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Ask a Footballer
- Narrated by: John Bradley
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
Ever wondered what it's really like to be a Premier League footballer?
My name is James Milner and I'm not a Ribena-holic. Let me share insights into what it's like being a professional footballer, across my different experiences with Newcastle, Aston Villa, Manchester City and now Liverpool (not forgetting a six-match loan spell at Swindon).
Plus my highs - and a few too many lows - playing for England.
There isn't a current player who's been playing Premier League football as long as I have, and that gives me a pretty rare perspective into how the top-flight game has changed over the past 17 years.
In this book, I explain how a footballer's working week unfolds - what we eat and how we prepare for matches technically, tactically, mentally and physically - and talk you through the ups and downs of a matchday.
I reveal my penalty-taking techniques, halftime team talks and the differences between playing against Lionel Messi, Wilfried Zaha and Jimmy Bullard.
I've played for managers ranging from Terry Venables, Peter Reid and Sir Bobby Robson to Martin O'Neill, Fabio Capello and Jurgen Klopp. I tell you what it's like sharing a training ground and a dressing room with team mates such as Lee Bowyer, Mario Balotelli and Mo Salah.
I also reveal the behind-the-scenes work that went into Liverpool's Champions League success - and the celebrations that followed.
So this isn't an autobiography. The whole point of Ask a Footballer is that you, the fans, asked me questions and I have used my own experiences to answer them. I hope you like it, and don't find it too boring.
Critic reviews
"Ask a Footballer is a fine read, showcasing how an unassuming man has forged success, winning the Premier League twice, the FA Cup and the Champions League." (Matthew Syed, The Times)
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- Dave
- 22-03-20
It doesn’t matter who you support, this is a book to listen to
James Milner has always been a player I have admired. He’s not played for the team I support, Arsenal, but he is one of the last true ‘old school’ players who get stuck in and give everything on the pitch without any of the dramatics we see in the modern game.
Very insightful, and an enjoyable listen.
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-01-21
Great insight
loved it. Great to know how the mind of one of the most underrated premier league legend works
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- Darragh Leo Howley
- 03-07-20
Milner is a class act
absolutely loved this book. Didn't realize it was a Q&A type book but It is sort of what I expected The Secret Footballer to be like. As a football fan and Liverpool supporter I really enjoyed his stories and honest answers to the questions he was asked. Top man, top book!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-20
Good story, not sure about the narration
Narrator seemed to not use punctuation. Some sentences drawled on a bit with sentences overlapping as if full stops were ignored
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- Padraic Kelly
- 06-01-20
Great Listen
Great insight of behind the scenes.
Milly is a top pro.
Highly recommend this book.
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- Adrian
- 29-12-20
Greatest Footballer To Live!
always interesting hearing from a role model, this should become mandatory in schools! That way our kids can become more well rounded with good work ethics!
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- Nash Hon
- 22-11-19
Great content and well delivered.
Not your usual footballers book, lots of insights and lots of detailed explanation into how modern football works
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- Greg Hunt
- 31-12-19
Insightful and hilarious
James is no more a fantastic footballer than he is a human being. Thoroughly enjoyed this - a great first ever audio book for me!
I highly reccomend to any football, liverpool or sports fan.
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- Del
- 09-11-19
Absolutely brilliant
A really interesting way to write a book, very engaging, absolutely loved it! The narrator John Bradley was excellent also!
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- AJR
- 12-04-21
Enjoyable Enough
Well worth a listen. JM seems such a nice fella, proper humble. Questions from people around the world answerer the Milly way.
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