A must read for the genuine football fan:
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Carra writes as he plays his football. Honest, uncomprimising, blunt, confident & not afraid to share his opinions.
He is in a unique position as he was brought up in a tough working class area as a die hard blue but went through a slow & difficult transition from a blue to someone who is now totally committed to the cause of the reds.
He is honest in his assessment of his greater loyalty to Liverpool over England notwithstanding his total committment to the national side when donning the three lions shirt.
There is a touch of arrogance(fully justified)about his belief that he is a more skilful player than he is given credit for as he is genuinally regarded as a player who is reliable & always gives 100% but perhaps lacks that 'extra bit of class'. Any true red who has supported Liverpool over the last 10 years will confirm that Carra has contributed as much to the team as his great mate Gerrard, not by scoring important goals but by organising the defence & by completing many, many last ditch tackles preventing certain goals(Istanbul being the pinnacle).
A future Liverpool manager in the making, hopefully after adding a richly deserved League title to his many achievements.
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Real footballer writes real book
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At last a real footballer has written an interesting book. Jamie Carragher has become a Liverpool legend, but if you think this book is all about Saint Jamie then you are wrong. There are sides to his character thta come out in his book, that I am not comfortable with. He admits he could have gone dwon the wrong path, and was hardly an angel in his early days at Liverpool. He is honest enough to say what he thinks about players and what he thought of the football prowess. He is not perfec and hs views may not be your cup of tea, but it gives a fairer reflection of his character and career, then most autobiographies.
Jamie Carragher puts your faith back in football, a throwback to the type of players and values that Modern Football is Rubbish talks about.Modern Football Is Rubbish: An A-Z of All That Is Wrong with the Beautiful Game The sublime Modern Football is Rubbish reminds you that football culture has always been alive through players like Carragher, who identifies with fans and wears his heart on his sleeve.
Buy both of these books and you won't be disappointed. Full of humour and honest soundbites.
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Sour and sad
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I'm not a Manchester United supporter, but I read Alex Ferguson's autobiography, and enjoyed it. I'm not a Liverpool supporter, but I read Robbie Fowler's autobiography, and enjoyed it. I read Shane Warne's autobiography, but I'm certainly not an Australian. In short, I read a lot of autobiographies about sportsmen whose teams I have no allegiance to, and I read them without prejudice.
I suppose if you are a Liverpool supporter you might enjoy this book, but if you're not then don't bother, it wasn't written for your benefit anyway. Basically, Carragher does not have a good word to say about any one or anything outside the boundaries of Liverpool. Apparently he hated playing for England, hated even travelling to London, and doesn't feel even a passing allegiance to England. Well no wonder he never made the grade playing for England, although, I do wonder if he would have been quite so sour if he was still being selected for England.
I genuinely regret ever having read this book, for it has tainted my opinion of the people and the city and the club of Liverpool. I just hope most of the inhabitants of Liverpool are not as bitter and resentful as this book suggests they might be.
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A Decent Effort
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This book was written by Jamie "Jimmy" Carragher and features his life story even though he's still playing football. I'm sure he will bring out an exciting second book when he's older. It's a good read about him growing up in Liverpool as an Everton fan waving blue flags out of his window and then going on to play for the Reds. Charting his fall-outs with other players and his refusal to play for England under Steve McClaren whom he labels a "wally with a brolly", this is an excellent purchase - also available in English.
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Has Jamie's page been hacked?
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Read my discussion at the bottom of the page. Somebody at Amazon has added "18 Years of Failure" to the book title. I don't think Jamie or the publishers will be best pleased!
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