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Das Reboot
- How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World
- Narrated by: Charlie Anson
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." (Gary Lineker)
On 13 July 2014, World Cup Final, the last 10 minutes of extra time: Germany forward Mario Götze, receiving a floated pass from his international teammate André Schürrle, jumps slightly to meet the ball and cushion it with his chest. Landing on his left foot, he takes a step with his right, swivels, and in one fluid motion, without the ball touching the ground, volleys it past the onrushing Argentine goalkeeper into the far corner of the net. The goal wins Germany the World Cup for the first time in almost twenty-five years.
In the aftermath Götze looks dazed, unable to comprehend what he has done.
In Das Reboot, journalist and television pundit Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German football from the international wilderness of the late 1990s to Götze's moment of genius and asks: how did this come about? How did German football transform itself from its efficient but unappealing and defensively minded traditions to the free-flowing, attacking football that was on display in 2014?
The answer takes him from California to Stuttgart, from Munich to the Maracaná, via Dortmund and Durban. Packed with exclusive interviews with the key protagonists, Honigstein's book lifts the lid on the secrets of German football's success.
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- KR.
- 16-11-17
Rayooce or Royce, that doesn't really matter
Ok firstly so what if the narrator pronounced a few of the names differently, his pronunciation of other German words were fine. Even if they weren't it still would not have changed the fact that this is a very enjoyable listen, full of anecdotes, facts and history about the modern era of German football.
Listening through the build up to the 2014 World Cup it isn't surprising that they did so well and why England struggle.
What I found most intriguing was the in depth explanation of the German youth elite training academies. Particularly because my son is training in one as part of his school curriculum, but also because of the facts and figures and motivation behind it to develop a national footballing culture.
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- Martin Andrew Larkin
- 24-11-23
In depth and personal
Good in depth look at the reboot of German football from youth level to World Cup win, only think I found a little disappointing was the jumping in and out of time line, but that could just be me , overall a good listen
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- Kev Fisher
- 04-05-23
Interesting listen
The most interesting parts of this book lie in the cultural changes made by Klinnsman
Great book
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- Philipe Njoo
- 23-01-22
Excellent
Great narration. A little tedious at times with a lot of names and events beeing named. Get past that and you have an interesting football related story on your hands.
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- Customer
- 15-12-21
fantastic book, awful reading: learn to pronounce!
Loved it but stunned that someone can be paid to read a German football book without knowing how to pronounce: Reus, Matthaus et al.
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- James
- 07-04-21
Highly engaging and very relevant 5 years on.
I purchased this 5 years ago and have just turned to it now. It holds up very well. The passage of time since the events leading up to the 2014 WC win somehow adds to, rather than detracts, from the experience.
The approach taken by the author is not strictly chronological but changes perspectives and time-periods, broken up by a detailed account of Germany's progress in the 2014 WC. This structure helps with pacing and variety.
Yes, Germany fluffed the 2018 WC, but this just goes to show how success is never final; failure is never fatal.
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- Raphael de la Ghetto
- 12-03-21
Very good but nearly great
Great charting the progress but would have liked more on the influence of coaches like Rangnick. An excellent story nonetheless with a good balance between the emotional and tactical elements
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-18
A terrific, immersive listen
An outstanding book, extremely well read that I found hard to leave when I'd finished it. Recommended.
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- rob summerton
- 07-03-18
This shows how far English football is behind everyone
This book demonstrates why the England national team is so far behind every body else on the national stage. A superb listen
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- Daniel Rua
- 25-09-17
Very interesting story
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, very in-depth account of the troubles of recent German football, by a great writer.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
A good bit. It's somewhat a disgrace that the awful mispronunciation of not only German, but Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc., names and words were allowed to remain in this book. Lothar Matthaeus' name was especially butchered, with about three different pronunciations in as many sentences.
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- Vik
- 14-08-17
Brilliant book and fascinating storytelling
Loved this book. A must for every football fan. The storytelling was impressive and audio version was very good.
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