Leeds United on Trial by David O'leary

Leeds United on Trial by David O'leary

The inside account of the season that transformed a youthful, inexperienced side into one of the most feared in Europe, in the process confirming their young manager as one of the brightest prospects of his generation.

As manager David O'Leary admits in his controversial chronicle of the 2000/01 campaign, Leeds United on Trial, whatever his talented young side achieved on the pitch was overshadowed by the ongoing criminal trials involving three of its brightest starsOn January 12, 2000, student Sarfraz Najeib was chased by a drunken mob through the streets of Leeds, cornered and brutally beaten. Leeds players Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate were accused of taking part in the attack, and team-mate Michael Duberry accused of subsequently attempting to pervert the course of justice. For the record, only Woodgate was convicted of a criminal offence (affray). - O'Leary's views on this unsavoury affair take up around a quarter of the book, the rest being dedicated to reviewing a quite extraordinary season for

The former Arsenal player describes how he had set himself square against what he perceived as the brutal, cynical style of Don Revie's Leeds heroes of the 1960s and early-70s, and sought to emulate the Keegan-era Newcastle side in becoming everyone's fav - But there is no escaping the trial, and while O'Leary is unstinting in his condemnation of his player s? behaviour, one conclusion that could be drawn

Alex Hankin, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW

David O'Leary was born in May 1958. As a player, he played 719 games for Arsenal as a centre-back - a club record - and made 68 appearances for the Republic of Ireland. In October 1998, he succeeded George Graham as manager of Leeds United, since when he has guided the club to the Champions League semi-finals and top of the Premiership.

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ISBN 13	9780316860659
ISBN 10	0316860654
Title	Leeds United on Trial
Author	David O'leary
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2002-01-03
Number of pages	192
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