The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stefano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich, volatile history-by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic-is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. In Angels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of la nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Peron led the country, a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-futbol, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under Cesar Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.
Praise for Inverting the Pyramid
"Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field." -Simon Kuper
"An outstanding work. . . . The soccer book of the decade." -Sunday Business Post
- ISBN10 1568585527
- ISBN13 9781568585529
- Publish Date 23 August 2016 (first published 20 August 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Avalon Publishing Group
- Imprint Nation Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 448
- Language English