Excerpts from a New England

Gareth Southgate, Eight Years and Eighteen Episodes

David Winner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2024
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83680-016-3 (ISBN)

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Excerpts from a New England is a perceptive and wry analysis of Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager, which included two European Championship finals and a World Cup semi-final. Acclaimed author David Winner cleverly places Southgate’s legacy in the context of a period of political, social and cultural upheaval.

David Winner delivers a perceptive and wry analysis of Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager, cleverly placing Southgate’s enlightenment, achievements and legacy in the context of a turbulent period of political, social and cultural upheaval. If you loved Dear England, you’ll love this!

Winner is the author of such classic football books as the William Hill-shortlisted Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football and Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football.

Through eight years of weird tumult, one modest and bearded Englishman embodied decency and tried to keep us happy and sane – he wasn’t bad at being a football manager either …
After the national team’s nadir of defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016, Gareth Southgate woke England, re-imagining, re-energising and taking them to a World Cup semi-final and two Euros finals
A nation rejoiced – well, some of the time – for still there was criticism: of being ‘woke’, for stepping beyond sporting boundaries and trying to make the nation proud of its modern diversity; and for the tactics – born of being an England defender himself – that some considered too cautious

Excerpts from a New England is the sixth book in the innovative Football Shorts series. It’s a must-read for every England fan.

David Winner has written such classic football books as the William Hill-shortlisted Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football and Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football. He also co-wrote a best-selling biography of Dennis Bergkamp. David’s versatility extends to writing on politics, penning The Coming of the Greens, with Jonathon Porritt, and a travel book, Al Dente: Madness, Beauty and the Food of Rome.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Football Shorts
Verlagsort	Hove
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	164 g
Themenwelt	Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball
ISBN-10	1-83680-016-9 / 1836800169
ISBN-13	978-1-83680-016-3 / 9781836800163
Zustand	Neuware