The Anatomy of England by Jonathan Wilson
A definitive history of England's national team told through 10 key football matches, from the award-winning author of Inverting the Pyramid[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 *
Bursting with insight and critical detail, yet imbued with a wry affection, this is a history of England like none before. * LIVING NORTH *
Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for the Guardian and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics was Football Book of the Year in 2009 and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Seven of his other books have been shortlisted for football book of the year and he has also won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli in Italy. Angels with Dirty Faces did the double of football book and history book of the year at the Polish Sports Book Awards in 2018. He is a three-time recipient of the FSA Football Writer of the Year award and in 2023 was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Sunderland. He writes for the Guardian and in 2011 founded The Blizzard, which he still edits. He is also the co-presenter of the football history podcast It Was What It Was.
Twitter/X: @jonawils
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409118206 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409118207 |
| Title | The Anatomy of England |
| Author | Jonathan Wilson |
| Series | The Anatomy Of |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2011-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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