Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever
Autor Jonathan Wilsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 aug 2016
The
Masterful,
Definitive
History
of
Argentinian
Soccer
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich, volatile history—by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic—is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. InAngels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age ofla nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Perón led the country, a hardening into the brutal methods ofanti-fútbol, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under César Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.
Praise forInverting the Pyramid
“Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field.” —Simon Kuper
“An outstanding work. . . . The soccer book of the decade.” —Sunday Business Post
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich, volatile history—by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic—is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. InAngels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age ofla nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Perón led the country, a hardening into the brutal methods ofanti-fútbol, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under César Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.
Praise forInverting the Pyramid
“Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field.” —Simon Kuper
“An outstanding work. . . . The soccer book of the decade.” —Sunday Business Post
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781568585512
ISBN-10: 1568585519
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: including 2 8-pp. photo inserts
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Trade Paper Original
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
ISBN-10: 1568585519
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: including 2 8-pp. photo inserts
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Trade Paper Original
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
Notă biografică
Jonathan
Wilson's
INVERTING
THE
PYRAMID
won
the
National
Sporting
Club
Book
of
the
Year
Award
and
was
shortlisted
for
the
William
Hill
Sports
Book
of
the
Year
Award.
His
other
books
include
BEHIND
THE
CURTAIN:Travels
in
Eastern
European
Football;
SUNDERLAND:A
Club
Transformed;
THE
ANATOMY
OF
ENGLAND:A
History
in
Ten
Matches;
NOBODY
EVER
SAYS
THANK
YOU,
a
critically
acclaimed
biography
of
Brian
Clough;
THE
OUTSIDER:A
History
of
the
Goalkeeper;
and
THE
ANATOMY
OF
LIVERPOOL.
He
also
writes
forThe
Guardian,Sports
Illustrated,
andWorld
Soccer,
and
he
is
the
editor
ofThe
Blizzard.
Follow him on Twitter at: @jonawils
Follow him on Twitter at: @jonawils
Recenzii
“Argentina's
narrative
is
complicated,
and
Jonathan
Wilson
mines
all
of
it
ANGELS
WITH
DIRTY
FACES.
What
sets
Wilson's
book
apart
is
the
depth
to
which
he
goes
to
show
how
soccer
weaves
through
Argentina's
political
and
economic
turmoil.
He
finds
that
the
country's
most
celebrated
moments
and
players
are
never
as
great
as
they
seem.”
—Bloomberg
Businessweek
“Mr. Wilson is the Lionel Messi of world football writing. Few writers in his genre are on the same literary pitch. His latest work is an integral read for those love the Argentinean style of play, its rich history and why football is the true soul of Argentina.” —World Football Commentaries
“[A] comprehensive, but immensely readable and wonderfully-researched history of a nation and its long-term love for the beautiful game… After reading this excellent history, you'll be as convinced as Argentina's football-loving population that it won't be long before the Carasucias add to their two World Cup titles.” —News North Wales
“Mr. Wilson is the Lionel Messi of world football writing. Few writers in his genre are on the same literary pitch. His latest work is an integral read for those love the Argentinean style of play, its rich history and why football is the true soul of Argentina.” —World Football Commentaries
“[A] comprehensive, but immensely readable and wonderfully-researched history of a nation and its long-term love for the beautiful game… After reading this excellent history, you'll be as convinced as Argentina's football-loving population that it won't be long before the Carasucias add to their two World Cup titles.” —News North Wales