Thierry Henry by Philippe Auclair - ISBN: 9781447236832
Paperback
Arsenal hero’s rise and fall: talent, glory, and eventual isolation.

Thierry Henry

Lonely at the Top

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2013

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Summary

Thierry Henry - gifted, charismatic and a genuinely world-class footballer - has passed into Arsenal legend as the hero of a team that finally ended Manchester United’s dominance. But as he approached the autumn of his career, Thierry’s crown began to slip - from the infamous ‘Hand of Gaul’ incident to a dismal World Cup 2010 campaign. Suddenly, a player who Arsene Wenger once dubbed ‘the greatest striker ever’, a man who had spent his career at the very top of the game, began to learn how lo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447236832
ISBN-10:1447236831
Author:Philippe Auclair
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:1 August 2013
Weight:244g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 24mm
Series:Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
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Critics Review

The football book of the year.

The football book of the year. – Ian Herbert * Independent *
Illuminated by finely turned phrases and vivid insights. – Richard Williams * Guardian Sports Books of the Year *
Superb … a thoroughly recommended read. – James Olley * Evening Standard *

About The Author

Philippe Auclair

Philippe Auclair has been France Football’s and RMC Radio’s UK correspondent for over a decade, and is a prolific freelance journalist on both sides of the Channel. In 2009 he wrote the critically acclaimed and prize-winning Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King. He is also a regular contributor to The Blizzard magazine, and a bestselling author in his native France. He lives in London.

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