a magnificent flow of the physical energy of football at its supreme best: Carlos Alberto's initial pass, with the outside of his boot, goes beyond Terry Cooper on an out swinging arc, inviting Jarzinho to run on to it. Jarzinho's first touch takes him across Cooper, inviting the challenge for a Penalty, which Cooper chooses to resist. The ball's energy, reinvigorated by Jarzinho's touch accelerates to the dead ball line. Jarzinho, stretching to get there, whips the cross over on the half-volley, drop kick style, again putting pace on the ball. Lifted by the thrust of the cross, the ball goes higher than expected and yet, arriving at speed, rising higher than all, powering his head through the ball, is the greatest living footballer. The impact sends the ball downward once again at pace. Banks arches himself down and behind. The ball comes up off the turf and, in an echo of the bounce of the earlier cross, Banks' hand connects in resisting upward block to send the ball upward, ultimately over the bar. The thread of connection from Carlos Alberto's boot to Bank's hands is absolute. Quantum physics demonstrated with musical artistry on a field of grass.
The best game of football I haver witnessed . In this match even the loser was a winner . What a game , beyond just entertainment attacking and defensive artistry
I always remember him as the greatest keeper of all time.
The pass to start the move is one of the greatest in football history. Perfect wing play to beat the full back and fantastic cross. Amazing leap by Pele and incredible power and direction in the header. Finished off by the greatest save anyone has ever made in such an important game.... This is the beautiful game
Agree that pass to setup the header given it was almost out of play was sublime.
That Brazil team were the pinnacle, no team has ever come close to them. Any football played after 1970 has been an inferior product.
The brilliance of the last save started with the cross.
How he got to that and picked out pele was sublime .
Pele perfect header which was a goal if a regular keeper was between the sticks .
Then Banks took it all to another level getting down so fast and judging the bounce , scooping it clear as well ,pele would have chewed up any rebound and Tastaco was bearing down too .
What a joy to watch
Easily the best save i've ever seen. A truly iconic moment. Legend
Here after he died
R.I.P
Greatest England Goalkeeper
A lot of people just don't get why this was amazing.
Go feel the sheer weight of a ball from the 70s compared to the lightweight things they use these days. This didn't just require acrobatic skill, this required so much strength given the momentum behind the ball. Plenty of keepers could get to it. But I doubt there are many who could get enough behind it to stop it, much less turn it over like that.
Banks was a legend. Best goalkeeper in football history.
+Sval Plays Think you're totally right; each time I watch it, I'm more impressed not by Banks's dive (which is quality, but we're used to that level of acrobatics these days) - i'm more impressed by the sheer strength of managing to turn the ball away and over when it was already behind him.
I think Lev Yashin probably pips Banks, but still - one of the great saves.
Banks best goalkeeper in history? You made my day. I can easily count you 6 better GK than him. Dino Zoff, Lev Yashin, Manuel Neuer, Gianluigi Buffon, Oliver Kahn and Iker Casillas. And maybe Van der Saar! Yeah the best Goalkeeper in England's History that is true.
After Gordon Banks, I agree.
Lev Yashin easily better
Not even close.
Pele .. "I thought I had scored"
Banks .. "You and me both mate"
Moore .. "You're getting slow Banksy, you used to catch those"
True account of the immediate conversation whilst waiting for the corner.
I think Mullery say to Banks “ not another corner “
Probably one of the best games of pure football ever seen
R.I.P
Gordon Banks
You are the saviour
You are the hero
You will always be remembered for all you have done
Thank You.
What a save. What a man.
Rest in peace. The greatest save of all time. From England's greatest ever keeper.
To this day, Pele still can't believe it didn't go in.
So long Gordon. You were great.
R.I.P Gordon Banks what an amazing save, greatest save I have seen!
I never get tired of watching this. Thanks for the upload.
RIP Gordon Banks, thank you for contributing to England’s World Cup Journey in 1966!
A masterclass save, from a true gentleman. Paying my respects. Rest in Peace Mr. Banks.
