Gary neville autobiography
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Red is the story of Gary Nevilles long and distinguished career for Manchester United and his less distinguished England career. Its a reasonably enjoyable quick read that will be particularly enjoyed by United fans.
Neville appears to be a man defined by his passion for Manchester United. Im sure he likes his family, but you would barely know his wife and kids exist. While you appreciate he wants his privacy, youd expect getting married and having kids to impact your view of the game and your career enough to merit more of a mention.
The famous Class of 92 is covered in a fair bit of detail. It was a remarkable generation of players to come through the ranks at Man Utd at the same time but something about the fact they have developed their own brand annoys me no end. This part of the book works well as a lesson in the importance of commitment and level of dedication needed to make it to the top.
His time at Man Utd is the main topic of the book, but at time
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Red: My Autobiography
In his auto-biography, Gary is as honest as ever without it being the kind of controversial auto-biography footballers favour. Instead, it's the story of how Gary became a United great, right from the very beginning. How he pushed and pushed and pushed, how he strived to be the very best and how he just wanted to be a footballer. It may not be the most exciting auto-biography, but for me I liked its honesty. Gary Neville
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Publisher Description
No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club over the past two decades than right-back Gary Neville. An Old Trafford regular since he attended his first match at the age of six, captain of the brilliant FA Youth Cup-winning team that became known as 'Fergie's Fledglings', outspoken representative of MUFC, Neville is the ultimate one-club man. He has been at the heart of it all and, at the end of an amazing career, is now ready to tell it all.
Authoritative, insightful, fearless and never less than % honest, no-one has better credentials for documenting the story of United beneath Sir Alex Ferguson. Neville reveals the behind-the-scenes secrets of his early days with the likes of Giggs, Scholes and his best mate David Beckham; what it was like to play with Cantona, Keane and Ronaldo; the Treble in ; and of course an entire career of playing for the greatest manager in the game.
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