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A Season on the Brink: Rafael Benitez, Liverpool and the Path to European Glory (Hardcover)

by Guillem Balague (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (10 Nov 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297852442
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297852445
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 260,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Relive the memories, 4 Feb 2006
A superb insight into an incredible season. Takes you behind the scenes and shows what Benitez and his team were doing/thinking/saying at each step along the way. There's some particularly good info on Gerrards two aborted departures to Chavski. This book, along with Fowlers autobiography (welcome back God!), also put Houlliers time in charge in a new light.

In short, for any Liverpool fan, this is a must read. For anyone else, I would say that this is not only the best book about football I have ever read, but the best book about sport I have ever read.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A must buy..., 14 Jun 2006
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As a Liverpool fan ive always wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Anfield and this book takes you through the whole of Rafa's first season at Anfield with great detail and also has the added bonus of telling you the truth behind the two big stories of his first season:
1. The Gerrard saga(s)
2. What did he do at half time
And on top of those theres a great insight into the semi-final between Lfc and Chelsea with a very interesting bit about Mourinhos preditction. The only reason ive given this 4 stars and not 5 is because Guillem has a blatent dislike for Houllier and a love for Rafa as he blames all of Liverpools problems on the French man but that shouldnt stop you buying this fantastic story. YNWA
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a season on the brink, 6 Jan 2006
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This must be the most interesting book i have ever read, it comes with a completley different point of veiw , its not about anything but the truth, how it obviously happened and how it must have felt, wish i had been there, although now ive read the book, i believe i have!
Well done senor balague, its a must for anyone, not just a football fan.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly myopic and political - rather than truly objetive.
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