{"product_id":"england-managers-the-toughest-job-in-football-9780755316526","title":"England Managers The Toughest Job in Football","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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, Glanvilles assessment of why England has underachieved is required reading for all football fans and for every member of the FA Committee  if they are prepared to confront some unpalatable truths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Revie: He was never cut out for the lonely exposed life of an international manager  almost pathologically thin-skinned.\u003cbr\u003eOn Robson: A mixture of good and bad luck characterised his years. He never seemed fully in control.\u003cbr\u003eOn Venables: Highly competent but appointed a few years too late.\u003cbr\u003eOn Hoddle: A curates egg of a regime.''\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'if you want to know about England managers, this is absolutely the place to come' * \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'the book that results from Glanville's six decades on the England beat deserves to be the definitive text on the subject' * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'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' * \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e magazine *\u003cbr\u003e'casts a clear eye over the good, the bad and the enigma that is Svennis' * \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'an essential book' * \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'filled with fascinating...detail relating to the various regimes - offering fresh insight' * \u003ci\u003e Birmingham Mail \u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404735095127,"sku":"9780755316526","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/england-managers-the-toughest-job-in-football-9780755316526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}