Footballeur: An Autobiography

After few serious reading... I guess it is time to relax and enjoying my hobby. Being an Arsenal and Bobby fan, this book is a must. I actually tried to get this book locally since few years back. However, since Manure is the name for local football fans, it is hard to even find a clue where to buy this book. At the end, special thanks to my nephew in Newcastle. He not only bought me this book. In fact, he bought me tons of football autobiography imported direct from UK. Thanks, man...

I spend only little of time to finish this whole book. This kind of book are enjoying for football fans like me. However, since I did not check on the date of publish; I did not realized that this book is originally a French version in an earlier date. As such, the whole stories ending half way throughout Bobby's career at Arsenal without mentioning the later part on his journey to Villarreal and a short spell in Aston Villa. This is the problem with autobiography that wrote prematurely during the player's career. Yes, it is the peak moment for the player and publisher would definitely have an easier task to sell off the book. However, the premature period will cause the book ending with premature stuff too... In fact, I am very much pissed off not to read about Champion's League's final subs by Wenger on Bobby and why he finally decided to quit his beloved Arsenal. In short, the whole story is simply not complete!!!

Compares to Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography and The Professor: Arsene Wenger, I think this book at most deserved a rating of 4/10. No doubt that I enjoyed this book. However, I prefer a complete story that covers at least the whole football career of Robert Pires.