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Kennedy's Way: Inside Bob Paisley's Liverpool
Folk-hero left-back Alan Kennedy scored the winning goal in the 1981 European Cup final against Real Madrid, as well as the nerve-twanging winning shoot-out penalty against AC Roma in 1984, a feat which secured his position in European football history. Kennedy's Way examines Kennedy's footballing career under manager Bob Paisley, and provides a retrospective account of Liverpool's dominance during those years. Drawing on Kennedy's memories of the period, as well as those of other players and backroom staff involved with the Reds at that time, it is an irreverent, revealing account of the dressing-room culture at the club while it was at the height of its powers. This book concludes with reflections on Kennedy's post-playing life, and on the trajectory of Liverpool since the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies, right up to recent events at the Club, including the exit of Grard Houllier and the team's performance under new manager Rafael Benitez.
- GenresFootball
224 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2004
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John Williams
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John Williams is Senior Researcher at the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University, UK
He is a Bootle-born Liverpool fan and professional academic who researches and writes on sport, especially football. He often appears on TV and radio talking about the game. He has published widely on Liverpool FC, including the best-selling Into The Red, The Liverpool Way, Kennedy's Way, The Miracle of Istanbul and Red Men. He has also co-written three books on the sport: Passing Rhythms, Football Nation and The Game.
John Williams is Senior Researcher at the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University, UK
He is a Bootle-born Liverpool fan and professional academic who researches and writes on sport, especially football. He often appears on TV and radio talking about the game. He has published widely on Liverpool FC, including the best-selling Into The Red, The Liverpool Way, Kennedy's Way, The Miracle of Istanbul and Red Men. He has also co-written three books on the sport: Passing Rhythms, Football Nation and The Game.
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June 14, 2020
3stars
This is an enjoyable read but I think there is a lack of focus on what the book is about. At times it is like a biography of Alan Kennedy, then next it speaks of Liverpool football club, the history even before Alan Kennedy and then looks into the future and gives opinions of the current (that is around 2005) situation at Anfield. I think in general it is a book without a clear objective.
This is an enjoyable read but I think there is a lack of focus on what the book is about. At times it is like a biography of Alan Kennedy, then next it speaks of Liverpool football club, the history even before Alan Kennedy and then looks into the future and gives opinions of the current (that is around 2005) situation at Anfield. I think in general it is a book without a clear objective.
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