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Esslemont, Tom (11 May 2010). "Tony Adams' grand plans for Azerbaijan football club". BBC . Retrieved 12 May 2010. a b c d Brodkin, Jon (14 May 2002). "A night out for the Adams family". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 28 October 2008. Stanton, Chris (3 June 2009). "Exclusive: Italian job for Gunners". Setanta. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009 . Retrieved 22 February 2014. We used to have a Christmas drink at Arsenal, starting at midday. For me and some others the bender usually went on for three or four days. After I gave up booze, I matched them cappuccino to lager. By 3am I’d done 23 cappuccinos; I was totally wired, shaking.

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Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Adams is a Patron for NACOA—a charity that provides information, advice and support for anyone affected by their parents' drinking. [58] He is also a Patron for charity School-Home Support (SHS). SHS helps disadvantaged children and young people overcome barriers to education such as poverty, domestic abuse and housing issues. [59] Post-football career [ edit ] It is disappointing to read how he seemed to take for granted the opportunity that he had... the life that he had... playing football everyday and getting paid to do so... what a wonderful existence! And yet he behaved so atrociously at times.Tony Adams' autobiography reveals that he is not just a stupid man but a stupid footballing man (a man who should never be handed another opportunity to manage a football club). He is arrogant with little cause. He was epically selfish when he drank, and now he is just impressively selfish. He thinks too highly of himself and not highly enough of those talented players who surrounded him. He is xenophobic (though mercifully not racist based on skin colour). And, ultimately, he is a bully, which is, I think, the only reason he was an effective captain. Rudd, Alyson (29 December 2008). "William Gallas is Arsenal's unlikely saviour". The Times . Retrieved 2 September 2020. In 2022, he took part as a celebrity contestant in the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing being partnered by dance professional Katya Jones. In 1992–93 Adams gained the distinction of being the captain of the first English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup double, lifting the European Cup Winners' Cup the following year. [11] Battle with Alcoholism [ edit ] In August 2002, just before the start of the 2002–03 season, Adams retired from professional football after a career spanning almost 20 years, his last match being the 2002 FA Cup Final. [17] He played 674 matches for Arsenal (only David O'Leary has played more) and was the most successful captain in the club's history. The number 6 shirt that Adams wore when playing was not used again until the 2006–07 season, when it was assigned to Philippe Senderos. [18]

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Camedda, Paolo (10 October 2020). "Il lato oscuro di Tony Adams: la lunga e difficile battaglia contro l'alcol" (in Italian). www.goal.com . Retrieved 20 October 2020.

Rob Bagchi (19 January 2011). "Judges have a blindspot when destroyers like Vidic play a blinder". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 February 2017. As an Arsenal fan, of course I'm biased. But this is one of those books that is both insightful and also uncovers some helpful parallels within my own life. Overall, the two books together give an incredibly honest and interesting account of a man who achieved great things in the game, but none greater than achieving his sobriety and helping others achieve theirs. Watts, Charles (16 February 2018). "27 years on: The inside story of Tony Adams' return from prison as told by those who were there". Football London . Retrieved 12 October 2022. Late in the book Sober becomes a series of musings about Arsenal, England, Wenger and the state of British football. At times it becomes a bit boring and simply the musings of an ex footballer who is annoyed that he isn’t able to contribute more to the game in England at the highest levels. Ultimately, the book ends as it begins with a reflection on addiction, recovery and staying sober.

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More a book about Alcoholics Anonymous than one relating his career at Arsenal as it mainly covers his life after he retired from playing. It is a very candid account of his problems and of his stop start career as a manager though. In 2015, Adams underwent heart surgery after suffering from chest pains. After the operation, he stated that it had probably saved his life. [61] I had this vision of Adams as a tough, old school defender who managed to overcome alcoholism and the shame of his imprisonment for drunk driving to achieve a healthy sobriety and thereby prolong his career. I imagined him as a lovable old tough who would have received respect because he believed in the people around him. I figured he'd have an impressive footballing brain even if his social and intellectual brain was run of the mill. I was wrong on the parts that really mattered. In July 2005, Adams accepted a trainee coaching role with Dutch side Feyenoord with special responsibility for its Jong team, which is a reserve/junior side. Adams later had a short spell seconded to Utrecht as a first team trainee coach in January and February 2006. While at Feyenoord he also worked part-time as a scout for Arsenal, watching games in Italy, France and the Netherlands. [38] Portsmouth [ edit ] As you can imagine, I was expecting to love Addicted, Adams' account of his two great addictions -- booze and football. I am thoroughly disappointed.

I used to have a glass of wine at 6pm, then a bottle, then 3 or 4 bottles. I replaced them with a nice Ginger Beer, often in a wine glass. But I don’t go on a Ginger Beer bender. Adams made his debut for England against Spain in 1987, [8] and played in UEFA Euro 1988. England lost all three games, but Adams scored one of England's two goals in the tournament in a 3–1 defeat to the Soviet Union. He was the first player to represent England who had been born after the 1966 World Cup win.