“Kaiserslautern were obviously missing bruised testicle victim – Youri Djorkaeff – and you feel one good ball from him could make all the difference.”
From Nutshell – October 99 to November 99
I was actually at this game (the first leg at White Hart Lane) and remember feeling quite deflated to discover during the pre-match announcement of the teams that the former Bolton Wanderers and France playmaker would not be showing off his ball skills against David Ginola and co.
While there is nothing wonderful about bruising a testicle, simply not knowing how he did it can lead to a certain amusement, if you care to think about it. There’s only one Youri Djorkaeff. One Youri Djorkaeff. His name just about gives the game away. Makes trapping the ball sound positively painful and flying in feet first for a 50-50 tackle downright dangerous.
Also a little weird to be so precise – surely a “groin strain” would have been enough information?
Should be in the Top 20?
FCK vs. Spurs Uefa Cup 99/00, second leg.
Nothing wrong with his ball control, here. In the highlights video at 1 min 20s Youri brilliantly creates the first to level the match. At 3 min he does the same to win it.