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The Greatest Games

The Greatest Games

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  • Author：Jamie Carragher
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Summary

Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona 2019
Man United 2-1 Bayern Munich 1999
AC Milan 3 - 3 Liverpool 2005

Are these the greatest games ever played？

From Jurgen Klopp to Gary Neville， Xavi to David Beckham， Jamie Carragher speaks with teammates， rivals， managers and legends of the sport to identify and analyse football's greatest encounters。

As Carra and his contributors take you into the dressing rooms and out onto the pitches of the world's most celebrated stadiums， they relive some of the defining moments of their playing careers as well as many more from the greatest football matches ever played - from title deciders and cup finals to against-all-odds comebacks， tactical masterclasses and old school classics。

Packed full of hilariously stories， exclusive anecdotes and refreshing appraisals， in The Greatest Games Jamie Carragher takes you into the heart of these matches， revealing new insights into the teams， players and coaches that have shaped football。

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Reviews

Tim Corke ，

As a proud Red reading Carragher’s thoughts on some of his chosen greatest games was a privilege。 Obviously many of these games focussed on Liverpool games， some he played in but others not， and some that simply influenced his playing style。It’s not an autobiography， but still as personal as it can get， but with a technical and professional analysis that makes this something a bit different， and very readable as a result。 You don’t need to be a Liverpool fan to read and enjoy this， those that ar As a proud Red reading Carragher’s thoughts on some of his chosen greatest games was a privilege。 Obviously many of these games focussed on Liverpool games， some he played in but others not， and some that simply influenced his playing style。It’s not an autobiography， but still as personal as it can get， but with a technical and professional analysis that makes this something a bit different， and very readable as a result。 You don’t need to be a Liverpool fan to read and enjoy this， those that are will probably get something a bit deeper from it though， and would recommend to anyone that enjoys talking about football， whingeing and ranting about decisions on/off the pitch and really to anyone that enjoys a strategic view of the beautiful game。 。。。more

Megat Aiman ，

Jamie dives deep into some of the greatest games he's seen or played in。 Certain games he picked as a chapter in the book would make you question why。 An example of this would be the England vs Germany 5 - 1 routing in 2001。 By normal standards， no one would consider a World Cup qualifier as a great game， let alone one of the greatest。 But as you go deeper into the chapter Jamie persuasively justified why he considered this to be one of if not the greatest game of English football in the millene Jamie dives deep into some of the greatest games he's seen or played in。 Certain games he picked as a chapter in the book would make you question why。 An example of this would be the England vs Germany 5 - 1 routing in 2001。 By normal standards， no one would consider a World Cup qualifier as a great game， let alone one of the greatest。 But as you go deeper into the chapter Jamie persuasively justified why he considered this to be one of if not the greatest game of English football in the milleneum era。 In the Barcelona v Man Utd 2011 chapter Jamie covered on why he thinks Pep's Barca team was one of the greatest and a team that truly defined an era。 It was the team that perfected tiki-taka football and won almost all the competitions they were in。 Interestingly in this chapter instead of waxing lyrical about playing football 'the right way'， Jamie elaborated on why he thinks there isnt actually the right way to play football。 The fact that there is so many angles that you could look from to win a football game is truly what actually makes the game beautiful。 。。。more

Gordon ，

A very enjoyable read， its nice to read a players perspective of a classic game。

Simon Adams ，

I really enjoyed this。 Not an autobiography。 Not your usual bland platitudes。 And I’m not a Liverpool supporter。 There is obviously a heavy Merseyside （and Liverpool， in particular） bias in Jamie’s selection of the greatest games but that is to be expected。 I enjoyed Jamie’s take on tactics， team selection， and the evolution of goal scoring moves within a match。 What adds to the book massively is the first part of each chapter defines the context of the match which was well written。 An easy four I really enjoyed this。 Not an autobiography。 Not your usual bland platitudes。 And I’m not a Liverpool supporter。 There is obviously a heavy Merseyside （and Liverpool， in particular） bias in Jamie’s selection of the greatest games but that is to be expected。 I enjoyed Jamie’s take on tactics， team selection， and the evolution of goal scoring moves within a match。 What adds to the book massively is the first part of each chapter defines the context of the match which was well written。 An easy four-star book， granted an extra star for novelty value， something different and Carragher’s insightful analysis。 。。。more

Fiz ，

3。5 🌟 - can be too "tedious" and "draggy" at times。。。 3。5 🌟 - can be too "tedious" and "draggy" at times。。。 。。。more

Richard ，

A good book to read if you're a football fan， there was some games that I wouldn't of personally put in the book but each to their own。 A good book to read if you're a football fan， there was some games that I wouldn't of personally put in the book but each to their own。 。。。more

