{"product_id":"9781471156762","title":"Sober: Football. My Story. My Life.","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stunning new autobiography from Tony Adams, author of the critically acclaimed bestseller \u003ci\u003eAddicted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Tony Adams was a charismatic figure on the football field, a true leader for Arsenal and England. He won league titles in three separate decades, and after the Gunners moved to their new stadium at the Emirates, it was fitting that a statue of him was erected outside to celebrate his extraordinary career. But, for much of that time, he was also drinking heavily and eventually admitted in his book \u003ci\u003eAddicted\u003c\/i\u003e that he was an alcoholic.\u003cbr\u003e      Now, in that book’s stunning successor \u003ci\u003eSober\u003c\/i\u003e, Adams reveals what happened next. He discusses the impact that Arsene Wenger had when he arrived at Arsenal in 1996, and how the manager’s new methods helped extend his career and brought new success to the club. Always a great thinker on the game, Adams moved into coaching and management on retirement, playing a key role in Portsmouth’s famous FA Cup triumph in 2008, and taking on new challenges in the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, China and now Spain to broaden his perspective.\u003cbr\u003e      He movingly explains the struggles he’s faced to stay sober for twenty years and why he set up Sporting Chance, the charity which provides treatment and support for sports stars suffering from addictions. He gives his incisive thoughts on England’s continued failings in major tournaments and assesses why Arsenal have struggled to repeat the title-winning formula of his own time there. \u003ci\u003eSober\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly inspirational memoir from someone who has battled with his demons, but has continued to take things on, one day at a time.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144314962160,"sku":"9781471156762","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781471156762_p0.jpg?v=1763596736","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781471156762","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}