Danish Dynamite: the Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team Free Download

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In Stock. I'm neither a football fan nor Danish but I was given this book so had a quick look; its next home will be with a fan. I was saddened by the postscript info A wonderful dash back in time to the days of crackly microphones in far off lands, of Jesper Olsen and Preben Elkjaer, and of the coolest football kit of all time. They were a bewitching fusion of futuristic attacking football, effortless Scandinavian Danish Dynamite: The Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team and laid-back living. Denmark clear the rebound. Nathan Briant rated it really liked it Nov 18, Rare Books. Coach Sepp Piontek laid the foundations for not so much a team, but a movement for an entire nation that would ultimately culminate in Euro glory in the early 90s. For the first time in English, Danish Dynamite tells the story of perhaps the coolest team in football history, a team that had it all and blew it in spectacular style after a live-fast-die-young World Cup campaign. Most popular. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. ISBN 10 Joy for Atyeo and England Featuring interviews with the players themselves, including Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjaer and Jesper Olsen, as well as with those who played or managed against them, this is a joyous celebration of one of the most life-affirming teams the world has ever seen. Although they did not win a trophy, they claimed something much more important and enduring: glory, and in industrial quantities. Updated at 9. Key events Show 9. The Denmark side of the s was one of the last truly iconic international football teams. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Danish Dynamite: The Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team in Wisden. That they ultimately imploded in spectacular style, with a shocking defeat to Spain in the World Cup in a game that almost everyone expected them to win, only adds to their legend. Everymen off the field and superheroes on it, they were totally of their time, and their approach to the game was in complete contrast to the gaudy excess and charmless arrogance of today's football stars. It was something in the Danish mentality. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. Condition Used - Very Good. They played like angels and lived Danish Dynamite: The Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team you and I, and they were everyone's second team in the mids. The story of Danish Dynamite, as the team became known, is the story of a team of rock stars in a polyester Hummel kit. Readers also enjoyed. Year published Although they did not win a trophy, they claimed something much more important and enduring: glory, and in industrial quantities. They played like angels and lived like you and I, and they were everyone's second team in the mids. Well back to the book, reading it brings back memories, good and bad, it is not only the tale of th A book about the team that made me love football, born inmy first memories of the beautiful game was the European championship in and especially the qualification for the world cup in Mexico and the actual tournament. Philips hoicks long. Additional information Sku GOR Mount rises, sending a powerful close-range header towards the top right. As for Harry Maguire: time for a few slow, deep breaths and a long rethink. Heralding from a country with no real football history to speak of and a population of five million, this humble and likeable team was unique. Jun 29, Fritzov rated it really liked it Shelves:biography. Bastrup and Simonsen threw their arms around each other before falling over, still clinging to their clumsy embrace. Piontek is a man certainly worthy of mention in football history—he led Denmark to its first World Cup inand even provided Bobby Robson with his worst memory of management when England capitulated to Denmark in No matter: Frank Arnesen drove through the wall and into the far corner. He found a group of players, some of whom he had ticked off on his checklist an hour earlier; they had gone straight out of the bedroom window and back into town. Kane screams for a penalty. Mike Gibbons. The story of the coolest international soccer team in history - the iconic s Denmark national team - told for the first time. It is also a good introduction to Danish life and their approach to football. Thanks for reading this one! Heralding from a country with no real football history to speak of and a population of five million, this humble and likeable team was unique. His successor, Sepp Pointek was a former German international who was serious about creating a good team. Danish Dynamite is a wonderful read and an exhilarating nostalgia trip. If you are the slightest interested in football or Danish culture or both read this book. Denmark are hogging the ball, with Eriksen at the centre of everything as he returns to his old stomping ground. Lars Eriksen. Newest Newer. The gifts ranged from the expensive to the absurd. Denmark didn't get a professional league with reasonable rules until the s. The oddest section is how they got involved with Haiti their manager was training for Baby Doc and found out how to convince people they were zombies and so on which is quite a startling juxtaposition with the pleasant Danes. You can unsubscribe from newsletters at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link Danish Dynamite: The Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team any newsletter. They were a bewitching fusion of futuristic attacking football, effortless Scandinavian cool, and laid-back living. A really fun and enjoyable Danish Dynamite: The Story of Footballs Greatest Cult Team. Consider changing the search query. An unimpressed Piontek told him to go to the doctor.