The Anatomy of England
A History in Ten Matches
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:12th May '11
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'[A] thought-provoking reappraisal of ten key games in England's football history ... this book should be required reading for all future England squads' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
A definitive history of England's national team told through 10 key football matches, from the award-winning author of Inverting the Pyramid
'MASTERFUL' TimeOut
'GREAT' Financial Times
'ABSORBING' FourFourTwo
'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent on Sunday
'ENTERTAINING' When Saturday Comes
Having invented the game, everything that has followed for England and its national football team has been something of an anti-climax. There was, of course, the golden summer of 1966, and the great period of English dominance on the world stage, which fell roughly between 1886 and 1900, when England won 35 of their 40 international fixtures. But before long foreign teams, with their insistence on progressive 'tactics', began to pose a few questions. And much of what followed for England constituted a series of false dawns...
In THE ANATOMY OF ENGLAND, Jonathan Wilson seeks to place the bright spots in context. Taking ten key England fixtures, Wilson explores how what actually happened on the pitch shaped the future of the English game.
Bursting with insight and critical detail, yet imbued with a wry affection, this is a history of England like none before.
A masterful work... it could be the best thing to have happened to English football in years. * TimeOut *
A thought-provoking reappraisal of ten key games in England's football history... this book should be required reading for all future England squads. * Independent on Sunday *
Wilson belongs alongside David Goldblatt and the daddy of them all, Brian Glanville, in the triumvirate of great British football historians. * Financial Times *
Absorbing in detail... By analysing 10 England matches which sum up the prevailing ethos in the English game, Wilson's forensic examination of events on the bench are lent a broader context and perspective. * FourFourTwo *
The result is every bit as thought-provoking and entertaining... * When Saturday Comes *
Riveting entertainment... It's a terrific read. * Patrick Barclay, Author of Mourinho: Further Anatomy of a Winner & Football - Bloody Hell! The Biography of Alex Ferguson *
Bursting with insight and critical detail, yet imbued with a wry affection, this is a history of England like none before. * LIVING NORTH *
ISBN: 9781409118206
Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 38mm
Weight: 300g
432 pages