Just read the paul vaessen book, stuck in a moment by Stewart Taylor.
Its honestly the best football biography ive read.
For those that don't know pauls story.
Brought up in Bermondsey, he signed as a schoolboy for arsenal in1977.
And made history at 18 coming off the bench to score a last minute winner against juventus in turin in the 2nd leg of the European cup winners cup semi final.
At the time juventus had never lost a European cup tie at home in there history.
And arsenal were massive underdogs after drawing 1-1 at Highbury.
The next day paul was on the back page of every national news paper and seemed to have the world at his feet.
Within 2 years of that night, he'd suffered a terrible knee injury that all most crippled him and lhad to retire from football.
2 years after retiring hed lost his wife and child and was living on the streets of south east london with a 120 pound a day heroin habit.
Its one of the most moving and powerful books ive ever read.
Its honestly the best football biography ive read.
For those that don't know pauls story.
Brought up in Bermondsey, he signed as a schoolboy for arsenal in1977.
And made history at 18 coming off the bench to score a last minute winner against juventus in turin in the 2nd leg of the European cup winners cup semi final.
At the time juventus had never lost a European cup tie at home in there history.
And arsenal were massive underdogs after drawing 1-1 at Highbury.
The next day paul was on the back page of every national news paper and seemed to have the world at his feet.
Within 2 years of that night, he'd suffered a terrible knee injury that all most crippled him and lhad to retire from football.
2 years after retiring hed lost his wife and child and was living on the streets of south east london with a 120 pound a day heroin habit.
Its one of the most moving and powerful books ive ever read.
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