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July 13th 2014, World Cup Final, the last ten minutes of extra time: Germany forward Mario Gand#246;tze, receiving a floated pass from his international teammate Andrand#233; Schand#252;rrle, 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 thirty years. In the aftermath, Gand#246;tze looks dazed, unable to comprehend what he has done.
In Das Reboot, Guardian journalist and television pundit Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German soccer from the international wilderness of the late nineteen-nineties to Gand#246;tzeand#8217;s moment of genius and asks, how did this come about? How did German soccer reinvent itself away from its efficient but unappealing and defensively-minded past to the free-flowing, attack-minded soccer that was on display in 2014? The answer takes him from California to Stuttgart, from Munich to the Maracanand#225;, via Dortmund and Amsterdam. Packed with exclusive interviews with the key protagonists, Honigsteinand#8217;s book lifts the lid on the secrets of German soccerand#8217;s success.
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A beautiful story, expertly told. Per Mertesacker, Arsenal defender and member of the German national team, winners of the 2014 World Cup
Estadio do Maracana, July 13, 2014, the last ten minutes of extra time in the World Cup Final: German forward Mario Gotze jumps to meet a floated pass from Andre Schurrle, cushions the ball with his chest, and in one fluid motion volleys the ball 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 thirty years. As the crowd roars, Gotze looks dazed, unable to comprehend what he has done.
In Das Reboot, Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German soccer from the dreary functionality of the late 1990s to Gotze s moment of sublime, balletic genius and asks: How did this come about? The answer takes him from California to Stuttgart, from Munich to the Maracana, via Dortmund and Amsterdam. Packed with exclusive interviews with key figures, including Jurgen Klinsmann, Thomas Muller, Oliver Bierhoff, and many more, Honigstein s book reveals the secrets of German soccer s success.
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and#147;A beautiful story, expertly told.and#8221; and#151;Per Mertesacker, Arsenal defender and member of the German national team, winners of the 2014 World CupEstand#225;dio do Maracanand#227;, July 13, 2014, the last ten minutes of extra time in the World Cup Final: German forward Mario Gand#246;tze jumps to meet a floated pass from Andrand#233; Schand#252;rrle, cushions the ball with his chest, and in one fluid motion volleys the ball 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 thirty years. As the crowd roars, Gand#246;tze looks dazed, unable to comprehend what he has done.
In Das Reboot, Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German soccer from the dreary functionality of the late 1990s to Gand#246;tzeand#8217;s moment of sublime, balletic genius and asks: How did this come about? The answer takes him from California to Stuttgart, from Munich to the Maracanand#227;, via Dortmund and Amsterdam. Packed with exclusive interviews with key figures, including Jand#252;rgen Klinsmann, Thomas Mand#252;ller, Oliver Bierhoff, and many more, Honigsteinand#8217;s book reveals the secrets of German soccerand#8217;s success.
About the Author
Raphael Honigstein is the top expert on German soccer. He is a columnist for the Guardian and ESPN, writes for Sand#252;ddeutsche Zeitung and Sport 1 in Germany and appears as a pundit for BT Sport and ESPN as well as Sky Sports in Germany. He is also a regular fixture on the Guardian's award-winning podcast, Football Weekly. Born in Bavaria, he lives in London.