The European Game: An Adventure To Explore Football On The Continent And Its Methods For Success
by Dan Fieldsend /
2017 / English / EPUB
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The European Game is an adventure. Over three months Dan Fieldsend
travelled the continent discovering the methods for success used at
some of the biggest clubs in Europe, from Ajax and Juventus, to
Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Bayern Munch, Benfica, Athletic Bilbao and
many more. At each institution he visited, Fieldsend delved to the
very heart of what made the club tick, speaking to members of staff
all the way up the hierarchical ladder, from scouts and academy
coaches to first team managers, analysts and board members, pulling
back the curtain to reveal their day to day workings. This book is
about travel, about society, about identity and attachment. It
comprises leadership, tactics, coaching and scouting as well as
politics, finance, fandom and culture. This is a broad
investigation into Europe’s relationship with football and what
nations can learn from one another, celebrating the uniqueness of
football clubs around the continent and the culture of their
nations, and exploring whether or not the methods they implement
with success can be instilled in other domestic leagues.
The European Game is an adventure. Over three months Dan Fieldsend
travelled the continent discovering the methods for success used at
some of the biggest clubs in Europe, from Ajax and Juventus, to
Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Bayern Munch, Benfica, Athletic Bilbao and
many more. At each institution he visited, Fieldsend delved to the
very heart of what made the club tick, speaking to members of staff
all the way up the hierarchical ladder, from scouts and academy
coaches to first team managers, analysts and board members, pulling
back the curtain to reveal their day to day workings. This book is
about travel, about society, about identity and attachment. It
comprises leadership, tactics, coaching and scouting as well as
politics, finance, fandom and culture. This is a broad
investigation into Europe’s relationship with football and what
nations can learn from one another, celebrating the uniqueness of
football clubs around the continent and the culture of their
nations, and exploring whether or not the methods they implement
with success can be instilled in other domestic leagues.