{"product_id":"the-quality-of-madness-a-life-of-marcelo-bielsa-paperback","title":"The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Everyone with new ideas is thought mad until they work' Marcelo Bielsa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMarcelo Bielsa is one of the great enigmas of world football. To Pep Guardiola, he is the finest mind in the game, a fabulously innovative and obsessive coach who transformed Leeds United, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao after winning three league titles in his native Argentina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet Bielsa is a manager who has won very much less than his reputation suggests. He lasted two days at Lazio and led Argentina to their greatest footballing disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing interviews from across South America, Europe and Yorkshire, \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and compelling biography tracing Bielsa's story from growing up as a member of one of Argentina's most remarkable families to his revival of Leeds and his comeback with Uruguay at the Copa América. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBielsa has long been known as 'El Loco' - 'The Madman' - and yet, as Tim Rich's revelatory study shows, there is mercurial method and audacious logic to the madness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough he began his career in sports journalism as a cricket writer for the \u003ci\u003eSunderland Echo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTim Rich\u003c\/b\u003e has been captivated by football for half a lifetime. Working for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe 'i' Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, he has covered Newcastle United under Bobby Robson, Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson and, latterly, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool. \u003ci\u003eOn Days Like These \u003c\/i\u003eis his third book and follows his acclaimed biography of Marcelo Bielsa, \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for The Daily Telegraph Football Book of the Year. He lives in Cheshire with his stepdaughter, Rose and their three cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 7.8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49246371184792,"sku":"9781529444766","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/XW0T1jx2Ko9781529444766.webp?v=1781475546","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-quality-of-madness-a-life-of-marcelo-bielsa-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}