Leeds United on Trial: The Inside Story of an Astonishing Year
- ISBN-10
- 0316860654
- ISBN-13
- 9780316860659
- Category
- Soccer managers
- Pages
- 177
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little Brown GBR
- Author
- David O'Leary
Description
David O'Leary is the most charismatic football manager in Britain today. But nothing could have prepared this soft-spoken Irishman for the astonishing events that were about to engulf him and his young Leeds side at the start of the 2000-01 season.Leeds United on Trial is the explosive inside account of the season that transformed a youthful, inexperienced side into one of the most feared in Europe against the background of a high-profile court case that was never out of the headlines. O'Leary talks frankly about how he had to juggle the task of conquering Europe with handling the stress and subsequent collapse of a major court trial; the 18 million pound signing of Rio Ferdinand that broke the British transfer record; and the incredible run of injuries that saw Leeds slump to fourteenth place in the table.Never before has a manager faced such a traumatic season on and off the field. David O'Leary's gripping and controversial account is the football book of the year.
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