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Ask a Footballer
- Narrated by: John Bradley
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
Ever wondered what it's really like to be a Premier League footballer?
My name is James Milner and I'm not a Ribena-holic. Let me share insights into what it's like being a professional footballer, across my different experiences with Newcastle, Aston Villa, Manchester City and now Liverpool (not forgetting a six-match loan spell at Swindon).
Plus my highs - and a few too many lows - playing for England.
There isn't a current player who's been playing Premier League football as long as I have, and that gives me a pretty rare perspective into how the top-flight game has changed over the past 17 years.
In this book, I explain how a footballer's working week unfolds - what we eat and how we prepare for matches technically, tactically, mentally and physically - and talk you through the ups and downs of a matchday.
I reveal my penalty-taking techniques, halftime team talks and the differences between playing against Lionel Messi, Wilfried Zaha and Jimmy Bullard.
I've played for managers ranging from Terry Venables, Peter Reid and Sir Bobby Robson to Martin O'Neill, Fabio Capello and Jurgen Klopp. I tell you what it's like sharing a training ground and a dressing room with team mates such as Lee Bowyer, Mario Balotelli and Mo Salah.
I also reveal the behind-the-scenes work that went into Liverpool's Champions League success - and the celebrations that followed.
So this isn't an autobiography. The whole point of Ask a Footballer is that you, the fans, asked me questions and I have used my own experiences to answer them. I hope you like it, and don't find it too boring.
Critic reviews
"Ask a Footballer is a fine read, showcasing how an unassuming man has forged success, winning the Premier League twice, the FA Cup and the Champions League." (Matthew Syed, The Times)
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- olly london
- 11-12-19
Awful narrator.
I really tried. I really really tried. The narrator is dreadful. Please record an audible studios version.
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- JLR86
- 11-11-19
As boring as the man himself
In all fairness I have only listened to 40 minutes, but that’s enough. The reader John Bradley is poor, I would do a much better job! He stumbles slightly here and there and he sounds as bored reading it as I am listening. I downloaded this book as it had a few good reviews, shouldn’t have bothered. Listen to Peter Crouch’s book, that’s great.
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- JT
- 10-11-19
a great booked poorly read
john Bradley's stilted, disjointed delivery spoils a great book. The construction is great, the anecdotes compelling and the humour obvious. unfortunately it is very poorly read clearly in one take while the actor had other things taking priority .
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- tat
- 14-10-20
Boring (sorry James)
Love James Milner but wow... this book is closer to his twitter parody account (Boring James Milner) than the real Milner himself.. pointless.
The narrator is shocking and super annoying too
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- Bootneck
- 13-05-21
Good book; Terrible narration
Great story however the narrator sounded like a struggling radio newscaster and ruined the experience.
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- Bookie
- 23-09-23
Ask a footballer
Love this!
COME ON LIVERPOOL!
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
Great book by a Liverpool legend!
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- RJN
- 18-07-23
Outstanding
I am a huge LFC fan and love mili sad to see him go but this boot shows how he really found life as a footballer it’s a great unseen insight to a footballer life, and a great one at that
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- Mike mellor
- 13-01-23
brilliant listen and funny
brilliant listen very funny lots of details and you can tell its honest answers
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- AJR
- 12-04-21
Enjoyable Enough
Well worth a listen. JM seems such a nice fella, proper humble. Questions from people around the world answerer the Milly way.
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- Aidan Banbury
- 07-03-21
Excellent Listen
An in-depth insight into a day to day life of a footballer which ties nicely into Milners long career.
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