A Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness

A Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness

by Musa Okwonga (Author), Boudewijn Zenden (Commentary), Simon Kuper (Commentary), John Collins (Commentary), Simon Barnes (Commentary), Majid Abdullah (Commentary), Vic Wakeling (Commentary), Phil Ball (Commentary), Hugh McIlvanney (Commentary), Steve McManaman (Commentary)

Synopsis

With testimony from across the world of football, from players to managers, pundits to some of the Greats themselves, with original comments from Steve MacManaman, Majid Abdullah, Hugh McIlvanney and many others, Musa Okwonga isolates and discusses the key virtues that, when combined, create the perfect player. Highlighting such elements as Vision, Toughness, Graft, Endurance and Madness, "A Cultured Left Foot" is an insightful and amusing study into the finer points of the world's favourite game. This is a must-read for every fan who's ever berated the lack of vision by their favourite midfielder or thought they could take the perfect penalty in the World Cup Finals. Being great may be a lot harder than it looks.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Published: 13 Sep 2007

ISBN 10: 0715636901
ISBN 13: 9780715636909

Media Reviews
'A delight to read ... an exuberant and intelligent footy book' Simon Barnes, Chief Sports Writer for The Times . 'Endlessly fascinating details and anecdotes' Simon Kuper, author of Football Against the Enemy .
Author Bio
Musa Okwonga is an Oxford University graduate who since then has practised both law and football, with the emphasis on the latter. He won the Junior Bridport Prize for fiction in 1994, for poetry in 1995, and the WH Smith Young Writers competition a year later. He is 26 years old and lives in East Croydon in South London.