31 Sammy Lee 1976-1966
295 appearances
It must have been easy to underestimate Lee. Short, chunky with a boyish face, it was hard to see how he could find a place in one of Europe's best sides. As it happened, he turned into one of the most vital cogs in the red machine. Always available to receive the ball, always scurrying and closing down the opposition, Lee did the donkey work in midfield and allowed the more obtrusively talented players to strut their stuff. If any testimony is needed to Sammy's greatness, ask Paul Breitner. The German didn't think much of Liverpool after Bayern Munich secured a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of the European Cup semi-final in 1981. He was expecting to rule the roost in midfield back in Bavaria but Lee, charged with a man-marking job, made Breitner's life a misery and Bayern were never in it.
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