Any debate about who is the greatest British manager of all time must start with Brian Clough, who was able to take two small Midlands clubs, Derby County and Nottingham Forest, to their first-ever championships and then inspire Forest to two successive European Cups. Idiosyncratic and controversial, Clough was the people's choice for the role of England manager, but never got the job. In this account of his life, he reveals how he achieved such remarkable results and gives his outspoken views on the state of the modern game, the current crop of managers and much else besides. He also talks fully about his battle with alcohol and how he has found a new calm since he retired from management in 1993.
Brian Clough was born in 1935 and scored 251 league goals in 274 appearances for Middlesbrough and Sunderland. He began his management career at Hartlepools United in 1965, before moving on to Derby, Brighton, Leeds and Nottingham Forest.
Title: Cloughie: Walking on Water - My Life
Author: Brian Clough
ISBN: 9780747265689
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Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2003-07-28
Number of Pages: 384
Weight: 0.2405 kg
Clough plays to his strengths, admits his weaknesses and is never short of an opinion - Warren Shore, Sunday Times
Cloughie excels as an analyst of football management and coaching, his thoughts and case studies worth the price alone ... He's one of a kind. - Mat Snow, FourFourTwo
Entirely absorbing - Tim Rich, Independent
The football book of the year - Sun