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''The Damned United'' is a book written by David Peace, later adapted into a movie by Tom Hooper and starring [[Michael Sheen]]. The main character is the famous British [[The Beautiful Game|football manager]], Brian Clough. The account is largely fictional and tells two different stories, so to speak, at the same time: Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United, interlaced with the story of his career as a manager up to that point, mainly his time at Derby County. |
''The Damned United'' is a book written by David Peace, later adapted into a movie by Tom Hooper and starring [[Michael Sheen]]. The main character is the famous British [[The Beautiful Game|football manager]], Brian Clough. The account is largely fictional and tells two different stories, so to speak, at the same time: Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United, interlaced with the story of his career as a manager up to that point, mainly his time at Derby County. |
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One interesting aspect of both the book and the movie is that it's a rare sport story that subverts/averts/ignores pretty much all the traditional [[Sports Story Tropes]] we're so used to: there is no [[Big Game]] and the games don't come [[Down to |
One interesting aspect of both the book and the movie is that it's a rare sport story that subverts/averts/ignores pretty much all the traditional [[Sports Story Tropes]] we're so used to: there is no [[Big Game]] and the games don't come [[Down to the Last Play]], the [[Underdogs Never Lose|underdogs can and will lose]], and the [[Opposing Sports Team]] isn't even a villain! As [[Roger Ebert]] summarizes in his review of the movie: "''The Damned United'' avoids all sports movie cliches, even the obligatory ending where the [[Miracle Rally|team comes from behind]]. Is this the first sports movie where the [[Break the Haughty|hero comes from ahead and loses]]?" |
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