The most difficult position in football? Being a goalkeeper. You must be mad to stand between those posts and bat away shots and crosses all game long. Neville Southall should know. He was the goalkeeper for one of the best teams of the 1980s and became an icon of the game during his 20-year career between the sticks. But what scars were left at the end of his long career, a tenure that saw the highs of winning trophies, but also the lows of losing games and feeling the full weight of club and country on your shoulders? In this unique book, Neville reflects on the travails of the modern game, how some of society's problems are reflected within it and draws upon his own experience to tackle one of its final remaining taboos: mental health. On fear of failure, confidence, sexuality and homophobia, suicide, social media and many other talking points, Neville gets stuck in to some of the most important topics surrounding the beautiful game.
- Publisher: HarperNonFiction UK
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Publication date:
27/05/2021
- ISBN: 9780008403744
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Page extent:
304
- Format: Paperback
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Dimensions:
199 mm x 130 mm
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