Colin Bell wasn't a superstar. He just happened to be a brilliant footballer
over 4 years in The guardian
Manchester City’s Colin the King was the antithesis of the modern gated player. But he was the complete midfielder
The King is dead. RIP Colin Bell. He was nicknamed Nijinsky after the great racehorse because he’d run and run and never tire. But it could just as easily have been after the ballet dancer. To the rest of us he was simply Colin the King.
He strode through midfield like a colossus; a god – and the space invariably opened up in front of him. He didn’t do anything particularly tricky or fast, he just ran with the ball. Bell was the complete midfielder. He scored goals with his head, he scored tap-ins, he scored bangers from outside the area. He tackled, chased, closed-down, dribbled, crossed, headed, defended and passed beautifully. He was the complete midfielder. Colin won 48 England caps, and there would have been so many more if he’d not been injured in his prime. Continue reading...
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