Book Description
When Arsene Wenger brought Robert Pires to Arsenal in the summer of 2000 he was a good footballer on the cusp of greatness. After a slow first season, his second was astonishing. He was a key player in Arsenal’s double-winning year until a terrible injury curtailed the series of glorious performances that won him the prestigious Football Writers’ Player of the Year award and put an end to his World Cup dreams. Robert Pires has always wanted to be a professional footballer and this triumphant story of footballing success has been preceded by a life dedicated to this single aim. After announcing at the age of eight that he intended to play football for a living he finally achieved his goal when he went to play for Rheims in 1991. Since then his career has taken him to Metz, to Marseilles, to Arsenal and onto the world stage with Les Bleus. In this book he describes how he turned his dreams into reality: the sacrifices he has made, the injuries he has had to endure; the rewards and demands of playing in the Premiership, and how his time with Arsene Wenger and Arsenal has transformed him. Footballeur is an honest and fascinating account of a brilliant career on planet football。
当温格教练在2000年夏天买进皮雷时，他正是最佳状态。尽管在第一个赛季未能很快融入球队，皮雷在第二个赛季的表现极为优秀。当阿森纳取得双冠王时，皮雷已是队内的主力球员。在那个赛季他获得了Football Writers评选的年度最佳球员，但是由于严重受伤，他错过了世界杯。皮雷一直都渴望能成为职业球员，在他的足球事业达到高峰之前的日子里，皮雷都在为这个目标而努力。皮雷8岁的时候就宣布，将来一定要成为职业球员，在1991年他加盟兰斯队（Rheims)开始了他的梦想。之后皮雷又先后效力于梅斯(Metz)与马塞，最后来到阿森纳。同时他也有机会为法国国家队出场。此书中，他谈到了自己的梦想是如何实现的：他为此所做的付出，他的伤病，征战英超赛场的经验，并谈到了主教练温格，以及来到阿森纳后他的改变。
一书以真实的语言将你带入一位优秀球员的足球世界。
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