Brian ，

Jamie Carragher is in my opinion one of footballs best football pundits。 He has a superb knowledge and understanding of the game as he regularly demonstrates on Skys TV’s Monday Night Football。 In his book The Greatest Games he has used the same approach to analyse 11 of what he considers the greatest games。 The games chosen is one area I think where there will be some debate。 Carragher explains in the introduction the criteria he has used for the inclusion of these game。 He says the 11 games ar Jamie Carragher is in my opinion one of footballs best football pundits。 He has a superb knowledge and understanding of the game as he regularly demonstrates on Skys TV’s Monday Night Football。 In his book The Greatest Games he has used the same approach to analyse 11 of what he considers the greatest games。 The games chosen is one area I think where there will be some debate。 Carragher explains in the introduction the criteria he has used for the inclusion of these game。 He says the 11 games are those which have left the deepest impression on him as a fan， player and pundit。 He goes on to state the games haven’t been chosen because they were the best ever played and he understands there are notable omissions。 Some matches have been chosen because of personal reasons， others because he considers them to be defining a particular era showing coaching ethics that are significant in a historical context。What I love about this book is that Carragher hasn’t just looked at what happened on the pitch during these games but also the circumstances that surrounded them and the consequences they had。 The two Liverpool games he has chosen from 1989 are good examples of this。 The 1989 FA Cup final against Everton and the title deciding game against Arsenal a few days later。 Both significant as they came just after the Hillsborough tragedy。 The Cup final had more poignancy as it was a Merseyside derby， the Arsenal game had far reaching consequences as it marked the end of and era for Liverpool and the start of new one for Arsenal。 A point Carragher makes， as it shows it was Arsenal who ‘knocked Liverpool off their perch’ not as the popular myth states Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United。 Their success came a few years later after the inception of The Premier League， by then Liverpool’s golden era was at an end。The analysis of these games are enhanced by contributions of players involved， it’s interesting to hear how a game is viewed differently when you’re playing in it。 A good example of this is Manchester United’s win over Bayern Munich。 The two goals United scored in injury time to win the Champions League final suggest a classic smash and grab， a view which Teddy Sheringham agrees with， but Carragher’s analysis shows it wasn’t necessarily the case。 The Greatest Games is an entertaining， well written， informative read， full of interesting anecdotes and observations written by someone who obviously knows his stuff and has a passion for the game。Highly recommend。 。。。more

Andrew Mackenzie ，

A football analysts dream！

Becky ，

This book is very easy to read。 Would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes football。 It's not just about Liverpool。 I was a little bit disappointed that there wasn't more about Liverpool。 However， it made me view the games in a different way。 This book is very easy to read。 Would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes football。 It's not just about Liverpool。 I was a little bit disappointed that there wasn't more about Liverpool。 However， it made me view the games in a different way。 。。。more

Jamie Bowen ，

A fascinating insight into some of the best games from the early 80s to the modern day。 Sports books can vary between regurgitating actual events that we already know or shedding new light on something that we thought we knew， and this book falls in the later。 Jamie uses his punditry skills from his time on TV to some matches who were not subjected to the level of scrutiny before。 Excellent book

Johnboy Somerville ，

A great look back （and most of the games I remember watching too）。As Jamie says in the book the "memories" of the actual events in the game were maybe not as we remember the further away we get from them。 - It made me want to re-watch a couple。 A great look back （and most of the games I remember watching too）。As Jamie says in the book the "memories" of the actual events in the game were maybe not as we remember the further away we get from them。 - It made me want to re-watch a couple。 。。。more

Jonny Brick ，

A game-changing football book as it brings the pundit's analysis to the printed medium。 Knocks down conventional wisdom with entertaining prose and some top interviews - Xavi， Rooney， Beckham， Hamann， Kompany - and is the best book for a teenage football fanatic。 Contains mild swearing。 A game-changing football book as it brings the pundit's analysis to the printed medium。 Knocks down conventional wisdom with entertaining prose and some top interviews - Xavi， Rooney， Beckham， Hamann， Kompany - and is the best book for a teenage football fanatic。 Contains mild swearing。 。。。more

Ming Wei ，

This is not your typical football nook， in this book Jamie lists what in his opinion are his greatest football games， and it is an imprssive selection， I enjoyed the AC Milan 3 Liverpool 3 game the best， but all games are stunning football games。 The author writes in his own straight down to earth honest style， and it works， the book is so interesting and very easy to read， allot of thought and effort as been put into the pages， such detail is provided， team line ups for the games， only negative This is not your typical football nook， in this book Jamie lists what in his opinion are his greatest football games， and it is an imprssive selection， I enjoyed the AC Milan 3 Liverpool 3 game the best， but all games are stunning football games。 The author writes in his own straight down to earth honest style， and it works， the book is so interesting and very easy to read， allot of thought and effort as been put into the pages， such detail is provided， team line ups for the games， only negative， maybe a lack of pictures from the games。 But I have to say a really enjoyable book， for fans of any team， it is not just about Liverpool which was Jamies club。 High quality fotball book in my opinion， nice book cover。 Well worth reading， I think I spotted one editorial error in the Manchester City line up stating David Villa instead of David Silva （but I cannot remember， hehe I have slept since reading the book）， but other than that a excellent book。 if you get a chance to read it， then do so。 。。。more

Matthew Lever ，

Great read， I'm a red and there is a bit of a leaning toward Liverpool matches but a good spread of insight into other teams 'greatest games' aswell。 Its got great insight into the tactics of those games but also into the context in which the games were played， the 1989 Arsenal league winning match was great for this。 I loved reading about 1980s Everton too， a team and era that Carra clearly remembers fondly。 The Barcelona and even the Manchester United chapters were enjoyable。 Well worth a read Great read， I'm a red and there is a bit of a leaning toward Liverpool matches but a good spread of insight into other teams 'greatest games' aswell。 Its got great insight into the tactics of those games but also into the context in which the games were played， the 1989 Arsenal league winning match was great for this。 I loved reading about 1980s Everton too， a team and era that Carra clearly remembers fondly。 The Barcelona and even the Manchester United chapters were enjoyable。 Well worth a read for any footy fans but especially reds。 。。。more

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