{"product_id":"the-quality-of-madness-a-life-of-marcelo-bielsa-paperback","title":"The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcelo Bielsa is one of football's greatest eccentrics and greatest enigmas. This will be the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has coached some of the greatest names in world football - Gabriel Batistuta, Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian Veron and Ander Herrera. He has been cited as a mentor by Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Diego Simeone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet Marcelo Bielsa remains one of the great enigmas of world football - a fabulously innovative and obsessive coach, who has transformed Leeds United, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao. He also lasted two days at Lazio and led Argentina to their greatest footballing disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing interviews from across South America, Europe and Yorkshire, \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and compelling biography, tracing Bielsa's story from growing up as a member of one of Argentina's most remarkable families to his revival of Leeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBielsa has long been known as 'El Loco' - the Madman - and yet as Tim Rich's revelatory study reveals, there is mercurial method and audacious logic to the madness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Rich\u003c\/b\u003e is a sports journalist and author based in Manchester. He has covered five World Cup finals and has written three books on football. He was formerly the northern football correspondent of the \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768128110880,"sku":"9781529405019","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8900f34789f7cbd20b6adb834519147.webp?v=1780325330","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-quality-of-madness-a-life-of-marcelo-bielsa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}