Venables: The England Era

by Brian Woolnough (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  In 1993 Terry Venables, the only man to play at every level for England, was out of work for the first time. He had been sacked as chief executive of Spurs and feared that his arch rival, Alan Sugar, was trying to drive him out of the game for good. A few months later Venables was named as the new England coach. He did not expect it since, at the time, he was the subject of a series of damaging allegations against his business dealings. For the next two years he led his country in a number of friendly matches in the build-up to the European championships. Then, before the finals, he announced his intention to resign after the tournament in order to clear his name against the allegations. This book describes these two years, studying Venables' tactics, selections and reputation as England's greatest coach, and looks behind the scenes at Venable's fight with Sugar.