حلقهٔ آتش: لیورپول اف سی در قرن بیست و یکم - داستان‌های بازیکنان

Following the success of Simon Hughes' Red Machine and Men in White Suits , books which depicted Liverpool FC's domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled Liverpool to the forefront of European football once again. With a foreword by Steven Gerrard, this is the third edition in a bestselling series based on revealing interviews with former players, coaches and managers. For Liverpool FC, entry into the 21st century began with modernisation and trophies under manager Gérard Houllier and development was then underpinned by improbable Champions League glory under Rafael Benítez. Yet that is only half of the story. The decade ended with the club being on the verge of administration after the shambolic reign of American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In Ring of Fire , Hughes' interviewees – including Jamie Carragher, Xabi Alonso and Michael Owen – take you through Melwood's training ground gates and into the inner sanctum, the Liverpool dressing room. Each person delivers fascinating insights into the minds of the players, coaches and boardroom members as they talk frankly about exhilarating highs and excruciating lows, from winning cups in Cardiff and Istanbul to the political infighting that undermined a succession of managerial reigns. Ring of Fire tells the real stories: those never told before by the key players who lived through it all. In Ring of Fire, Simon Hughes meets the primary characters that helped inspire Liverpool to the forefront of European football again. Following the success of Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool's domination of the 1980s and fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire, which focuses on the 2000s, is the third edition in a bestselling series based on revealing interviews with former players. For Liverpool FC, this was a decade that began with modernisation and trophies under manager Gerard Houllier, and it was underpinned by improbable Champions League glory under Rafael Benitez. But that is only half the story. The decade ended in defeat with the club being within hours of bankruptcy after the shambolic reign of American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In Ring of Fire, Hughes' interviewees take you through Melwood's training ground gates and into that inner sanctum - the Liverpool dressing room; each one delivers insights into the minds of the players, coaches and boardroom members as they talk frankly about exhilarating highs and excruciating lows, from winning cups in Cardiff and Istanbul to the political infighting that undermined a succession of managerial reigns