I wish I could go back to 1970 and live in a world worth living in.
Amazing to be able to choose this save as the best of the millions of saves goalies have made. Must have take decades to see all those saves to choose this one.
so it's ok for you to have an opinion...but not others..?there are among the commenters here,many hundreds of years of collective footie watching represented.football being a contentious topic,the level of agreement here is unmatched.why..?because it was the greatest save of all time.
Losing one nil to the greatest Brazilian team of all time proves what a great keeper Gordon Banks was. If he hadn’t got a stomach bug before the match against West Germany, England might have reached the final. A great player and a thoroughly decent man.
Well, Bonetti recieved a stupid goal from Seeler but such is football
IF IF IF.. England had a 2 Goal lead what about that?
@@68majortom I was 13 and watched the game on TV. Ramsey was sure about the win and changed Bobby Charlton 20 minutes before the end. With him on the pitch until the end this would not had happened
@@milandamjanovic1213 I agree.
If Jeff Astle had converted a chance my missus could have scored it would have been 1each
RIP GORDON LEGENDS NEVER DIE 😢😢
Pele said ‘everywhere I go in the world people talk about all the great goals I’ve scored but in England everyone only talks about that save’
RIP Gordon Banks. Greatest goalkeeper England ever had.
Lovely little moment straight away afterwards when they all started getting ready for the corner, and Banks broke into laughter after the following exchange:
Pele: "I thought that was a goal."
Banks: "You and me both."
Bobby Moore: "You're getting old, Banksy, you used to hold on to them."
That's interesting, since Pele didn't speak any English at the time.
RIP Gordon Banks
1937-2019
Love how Moore just looks and claps
And none of this fist pumping and high fives you get today. Just a pat on the head and ready for the corner.
He actually chipped Banks off afterwards - "whats the matter Gordon? You used to catch those...
This.... great how banks gets up... no high fives etc and gets ready for the corner.
Paul Lumley men back then had adequate/ample levels of testosterone in them. Today’s men are suffering greatly and have nowhere near what their grandfathers had. You are witnessing an entire generation of men minus a proper nut sack. That’s why all u see now are “150 million” euro pre madonnas who are only acquainted w the art of flopping instead of going to war w 11 of your country’s finest m8’s. They’ve all gone softer than me lass’s facking wagon of an arse
@@shanewright2772 he would have only been messing. Bit of motivation and humour.
Unbelievable save by Gordon banks
Gracias a dos grandes del fútbol que le regalaron al mundo del fútbol una jugada memorable: SRS Banks y Pelé QEPD 🙏
As an Irishman I have to admit that is probably the greatest save ever made by arguably the greatest goalkeeper ever
Fantastic save, one of the very best for sure.Yes we have had other great keepers like Shilton,
but may be because he saved the header from the great Pele gives him the edge.
Certainly on this day watching is body mannerisms throughout the game you can see he's right up for it.Notice Bobby Moore actually clapping the save as the ball goes out. They just witnessed something very special.
Shilton?
RIP Gordon , idol when he played for Chesterfield 💙💙💙💙
Gordon Banks is a true legend.
RIP
R.I.P. Gordon Banks, a brilliant keeper for the English national team. 🏴 Thank you, Gordon Banks.
Nicest man to walk the earth we saw him regularly heart of gold best keeper to grace the pitch you'll be missed pal R.I.P
That match is so legendary the names the play and the iconic save and Pele and Moore hugging at the end RIP legends and RIP to Bobby Charlton
How can anyone dislike this save ???
Gordon Banks, thank you, big man, for the memories. RIP.
R I P Gordon, for me you are forever number one in the world... Ukraine mourns the great son of Great Britain...
Son of England, not GB. He wasn't Scottish
I am brasilian Banks fantastic goalkiper . Extraordinary!
