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Brave New World

Inside Pochettino's Spurs

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Brave New World

By: Guillem Balague
Narrated by: Piers Hampton
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The exclusive behind-the-scenes story of the Mauricio Pochettino revolution at Spurs, told in his own words

Since joining the club in 2014, Mauricio Pochettino has transformed Tottenham from underachievers into genuine title contenders. In the process, he has marked himself out as one of the best young managers in the world, more than holding his own against the Premier League's established heavyweights. He has done so by promoting an attacking, pressing style of football and by nurturing home-grown talent, fully endearing himself to the Spurs faithful along the way.

Guillem Balagué was granted unprecedented access to Pochettino and his backroom staff for the duration of the 2016-17 season, and he has therefore been able to draw on extensive interview material with Pochettino, his family, his closest assistants, players such as Dele Alli and Harry Kane, and even a very rare conversation with Daniel Levy to tell the manager's story in his own words. From Pochettino's early years as a player and coach to his transformation of Tottenham into one of the best teams in England, the book uniquely reveals the inner workings of the man and of his footballing philosophy. It also lays bare what it takes to run a modern-day football team competing at the highest level over the course of a single campaign. The result is the most comprehensive and compelling portrait of a manager and of a club in the Premier League era.

Read by Piers Hampton

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Critic reviews

Brave New World: Inside Pochettino's Spurs reads like it is the start of something, a self-aware manager exploring some bold ideas and exciting potential . . . Pochettino comes over, above all, as a man who puts enormous stock in working relationships, trust, and comfort in his environment . . . But mostly there are detailed insights into the impressive workings of a football manager
Mauricio Pochettino may be the most interesting coach currently working in England, perhaps even Europe. The author is granted unprecedented access to see the inner workings of one of the success stories in the Premier League in recent years
An essential piece of reading for anyone keen to understand how someone goes about transforming a football club
An unparalleled insight into one of the most exciting managers working in football
All stars
Most relevant
as a spurs fan its a real insight into the behind the scenes stuff.
far more honest and informative than the tainted and biased dross
dished out in newspapers.it makes for positive reading at the end
of our current and dissapointing season.maybe they should do one
at the end of every season? i would recommend it to fans of any
football club as the perfect gap filler in the close season.

good insight into football management

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let down bit by strange narration style and pronounciation, I would love to be on Mauricio's team

brilliant book

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Well written first person diary style biography - it really captures the voice of the manager, it feeling true and real - which it is (but isn’t).

The anecdotes shared are fascinating and reveal the driven and determined nature of this football manager. He comes across as personable and passionate as strong and reflective.

I would recommend this to all Tottenham fans and sensible bipartisan football fans. You don’t need to be spurs to appreciate the underlying content (Southampton & Espanyol feature strongly) but his comments on games and players are bound to resonate more to fans of those teams than haters.

Insight into a dedicated and driven leader

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A must read for a Tottenham supporter, a true understanding of what happens and the emotions that follow every incident and game that's played. It's amazing what we don't see in the world of football.

Dave B

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Loved the book. Attention to detail from the mind of a genius. Pottechino is an Inspirational man with a heart of gold.

Inspiration to All.

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