A wonderful movie that tells the story about Manchester United Football Club. The story mainly focus around the 1958 Munich disaster.
I already knew the fact about this Munich disaster for quite sometime. But the movie really moved me.
The time was in the 50's.
The young Manchester United team was on top of the world.
Matt Busby was appointed manager of MU in 1945 and immediately hired Jimmy Murphy as assistant manager of the club. After winning the championship at 1952, surprisingly Busby decided to give trust to a gang of "young boys" (then aged 16-17 years old) to be at the United first team replacing the liking of Johny Carey and the previous team mates that had just won them the title.
Who knows that this God given boys was destined for greatness.
With an average age of 21-22 years old players, they've won back to back English League title in 1955-56 and 1956-1957.
Hence come the name : The Busby Babes. The golden boys that is going to be king in the world of football belongs to Matt Busby.
The lads included right-back Bill Foulkes, centre-halves Mark Jones and Jackie Blanchflower, wingers Albert Scanlon and David Pegg and forward Liam Whelan. Among them was Duncan Edwards, judged by many to be England's finest player of his era, and capped by England at 18 – setting a record for the youngest-ever full international that remained unbroken for more than 40 years.
In the 57-58 season they were expected to rule the world of football and they practically did until in February 6th 1958 the plane that the players took was crashed after failing to take off in Munich Airport (the team was back from a champions league games against red star belgrade and the plane was refueling in Munich).
23 out of 44 people that were on the plane died, 8 of them were the players. Some of the Busby Babes.
The babes was young, they were superbly talented, and they were loved, not just by United fans, but by England. And by the world.
There is this one scene in the movie that really move me.
The policeman that escort the players body was asked by Jimmy Murphy do they tired because they've been wake all night to look after the coffin of the babes.
One of the police responded by saying (pretty much) this : "I watched these kids every week. I love how they play. They were such a delight to watch their every game you know? They gave us joy. Everybody love them. Even their opponent love them you know, the Busby babes. They've been the nation's pride. This is the least i can do to honor them. No, I'm not tired."
It amazed me how the players and the managers who survived the tragedy then trying their best to get back on their feet again. How all of the people pick each other up to bounce back after the tragedy.
It really shows me how soccer can inspire so many people all around the world. How it can spread so many love to so many people.
It really is beautiful.
"In Munich you died, in United you live forever"
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