The United Trinity: The Remarkable Story of Best, Law and Charlton - Brossura

Meek, David

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ISBN 10: 147112956X ISBN 13: 9781471129568

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

When George Best, a dark-haired skinny teenager from Belfast, made his United debut in the autumn of 1963, he was joining a club still recovering from the horrors of Munich. Among his team-mates were goalscorer supreme Denis Law and England midfielder Bobby Charlton. Together they would combine to help United to win two league titles and a long-awaited European Cup as the Reds came to personify all that was most exciting about the Swinging Sixties. By 1968, all three men would have been honoured as European Footballer of the Year - the only time three winners of that award have lined up in the same side.

In David Meek's compelling portrait of the United Trinity, he not only reveals their different characters and what made them so successful on the pitch, he also speaks to many of their team-mates to find out what it was like playing in the same side and researches contemporary reports to assess how they were viewed at the time. Having reported on their entire careers together, Meek has a unique insight into what made Best, Law and Charlton stand out as the truly special players they were.

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L'autore:

David Meek took over as the Manchester Evening News correspondent covering Manchester United in the aftermath of the Munich Air Disaster in 1958. He has worked closely with the club ever since, and still ghosts Sir Alex Ferguson's matchday programme comments.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Fifty years ago, a young dark-haired lad from Belfast began to make his way in Manchester United first team. He joined a club that was still recovering from the shock and horror of the Munich Air Disaster that had ripped apart manager Matt Busby's famous Babes. Already lining up for United was Munich survivor Bobby Charlton, predatory goalscorer Denis Law, the club's record signing, and now with Best they would change the face of modern football.
Watching on throughout was local reporter David Meek, who provides in The United Trinity a unique and personal insight into those extraordinary times. He explains what set them apart from the rest of their team-mates and provides revealing details about their characters, and what it was like to play alongside and against three of the greatest players ever to wear the red of United.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 147112956X
• ISBN 13: 9781471129568
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288