The film Damned United (2009) did not make a big stir in the
United States. That's because the events it covers were not big events in
American culture. Rather, these events were important to our Brit neighbors.
They love their football (soccer to us) like we love basketball and American
football.
The movie is about Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), a coach
that took his original team, Derby United, from the bottom of the 2nd division
to the top of the 1st division. He took Derby United from a team with no game
to a team with game to spare. In fact, after a time, his team beat THE team to
beat, Leeds United.
But back up, because we don't know how important that is until we know that before Clough raised his team from the ashes, Clough idolized Leeds United and their coach, Don Revie, until Revie snubs him by not shaking his hand at a game on the home turf of Derby. We see Clough, ecstatic that Revie is coming. He carefully scrubs every inch of the away team's showers, places…
But back up, because we don't know how important that is until we know that before Clough raised his team from the ashes, Clough idolized Leeds United and their coach, Don Revie, until Revie snubs him by not shaking his hand at a game on the home turf of Derby. We see Clough, ecstatic that Revie is coming. He carefully scrubs every inch of the away team's showers, places…