Andrea Pirlo: I Think Therefore I Play

Andrea Pirlo

Apr 2014 · BackPage Press

About this ebook

 Andrea Pirlo is one of the finest footballers of his generation - a World Cup and Champions League winning playmaker who has redefined his position at the base of midfield, and one of the most deadly free-kick takers the game has known. This is his story, in his words. It is written with a level of humour and insight which confound his image as a dead-eyed assassin on the field of play. All the big names are in there: Lippi, Ancelotti, Conte, Maldini, Shevchenko, Seedorf, Buffon, Kaka, Nesta, Balotelli, Costacurta, Gattuso, Berlusconi and Ronaldo ("the real one"). But they're not always in their work clothes. We hear Berlusconi playing the piano and telling "various types of jokes" at Milan's training ground. We see Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi drawing Nesta's ire as they take him on a mystery tour of the German countryside in a hire car days before a World Cup semi-final. And we smell the aftermath of Filippo Inzaghi's graphically-described pre-match routine. With the 2014 World Cup being his last international tournament, this is a timely salute to a special talent who may yet have one final chapter left to write.

Ratings and reviews

As long as you are not expecting a deep insight into the mind of Pirlo, then this book is for you. There is no long back story of growing up etc., he just gets straight into the football. Great book to take to the beach. Forza Pirlo!!

I love this book. It let's you have a sneak peak of how Andrea Pirlo thinks. It let's you see his devotion to Italy and soccer itself. Give this book a read and it will open your mind to a world you've never seen or experienced

Rather than focus on the daily life of a pro footballer, "I Think Therefore I Play" offers to enthral by letting people in to Pirlo's inner machinations. Only gripe is the brevity of the book.

About the author

Andrea Pirlo has been the playmaker for each of Italy s big three clubs Inter, Milan and Juventus. He has won the Champions League and the World Cup. He reinvented his position, playing deeper than any playmaker before him and using a wider passing range. He is also one of the best free-kick takers in the history of football.