When Ruud Gullit dropped Alan Shearer against Sunderland | BBC Sounds

Ruud Gullit might have been one of the best Dutch players in Premier League history, but an incident from 24 years ago leaves him low down on Alan Shearer's Top 10 list - not that he bears a grudge!

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When Ruud Gullit dropped Alan Shearer against Sunderland | BBC Sounds

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[paulgibbons]

No one man is bigger than the team.
But Alan Shearer at his peak. 🤔
Takes some nuts to drop a player that good.

[frankcastle]

It's these stories from the old days that I love.

[Rab_Daddy]

😂😂😂😂
Imagine Prime Shearer and Prime Big Dunc upfront!!!!

[danielhodgkin]

Shearer was only 29 at the time, his legs were nowhere near gone. It was definitely personal.

[WelshWolf]

Robinson got an assist then Shearer came on for him when it was 1-1 and gave the ball away for Sunderlands winner!

[kebabremover]

Lineker if he was a strawberry tart, he'd eat himself

[alantheloneranger]

Kevin Phillips saved Shearer's Newcastle career. He scored the goals for Sunderland that beat Newcastle.

[linusboyz]

i think it was a clash of styles and maturity. Dyer explained Ruud did not understand how a leftback’s cross field long pass could not land exactly at the feet of his right winger. He went ballistic at his defender for not completing that kind of pass. He could not comprehend that not everyone was Ballon dor standard.

[vinchenzo]

Sometimes managers drop players to give them a shake up! It obviously back fired. He might of lost a yard but technically still Awsome. 😊

[turtled]

Golden boot 96 ( best tournament ). Still premier league top scorer despite his goals prior to 92 aren’t counted. Model professional. Signs for his boyhood club and stays. Plays through pain to the detriment of his own health and fitness. Legend of his own making.

[mdg]

I'm sure that Shearer wasn't as old as Gary said at that time. Sir Bobby Robson came in after that, and he scored 5 in his first game in charge and played for quite a few years after that. He can't have been 32 at the time

[sacred]

Such an interesting dynamic of football management. I doubt it was personal, but Gullit probably felt Shearer's legs were gone so was trying to force him out. Like Shearer said, if they win the game perhaps Shearer goes. I guess the big mistake Gullit made was dropping both him and Ferguson at the same time. In the end Robson comes in and gets a lot more from Shearer.

[roobear]

gullit was just one of long line of great players who couldnt make the leap to good manager

[shealey]

One of my favourite Shearer stories. Brilliant.

[mcsuibhne]

A goal every other game, playing with average players. Imagine he was in a Barca or Madrid team. One of the most consistent and natural strikers ever.

[lotuseater]

Is this when Gullit said he wanted to produce 'sexy football'? What a numptee he was as a manager.

[capio]

I was at this game I'm a boro fan so wanted them both to lose, but the atmopshere was as nasty as I've ever heard in a game.

[ConstantineJoseph]

Wrong decision to drop Shearer. Gullit definitely trying to stamp his authority as a manager but some
selections are a no brainer and doing so you cut off your own nose to spite your own face. Gullit was thinking like a footballer but he’s not thinking like a manager should and that’s why his managerial career came to an abrupt end

[footyball]

I thought Shearer had the Phil Foden haircut in that thumbnail.

[gazof-the-north]

Imagine being a manager and Big Dunc comes steaming into your office! 🤣