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Raphael Honigstein - Das Reboot (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Subtitled : How German Football Reinvented Itself & Conquered The World.
‘Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.’ - Gary Lineker.
13 July 2014, World Cup Final, the last 10 minutes of extra time: Germany forward Mario Götze, receiving a floated pass from his international teammate André Schürrle, jumps slightly to meet the ball and cushion it with his chest. Landing on his left foot, he takes a step with his right, swivels, and in one fluid motion, without the ball touching the ground, volleys it past the onrushing Argentine goalkeeper into the far corner of the net.
The goal wins Germany the World Cup for the first time in almost thirty years. In the aftermath, Götze looks dazed, unable to comprehend what he has done.
In Das Reboot, Guardian journalist and television pundit Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German football from the international wilderness of the late nineteen-nineties to Götze’s moment of genius and asks how did this come about?
How did German football reinvent itself away from its efficient, but unappealing and defensively-minded past to the free-flowing, attack-minded football that was on display in 2014? The answer takes him from California to Stuttgart, from Munich to the Maracaná, via Dortmund and Amsterdam.
Packed with exclusive interviews with the key protagonists, Honigstein’s book lifts the lid on the secrets of German football’s success.
Details
- Format : Larger 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Sports & Pastimes
- Published : 2015 (Yellow Jersey Press)
- ISBN : 9780224100137
- SKU : B003287
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £14.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Fantastic . . . Honigstein's detail is superb." - Aidan Smith, Scotland on Sunday.
"A beautiful story, expertly told." - Per Mertesacker, Arsenal defender and member of the German national team, winners of the 2014 World Cup.
"Honigstein charts how fussball became the hippest version of the game." - Shortlist.
"Honigstein tells the story with panache and exactly the same kind of eye for detail he's writing about." - Chris Maume, Independent.
"An excellent chronicle." - John Mcauley, The National.
"Ultimately, it's a well told tale, giving real insight into the inner workings of the world champions and bringing to life lots of what happened behind the scenes." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Raphael Honigstein is the UK’s top expert on German football. He is a columnist for the Guardian and ESPN, writes for Süddeutsche Zeitung in Germany and appears as a pundit for BT Sport and ESPN as well as Sky in Germany. He is also a regular fixture on the Guardian’s award-winning podcast, Football Weekly. His first book, Englischer Fussball, was shortlisted for Football Book of the Year and his latest book is Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World.