{"product_id":"guillem-balague-a-season-on-the-brink-2025-paperback","title":"Guillem Balague: A Season on the Brink [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eENTHRALLING\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSTIRRING\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDublin Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFASCINATING\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eRed and White Kop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eASTONISHING\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eBleacher Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwentieth anniversary edition, fully updated with a new foreword from Rafael Benitez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Rafael Benitez was appointed manager of under-achieving Liverpool at the start of the 2004-05 season, the reaction of many fans was 'Who the **** is Rafael Benitez?'.  After a wonderful spell at Valencia, the Spaniard arrived to take over Liverpool's famous Boot Room, determined to change the club's fortunes and win over a disillusioned Kop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In just one season, Benitez's importation of Spanish players, coaching methods and diet led to a revolution, usurping Jose Mourinho's Chelsea to reach the European Champions League final in Istanbul. It was a match that would go down in history as one of the greatest of all time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt half-time, Liverpool were 3-0 down to Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan, a team many regarded as the best in the world, filled with stars such as Paolo Maldini, Kaka and Andrea Pirlo. However, against all the odds, Liverpool produced a stunning comeback, with goals from club captain Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso, before a dramatic penalty shoot-out saw the Reds clinch European glory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing exclusive interviews with Benitez himself, assistant manager Pako Ayestaran and key first-team players, this is the behind-the-scenes story of Rafa's remarkable success with Liverpool.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balague, Guillem \u0026 Benitez, Rafa","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53930063823187,"sku":"9781399626668","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/balague-guillem-benitez-rafa-guillem-balague-a-season-on-the-brink-2025-paperback-9781399626668-1242922711.jpg?v=1780686972","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/guillem-balague-a-season-on-the-brink-2025-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}