内容简介
ThisistheSundayTimesno.1bestsellingmemoirfromHarryRedknapp.'FromkickingaballasakidunderthestreetlampsofPoplarandstandingonHighbury'sNorthBankwithmydad,tomyfirstgameatWestHam,Iwasbornheadoverheelsinlovewithfootball.Itsavedme,and50yearsonthathasn'tchangedonebit-I'dbelostwithoutit.'Harryisthemanagerwhohasseenitall-fromadismal70sPortakabinatOxfordCityandtrainingpitcheswithtreesinthemiddletotheunbeatablehighsofthePremiership,liftingtheFACupandtakingonRealMadridintheChampionsLeague.Withhismuchloved,no-nonsensedelivery,Harrybringsusastoryfilledwithpassionandhumourthattakesyourightinsideeverydramaofhiscareer.Harryfinallytellsthefullstoryofallthecontroversialupsanddowns-thepainandheartacheofhiscourtcase,theEnglandjob,hisloveforBobbyMoore,hisadventuresatPortsmouthwithMilanMandaric,theSouthamptondebacle,TottenhamandDanielLevy,andnotforgettinghisyearsatWestHamorthechallengesathiscurrentclubQPR.It'stheepicjourneyofoneofthegreatmanagersand,alongtheway,thestoryoftheBritishgameitselfoverthelastfivedecades.InaneranowdominatedbyforeigncoachesHarryisthelastofanold-fashionedbreedofEnglishfootballman-onewhohasmanagedtomovewiththetimesandalwayscomeoutfighting.
作者简介
HarryRedknappwasbornin1947inPoplar,EastLondon.AfterstartingoutasatraineeatTottenham,hesignedforWestHamandplayedforthembetween1965and1972.HealsoplayedforBournemouthandtheSeattleSoundersbeforeinjurytookhimintomanagementandcoaching.HehasmanagedatBournemouth,WestHam,Portsmouth(twice),Southampton,TottenhamHotspurandcurrentlyQPR.HewontheFACupwithPortsmouthin2008andtookSpursintotheChampionsLeaguein2010.HeismarriedtoSandraandhastwosons,MarkandJamie(whoplayedforLiverpool,TottenhamandEngland).HeisalsouncletoFrankLampard.HehastwobulldogscalledRosieandBuster.