RIP MR. GORDON. YOU WERE/ ARE/ WILL BE ALWAYS THE GREATEST KEEPER EVER. RESPECT FROM SWEDEN
Thank you for your wonderful save against Pele in Mexico in the 1970 World Cup. We're going to miss you. Rest in PEACE sir
RIP BANSKY!!!! WITH LOVE FROM ALL AT BURNLEY FC
Greatest keeper in the world, had the pleasure of seeing him play live once!. Adrian
RIP Gordon banks real emotion last night as a boro fan at Sheffield utd
The best british goalkeeper of all time. He would be the best in the modern game too. Played on crap pitches in the winter with a ball that was much harder than the ones today. Unfortunately people forget or dont realise that there was great football before the premier league started.
You know that ball thing is a myth right? Modern balls weigh more or about the same than old balls, there's loads of articles on it and it was busted many years ago - it's an urban myth.
Balls don't get harder either, have you ever had a mitre delta blasted at you? Fucking hurts, as it would in 1970 or 1870. It'd hurt more now though as players are far stronger and fitter than they were then when they had bad diets, smoked, and spent their weekends down the pub.
It was a great save by a great player from a great player. The hyperbole about "it was all different back then" is just that, hyperbole. Neither of those 1970 teams would get near a modern team, they'd be worn out after 20 minutes and wouldn't cope with the speed, power and vision of modern players. Not to mention they'd all be sent off within ten minutes.
@@tonyc7879 the old balls got heavy because when they got wet they held the water. The comment about the old players not being able to play today isnt really true. If thise players had the pitches that they play on today and yes the diet and all the science they would live with todays players. Its easy to dismiss the football of the past. Modern isnt always better. Can you imagine ronaldo messi or any of todays players playing on mud and sand pitches in the winter? I can hear the moaning now.
Hell Raiser this is not true the new ones are far more durable, the weight was caused by water getting into the ball
@@maxpayne-qc5yt Im 59. I played with those footballs. They did get heavy as the ball got wet. Your right about this. It really pisses me off when people dimiss football from the past as not good. At least we had teams with good british players . Not like today. Full of average foreign players. Fans today think you have to buy players from abroad because of the sound of their name. Stupid money paid for some today. Banks today would be at least £80 million .
@@garyowens4269 Yes, you are right, we played with those old leather balls with laces at school, it wasn't until the mid or late 60's that we got the ones that didn't take in water. And as for the Mitre Delta that is mentioned above, that is not as hard or as heavy as the white or (occasionally) orange Mitre Multiplex as it was in the 70's.
Nearly 50 years on and that save is still as astonishing as it ever was. No save has been re-played as much so it has to be the greatest save ever.
this is the most mediocre save i’ve ever watched.
I still say that this is the greatest save I've ever seen. Banks had to travel from near post to far post to make the save. Given the goal is 22 feet wide, it's remarkable especially the speed and downward direction of Pele's header. Many keepers make instinctive, reaction saves within reach of where they are positioned, but Banks travelled from post to post to make his save. For me, Banks is the greatest British keeper followed by Clemence. Lev Yashin though still takes some beating.
He is very clearly close to centre of the posts when the header is struck. Phenomenal save, but he didn't dive 22 feet.
RIP Pelé. The goals he scored were just as thrilling as his misses, like in this video against the defending world champions England (he assisted Jairzinho who scored the only goal) but also in the semi-finals of the same tournament when he dummied Uruguay's goalkeeper, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, but his shot was just wide of the post.
#RIP #Pele #Banks #Mexico70
R.I.P. Banks, true legend on and off the pitch 🏴
As a stoke fan I'm truly devastated rest easy Gordon
Same dude
@Lloyd Gittens so
@Lloyd Gittens He was a Stoke City player when he made this save.
@Lloyd Gittens I didn't deney that but he surved well for stoke and England also
This is first WC I can remember and I still remember watching that save. I was lucky enough to see him play in a testimonial game against Brighton in the mid seventies. He stood out from the rest by a mile.
Not only the greatest save ever, but Gordon was a true gentleman and a genuine ambassador for the game.