{"id":30971,"date":"2019-01-25T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T14:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30971"},"modified":"2019-01-25T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T14:53:13","slug":"john-toshack-the-long-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/25\/john-toshack-the-long-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"John Toshack: The long interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Wales manager on his love for literature, simple management, life abroad, and why Ryan Giggs has a difficult tenure ahead.<\/strong><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30972\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-770x462.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-293x176.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-770x462.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/Liverpool-293x176.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/noscript> Credit: Liverpool FC<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE LIFE of a British professional footballer-cum-manager is often a predictable one, but that is not the case for Welsh football legend John Toshack.<br \/>\nHis globetrotting managerial career began at 29, when he left high-flying Liverpool for Fourth Division Swansea City, and has since taken him to nine countries.<br \/>\nAs he approaches his 70<sup>th<\/sup> birthday he has returned to Cardiff with his new autobiography, \u2018Toshack\u2019s Way\u2019, and joined us to reflect on his career.<br \/>\n<strong>His love for literature<\/strong><br \/>\nToshack\u2019s literary prowess does not stop at his new autobiography. He previously released a poetry book, a Christmas annual, another autobiography titled \u2018Tosh\u2019, and a Spanish language book.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed writing and the poetry in particular I found good fun. This will be the last one,\u201d he says. His latest work tells a story of a remarkable career, which began in 1965.<br \/>\n<strong>The playing days<\/strong><br \/>\nHis career started as illustriously as it would continue, making his debut in 1965 to become the youngest player to appear for Cardiff, at just 16.<br \/>\nIt was there that he came across John Charles, a strapping striker with a fierce goal-record.<br \/>\n\u201cI was lucky enough to play with and manage some terrific players, but John was the best I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d Toshack gleams as he remembers Charles bellowing at him across the training field.<br \/>\n\u201cHe used to shout to me \u2018Head it back where it comes from son!\u2019 I learned so much from him.\u201d<br \/>\nToshack would go on to create his own reputation as a powerful striker, scoring over 160 league goals for his hometown club to earn himself a prestigious move to Liverpool, and the First Division. There, he wrote himself into club history, forming goal-scoring partnerships with Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway to help win two league titles, two UEFA Cups, an FA Cup, and a UEFA Super Cup.<br \/>\nHe attributes his managerial success to casting a close eye over manager Bill Shankly during that period.<br \/>\n\u201cEverything I\u2019ve done since I owe to those days at Liverpool. I\u2019ve had 30 years in all sorts of countries putting into practice what Shanks taught me. Those methods will still be important 50 years from now.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>The Swansea years<\/strong><br \/>\nHe had the opportunity to test his managerial credentials earlier than anticipated. At 29, after many injuries, he swapped Liverpool for a player-manager position at Fourth Division Swansea, becoming the youngest coach in the Football League.<br \/>\n\u201cEveryone thought I was mad. I went up to watch them lose to Rochdale, who were bottom of the league at the time. My best mate, Emlyn Hughes, asked me \u2018What have you done Tosh? You\u2019ve left Liverpool for a club who\u2019ve just lost to the worst team in the country\u2019.\u201d<br \/>\nHe went on to complete three promotions in as many years at the Vetch Field, an achievement Toshack believes will \u201cnever be done again\u201d, but has its foundations in simple methods.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m unsure about these new ideas. Our success started by keeping the lads together. I started to put lunches on at the Vetch. Baked beans on toast,\u201d he laughs.<br \/>\nIt might appear simple, but Toshack\u2019s approach was meticulous, and still is; \u201cI started using a diary at Swansea and I still have one now. I recorded statistics, every day\u2019s training and every game.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Success on the continent<\/strong><br \/>\nToshack left Swansea for pastures new following their relegation in 1984, but his approach continued to pay dividends abroad.<br \/>\nA Copa Del Rey with Real Sociedad, a league title with Real Madrid and the Turkish Cup with Besiktas raised his stock further.<br \/>\n\u201cNot bad for a lad who didn\u2019t have a passport until 16,\u201d he says, proudly.<br \/>\nBut if his success with Swansea was born from baked beans on toast, surely his achievements abroad were more difficult.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve never had a problem anywhere. Wherever you go you have to learn the language and the culture as best you can. And then, if you make mistakes, people tend to make allowances,\u201d he says.<br \/>\n\u201cI think one of the best things I did was go on my own. I worked with the clubs\u2019 people, and they knew I was receptive.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Challenging years ahead for Giggs and his team<\/strong><br \/>\nA concern of his is the lack of experience running through Welsh football.<br \/>\nHe is certain he would not have achieved what he has in management without his experiences in the lower tiers.<br \/>\n\u201cYou have to pay your dues in management before you get the top jobs, and I\u2019m not sure Ryan (Giggs) has.\u201d<br \/>\nToshack likened Giggs\u2019s challenge to the one he had towards the end of his second spell as Wales\u2019 boss, a period he describes as \u201cwithout doubt the toughest and most frustrating of my career\u201d.<br \/>\nHe recalls a Saturday afternoon in November 2009, after a 3-0 win over Scotland, when he believed something special was brewing.<br \/>\n\u201cWe just need to be patient now\u201d, he said to Brian Flynn (assistant manager). But a host of injuries put paid to that, and he resigned less than a year later.<br \/>\n\u201cWe had so many injuries. I lost Ched Evans, Sam Vokes and Simon Church in one day! We had to hang on to some longer than we\u2019d have liked, and push the younger ones through quicker than usual.<br \/>\n\u201cWe took over a team with an average age of nearly 30, and Flynny did a fantastic job finding some great young talent,\u201d he says.<br \/>\nHis pride is clear when he speaks about those he brought through that are still playing at international level today.<br \/>\n\u201cThey\u2019ll all be queuing up for 100 caps soon. There are still seven or eight of them there now.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>The next venture<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is his undying love for football that means Toshack is still refusing to rule out another venture in the game.<br \/>\n\u201cI do find it more difficult now than before. I think all that running I did for Keegan is catching up with me,\u201d he jokes.<br \/>\n\u201cBut Shanks used to say to me \u2018Retire! Retire is a word that should be struck from the dictionary! I\u2019ll retire when they put me in the coffin and bang down the lid.\u2019 And I couldn\u2019t agree more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wales manager on his love for literature, simple management, life abroad, and why Ryan Giggs has a difficult tenure ahead. THE LIFE of a British professional footballer-cum-manager is often a predictable one, but that is not the case for Welsh football legend John Toshack. His globetrotting managerial career began at 29, when he left high-flying Liverpool for Fourth Division Swansea City, and has since taken him to nine countries. 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