By Since66
June 13 2011
I have been in possession of Carlo's (Carletto as he his depicted) book since it first came out, last year. My copy is equally travelled as Carlo - shop, kitchen, living room, garage, Florida, garage, Cuba, kitchen etc. Hardly exotic locations I agree, but travelled nonetheless.
Then for no reason at all, as soon as Carletto was ejected from Chelsea's hot-seat, I just felt compelled to pick the book up and read it.
This is the first review for a considerable amount of time, simply because I haven't read anything in ages.
One critic claimed Carletto's book as 'Arch, funny, outspoken..... this memoir reveals rare with and wisdom.'
Spot on, but in layman's terms, the book is 'funny as fcuk.'
Carletto, despite his miserable public demeanour and dour interview techniques is funny and reveals an extremely humorous side to his personality.
And then there is the food! Believe me Carletto's appetite for food is insatiable.
How he managed to keep his weight level as a player deserves a medal and recognition in itself.
The book journeys Carletto's career from Parma, Roma and AC Milan as a player. As a coach from Reggiana, Parma, Juventus and AC Milan and the time he signed a pre-contract with Real Madrid, before Capello.
Unfortunately and no doubt to 'cash-in' on Chelsea's double winning success in 2010, there is only one chapter devoted to his time at The Bridge and the so-called 'rush' is prevalent with the many grammatical mistakes contained within the covers.
For a start the layout is abysmal. If it wasn't for the necessary paragraph breaks, you would be forgiven if you were reading prose joined together. There is no spacing between full-stops, comma's etc.
At times, these simple errors do make for a difficult read. Whoever proof-read the copy really needs to be re-trained or sacked... Simple.
Get past the human errors and the book is a thoroughly enjoyable read - Carletto blanking Sir Alex, the team wrecking a golf course at the Manchester hotel they were staying in when they beat Juve in the Champions League and Carletto's phone call conversation with the Italian Police during the Serie A financial scandal.
Follow his emotions in the two Champions League finals against Liverpool and the subsequent alcohol-fuelled celebrations in Athens afterwards.
And then there is the food.
Did I mention the food?!?!
KTBFFH
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