How Hungary´s stars left their football mark with Olympic success | Jonathan Wilson
(The Guardian Sports News)

In an extract from a new book Jonathan Wilson recalls the journey of Hungary´s Golden Squad, inspired by Ferenc Puskás, to glory in 1952It would be wrong to assume that Ferenc Puskás, just because he was cheery and relaxed, did not think about the game or was merely a turner of tricks blessed with an extraordinary left foot.He was exceptionally technically gifted, of course, but what made him quite so important to the Aranycsapat [Hungary´s Golden Squad] was his tactical brain. `If a good player has the ball, he should have the vision to spot three options,` the right-back Jen`o Buzánszky said. `Puskás always saw at least five.` Continue reading...