A fan can see quite clearly the physical experience of a professional soccer player. They can read about the tactics. They can head out to practice and try and understand how the sausage is made. And with the existence of twitter and Instagram, we can also get a look inside a players leisure time. But rarely, if ever, do we get a glimpse into the emotional and psychological life of a soccer player.
It is the internal, mental game that Bobby Warshaw brings to life in his autobiography ‘When the dream became a reality.’ Warshaw is an erstwhile football journeyman with an all-too-brief career.