In 2006, Liverpool fans voted Ian Rush among the top
three all-time greatest players in the history of the
club. Taking his place alongside Kenny Dalglish and
Steven Gerrard, he surpassed legends such as Fowler,
Keegan, Owen, Smith, Carragher and Hansen. Ian Rush is
quite simply Liverpool's greatest goalscorer and, along
with Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law, one of the finest
natural penalty-box predators the game has ever seen.
This is the story of a rough-edged Welsh teenager thrust
into the ranks of an already great side, who didn't feel
up to it, but who learned how to grow as a player and a
man until he became the most devastating finisher in
English football.Rush's story is bursting with honesty
and insight, emotional turmoil and tragedy, and
hilarious tales and asides. It is a near-mythical tale
of triumph and tragedy. Of an era when Liverpool became
nigh on invincible, made the League title their own, and
rode the highs of European and FA Cup Finals alongside
the devastating tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough.The
drama of Rush's time at Liverpool during the 80s - the
decade that defined the club more than any other - is
thrillingly captured in this autobiography, which takes
you into the thick of the action, as well as offering a
frank and insightful analysis of the game today. |
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