First published in 1997 and now available as an ebook.Two years after arriving in London, Ruud Gullit took English football by storm, not only revolutionising Chelsea Football Club but helping to transform the image of the Premier League so that it now attracts the best footballers from all over the world.Not that it was plain sailing for Chelsea’s player-manager throughout his career. In between winning European Cups with AC Milan and a European championship with Holland, Gullit experienced a succession of bust-ups with former managers and fellow players, disputes with his clubs and personal distractions off the pitch, suggesting that there is a harder, ruthless side to his character.What are the pressures involved in being a player-manager for a top London club? Who, in 1997, were the best players in England? How did Chelsea’s foreign stars such as Zola, Vialli and Di Matteo adjust to the demands of Premiership football? The answers can be found in Harry Harris’s profile of Gullit which includes Chelsea’s memorable 1997 FA Cup triumph and a review of the club’s 1996/97 Premier League season.
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Harry Harris. Ruud Gullit: Portrait of a Genius
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. âIâm not a foreigner â Iâm a world travellerâ
CHAPTER TWO. Rebuilding the Bridge
CHAPTER THREE. Gullit Mania
CHAPTER FOUR. A New Season, a New Challenge
CHAPTER FIVE. Dreaming of Total Football
CHAPTER SIX. Cup Battles
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Troubleshooter
CHAPTER EIGHT. Ruud Awakening
CHAPTER NINE. Italy â the Dream that Turned Sour
CHAPTER TEN. World Stage
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Private Life: The Man Behind the Dreadlocks
CHAPTER TWELVE. Boss of the Bridge
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Cup-Winning Season
Career Highlights
Index
About the Author
About the Publisher
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To Linda ⦠a true Chelsea fan
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Mafe had moved into the lucrative world of personal fitness training before being snapped up as part of Ruudâs backroom team. âIt is really good to be back in the elite sporting world again. I feel this is a good challenge and I love a challenge. Iâm working on the playersâ speed off the mark, their leg strength, agility, reaction times and awareness â all things we had to do for athletics that are applicable to soccer.â
But heâs reluctant to take credit for the resurgence in the teamâs fortunes or their vast improvement in the last third of their games. âWhat has happened is down to Ruud and a new era starting. Iâm just a small part of the whole and I want to see the team succeed.â
