The world of football bids farewell to John Robertson, a man whose name was once again inscribed as golden letters in the history of Nottingham Forest.

The winger, whom iconic manager Brian Clough called the Picasso of our people, died at the age of 72, depriving himself of one of the most important eras in European football.. Robertson became a key element of Brian Clough's diva.

He himself scored the only goal in the 1980 European Cup final against Hamburg, allowing Forest to steal the title of the strongest team on the continent. Rock earlier, in the 1979 final against Malmo, just after that jeweled canopy, Trevor Francis scored the final ball.

His captain John McGovern allegedly said: “He was like Ryan Giggs, but with two working legs and even greater talent.”.

Robertson's Way is not easy. Before Clough's arrival in 1975, he had been on the transfer list and became a gravel without a future. Brian Clough, in his biography, guessed him as a neo-khain and a bad guy, and later learned:.

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Robertson won: • 2 European Cups; • English Champion title; • UEFA Super Cup; • 2 League Cups. In 2015, Nottingham Forest fans officially recognized him as the greatest player in the entire history of the club.

John Robertson has 28 caps for Scotland. Fans will forever remember his winning goal against England in 1981, when the ball was scored in the final part of the 1982 World Cup against New Zealand..

After finishing his career, Gravtsa became an invisible part of Martin O’Neill’s success. As an assistant, Robertson helped lead the legendary Celtic team in the early 2000s (three championships and a UEFA Cup final), and also worked for Leicester and Aston Valley.

John Robertson is losing a symbol of how a coach's faith and boundless natural talent can lift a player from the bottom to the top of world football.. This contribution from the group will soon lose the standard of mastery of a classic winger.