England Managers by Brian Glanville - ISBN: 9780755316526
Paperback
England’s managers dissected: triumphs, failures, and the quest for glory.

England Managers

The Toughest Job in Football

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2008

Summary

The England national team has had 12 full-time managers, and Brian Glanville has known them all. In this fascinating account of each man – his strengths, weaknesses, and impact on the game – Brian Glanville provides an in-depth analysis of the team as well as the individuals under scrutiny.

Funny, controversial, measured, and thought-provoking, Glanville’s assessment of why England has underachieved is required reading for all football fans and for every member of the FA Committee, if…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780755316526
ISBN-10:0755316525
Author:Brian Glanville
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Book Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Edition:2nd
Release Date:1 June 2008
Weight:263g
Dimensions:198mm x 134mm x 23mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘the book that results from Glanville’s six decades on the England beat deserves to be the definitive text on the subject’

‘if you want to know about England managers, this is absolutely the place to come’ - Sunday Times

‘the book that results from Glanville’s six decades on the England beat deserves to be the definitive text on the subject’ - Daily Telegraph

‘a purist’s guide to the management of the England team, full of anecdotes that remind us that England’s pursuit of glory has always been peppered with ignominy’ - The Times magazine

‘casts a clear eye over the good, the bad and the enigma that is Svennis’ - Observer

‘an essential book’ - The Times

‘filled with fascinating…detail relating to the various regimes - offering fresh insight’ - Birmingham Mail

About The Author

Brian Glanville

Brian Glanville is a leading English football writer and novelist. He spent nearly thirty years as a football correspondent for the Sunday Times and has also written for the People and Italian newspapers. An Arsenal supporter, Glanville now writes for World Soccer magazine.

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