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A Cultured Left Foot: The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness (Hardcover)

by Musa Okwonga (Author), Hugh McIlvanney (Commentary), Steve McManaman (Commentary), Boudewijn Zenden (Commentary), John Collins (Commentary), Vic Wakeling (Commentary), Simon Barnes (Commentary), Simon Kuper (Commentary), Phil Ball (Commentary), Majid Abdullah (Commentary)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd; First Edition edition (13 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0715636901
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715636909
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 264,317 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A delight to read ... an exuberant and intelligent footy book' Simon Barnes, Chief Sports Writer for "The Times". 'Endlessly fascinating details and anecdotes' Simon Kuper, author of "Football Against the Enemy".


The Times

`A superbly nuanced examination of what makes a footballer great'

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5.0 out of 5 stars A footballing feast, 21 Oct 2007
By Andrew Sloan "Andy Sloan" (Cardiff) - See all my reviews
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This guy has mined a fine seam of knowledge (both his own and many significant others) to produce an enlightening account rich in content, flavour and style. I thoroughly enjoyed his pondering on his 11 ingredients of a successful footballer and the passion that shines out from the pages.

Each chapter contains an informed and humourous analysis of a particular aspect of a footballer and Okwonga's ability to draw on so many aspects of life and intertwine them with footballing history to reason his thinking left me hoping he writes another. He took me back to so many great footballing moments and taught me so many more. One on managers would be magnificent. Thoroughly recommend. Enjoy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cerebral football book, 17 Jan 2008
By M. Zaman (london, Uk) - See all my reviews
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Not your average sports book, Okwonga even quotes scientific papers in this beautifully-written personal thesis on what constitutes a great foootballer. His knowledge of the minutiae of the game is startling and makes even the avid football fan realise there are fans of the game like Okwonga who watch and analyse the beaautiful game on a far more microscopic scale. Oh for a DVD of the passes, goals and moments written about in the book!
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