SuitabookEnjoyment, ambition and pressure
Danny, Jamil and Lewis face a more intense football regime after a legendary coach takes charge, while they previously enjoyed informal play.
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Tony Bradman - Author
A football team gains a famous new coach, but his very demanding regime tests three friends who mainly want to enjoy playing. The central tension is between ambition, pressure and pleasure.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA football team gains a famous new coach, but his very demanding regime tests three friends who mainly want to enjoy playing. The central tension is between ambition, pressure and pleasure.
Danny, Jamil and Lewis face a more intense football regime after a legendary coach takes charge, while they previously enjoyed informal play.
The main point to notice is sustained pressure from training: the team trains every night and on Saturdays.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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