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S'està carregant… The Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matchesde Jonathan Wilson
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'A masterful work...it could be the best thing to have happened to English football in years' TIME OUT '[A] thought-provoking reappraisal of ten key games in England's football history ... this book should be required reading for all future England squads' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Having invented the game, everything that has followed for England and its national football team has been something of an anticlimax. There was, of course, the golden summer of 1966, and the great period of English dominance on the world stage, which fell roughly between 1886 and 1900, when England won 35 of their 40 internationals ... But before long foreign teams, with their insistence on progressive 'tactics', began to pose a few questions. And much of what followed for England constituted a series of false dawns. In THE ANATOMY OF ENGLAND Jonathan Wilson seeks to place the bright spots in context. Time and again, progressive coaches have been spurned by England - technique being all very well, but what really matters is pluck and 'organised muscularity', or, to quote Jimmy Hogan's chairman at Aston Villa in 1936: 'I've no time for these theories about football. Just get the ball in the bloody net.' Wilson takes ten key England fixtures and explores how what actually happened on the pitch shaped the future of the English game. Bursting with insight and critical detail, yet imbued with a wry affection, this is a history of England like none before. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Wilson is very sharp when it comes to the wider world of football and also something normally overlooked, tactics. In this book he picks 10 significant matches from the England archives and delves into them, looking at what actually happened, why it happened and the fall out there after. He avoids the obvious games in most cases, for example the game from 1966 he looks at is England Vs Argentina.
His writing style is very easy going and crams in a lot of information in without coming across as superior in anyway. I have to admit that the earlier games, although interesting were a bit lacking for me. I think this is mainly because I don't know that players involved. The tactical progression or lack of over the decades is particularly fascinating.
Where the book really comes alive for me is during the modern game from the 80's onwards as I can remember the games involved. Discussion about Euro '96 and Italia 90's in particular are highlights. Personally I would have liked to see a game from the reign of Sven and Capello being tackled from a tactical point of view. I assume the Capello was omitted because at the time of writing the World Cup in South Africa hadn't yet happened. Sven being left out is probably because the time was unremarkable from a performance and tactical stand point.
I am looking forward to getting some of Wilson's other books, especially Behind the Curtain which covers football in eastern Europe. (