'Football isn't a matter of life and death,' Bill Shankly once famously said, ' it's much more important than that.' In The Heart of the Game, Jimmy Greaves looks back over his long association with the sport to give his take on all things football, and attempts to make sense of our undying passion for the beautiful game. How has how the game changed from its working class roots to its current celebrity-driven image? How do managers like Sir Alf Ramsey compare to the Svens of today? Why have England stopped producing great goalkeepers? How come the football of yesteryear was more physical, yet the footballer of today is more injury-prone? Drawing on both his knowledge and love of the game, this is Jimmy at his fascinating, witty and humorous best.
- ISBN10 0316730769
- ISBN13 9780316730761
- Publish Date 6 October 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 March 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Little, Brown Book Group
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English