'Football isn't a matter of life and death,' Bill Shankly once famously said, 'it's much more important than that.' In The Heart of the Game, Jimmy Greaves looks back over his long association with the sport to give his take on all things football, and attempts to make sense of our undying passion for the beautiful game.
How has the game changed from its working class roots to its current celebrity-driven image? How do managers like Sir Alf Ramsey compare to the Svens of today? Why have England stopped producing great goalkeepers? How come the football of yesteryear was more physical, yet the footballer of today is more injury-prone? Drawing on both his knowledge and love of the game, this is Jimmy at his fascinating, witty and humorous best.
- 'Funny, fair and probably right. A timely tome.' SUNDAY SPORT Praise for the author:
- 'As a goalscorer and human being, Jimmy Greaves has few equals' DAILY TELEGRAPH
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- 'Greaves … could fill a library with his stories' INDEPENDENT
Paperback:
£7.99
Published 01/06/2006
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