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Matt Jansen: The Autobiography - What Was, What Is and What Might Have Been (Hardcover)
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Matt Jansen: The Autobiography - What Was, What Is and What Might Have Been (Hardcover)
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Matt Jansen had it all. He was young, quick, audaciously skilful
and, at the turn of the millennium, regarded as one of the most
intelligent attacking talents in English football. His potential
seemed boundless. After bursting onto the scene with Carlisle in
1997 and helping his hometown club win promotion, Sir Alex Ferguson
had tried to lure him to Old Trafford - but foreseeing only bench
spot at United, Jansen instead opted for Steve Coppell's Crystal
Palace. In 1998, he moved to Blackburn, where he formed an
attacking triumvirate with Andy Cole and Damien Duff, and proved
himself to be a constant threat for Blackburn and a lethal
finisher, scoring 16 times in the 2001/02 season and earning
himself a place in Sven Goran-Eriksson's England squad. Widely
tipped to be part of England's campaign at the World Cup in South
Korea and Japan, Eriksson instead surprised many with his
conservative selection of Martin Keown over the rising star; Keown
wouldn't play a single minute at the tournament and England would
crash out to ten-man Brazil - but Jansen didn't see a minute of it.
While England battled it out in the Far East, Jansen had taken a
holiday to Rome where he was involved a serious traffic accident.
He suffered a brain haemorrhage and slipped into a six-day coma.
Jansen survived and, astonishingly, he was back playing for
Blackburn just four months later. Physically he may have felt he
was ready to return to top-flight football, but mentally he was
nowhere near. Battling the spectre of the accident, he was unable
to recapture the instinctive genius that had previously defined
him. In an effort to reignite his career, he joined Coventry,
Bolton and then Wrexham but he was never able to find his former
footballing self and was finally forced to admit that his playing
days were over. He has since channelled his energies into a new
career as a coach - proving to be wise, erudite and compassionate
in his new role, but also a continuing object of fascination for
those who wonder what might have been. This is the story of a
career destined for the stratosphere, cruelly snatched away by the
vagaries of fate. Brilliant, bold, and at times brutal in its
honesty, this powerful tale of shattered dreams and a life rebuilt
is a testament to an inspiring, unconquered soul.
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