Goal!: Scorers' Secrets

by JasonTomas (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.24

  Goals - it has often been said - are the 'lifeblood' of football. Whether it is through an exocet blast from 30 yards, or a close-range tap-in, the sight of the ball hitting the net has always set pulses racing. Through numerous interviews with present-day strikers, great scorers of the past, managers and coaches, even central defenders and sports psychologists, author Jason Tomas provides enlightening and fascinating insights into this most compelling of subjects.

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.24

  Goals are the 'lifeblood' of football. In terms of bringing teams results and honours, goal-scoring is acknowledged as football's most important art. But what are the secrets behind success in scoring? To what extent can these skills be taught? How are the strikers able to keep beating their markers to get into scoring positions? How do they handle the pressures of their jobs - especially when they are going through lean spells? What are the differences between today's top scorers and their predecessors, especially with regard to the changes in the laws of the game? These are just some of the questions answered in Goal!:- through interviews with strikers such as Alan Shearer, Dion Dublin, Kevin Phillips and James Beattie; great scorers of the past, like Trevor Francis and John Aldridge; managers, coaches, central defenders and sports psychologists.