(Part 2) Top products from r/reddevils

OP please go get some professional help. I've been in that position and you want to attack that shit as quickly as possible.

I really really really recommend reading the book "feeling good, the new mood therapy", which can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-The-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380810336

8 dollars and a few hours later, I promise you'll be feeling MUCH better. But obviously I think you should still seek out professional help as well. Sometimes talking to someone makes all the difference in the world.

Ultimately you have to make the choice to feel better. I know that sounds weird, especially in your situation, but trust me. I've been there. And unless you make that choice, you'll never get out of the rut you're in.

I had everything I could want as a youngster. Great family, a great college, and yet I was miserable. It wasn't until my Dad died that I started to really look at my life and make changes. I was lazy, careless, and unproductive. Everything I needed was handed to me. After my Dad died I stepped the fuck up and now I'm working my ass off for everything. I'm improving myself every day, and you know what? That mental rut has gone away. It's never going to be perfect, I don't think, but I'm 100000x happier and trust me that life is worth living for.

I hope this helps you. And please, please, please, go get professional help as well. I don't care if it's a university counselor, or a psychiatrist or whatever, just go get help.

While not specifically United books, three books that I highly recommend and have increased my knowledge of the sport are:

1. Money and Soccer: A Soccernomics Guide; by Stefan Szymanski
   
   I really recommend this one if you're interested in the financial aspect of the game. It explains a lot about Manchester United's dominance in that front and discusses how many other clubs have to go about obtaining success. It's a pretty easy and entertaining read. I really enjoy Stefan's writing and work and this was one of my favorites.
   
   
2. The Numbers Game: Why Everything you Know about Soccer is Wrong; by Chris Anderson
   
   This is an easy read that uses advanced analytics to explain the sport. It goes into detail about how many times cliches and sayings (e.g. defense wins championships!) are often mistaken and breaks things down from an analytical point of view. Even if you're skeptical of advanced metrics, it provides an interesting view. Actually quite an easy read considering the subject.
   
   
3. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics; by Jonathan Wilson
   
   This one is great from a tactical point of view. Not a lot about United. It focuses mainly on the evolution of the game and providing history and context. I found it very dense and labored through the book a bit. Still some very interesting stuff to help grow your knowledge of the sport and it's history from a tactical point of view. Louis van Gaal I believe gets quite a bit in it, mainly his time at Ajax and Barcelona, but it focuses primarily on 'innovators' of tactics. So the end is quite heavy on the possession tiki-tika style that is seen as the future of the sport. A little disappointed with the lack of SAF and United in this book, still a worthwhile read.

So --- this exact tweet got removed from /r/soccer as only tangentially related to the sub. Here in /r/reddevils it's even less related, but I'm not removing it, b/c it's such an important topic. One of the other mods may overrule me on this, though.

In the meantime, here's what I posted in the /r/soccer thread on this topic before it was removed:

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Not sure people realize the gravity of the situation, either:

> Multiple news outlets are reporting that Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported a record 72,843 fires this year, an 80 percent increase from last year. More than 9,000 of those fires have been spotted in the past week.

> Already, 2019 has the highest number of fires observed in a single year since researchers began keeping track in 2013 – and there are still four months to go.

For an idea of just how big the blaze is, (a) it can be seen from space, and (b), here's what the sky looked like in Sao Paulo on Monday, a city more than 2000 miles (3,000 kms) away:

1. https://twitter.com/shannongsims/status/1163632818221719558/photo/1
   
   
2. https://twitter.com/RobertMaguire_/status/1163775182093393920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   
   
3. https://twitter.com/WMO/status/1163853178749825024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   
   Frankly, it's about damn time some celebrities use their platform to bring the public's attention to this issue - since so many major media outlets don't seem to give two shits that the world is literally on fire.
   
   Good on Ronaldo.
   
   How can you help?
   
   
4. Take to Twitter - There are hashtag campaigns that have started, in an attempt to bring attention to the issue and to the news media's failure to give proper coverage to what's going on: #amazonrainforest
   
   
5. Donate - Give to organizations like Amazon Watch, or Rainforest Action Network.
   
   
6. Reduce paper/wood consumption - not sure how? Read more on this topic, per the Rainforest Alliance: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
   
   
7. Change your search engine - checking the latest rumors regarding your club? Try using ecosia.org, a search engine that plants a tree for every 45 searches you run.
   
   
8. To learn about more ways you can help, check out this article by CNET: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-amazon-rainforest-is-on-fire-what-we-know-so-far-and-how-you-can-help/
   
   Edit - Just to be clear, I'm not taking issue with the /r/soccer mods' decision on the removal. They have their hands full on that sub, and do a pretty good job of keeping it in order, in my opinion. I'm only adding that part to explain why this thread is still up, even though it's really not related to United --- at all.

You should also check out his autobiography, "I Am Zlatan". Pretty good read, with some interesting tidbits on his awesome relationship with Mou from their Inter days, as well as his corrosive relationship with Pep at Barca when they rarely saw eye-to-eye.

Simon Kuper is one of the best writers in football. Anybody who likes this should read The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game, Soccernomics or Football Against The Enemy.

Also I hate when footballers are labelled idiots. It requires extreme intelligence to be a top class player. Not "book learning" intelligence or even basic common sense, but extreme intelligence nonetheless. It's no different to how a top tier Physics academic might not be able to book a hotel room online. They are brilliant in their field, bit sometimes dim in other areas.

All the following books belong to some of the most influential figures at Manchester United over the last 30 years. I've read them all except Giggs' book and they're all really great to read.

Alex Ferguson's first autobiography

His second autobiography

Roy Keane's first autobiography

His second autobiography

Wayne Rooney

Gary Neville

Paul Scholes

Rio Ferdinand

Ryan Giggs

In several books such as Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World. Hunter includes a small essay on Alves in that book.

Sid Lowe regularly refers to the importance of Alves to Barcelona. He wrote this article during his first season at the club.) I think people often misunderstand leadership in football too. They see a Puyol figure as the only type of leader because they run around shouting. Alves leads by always, always showing for the ball and keeping the Barca style alive. When the going is tough, they need players to stand up.

You'd need to read the books to get the in depth discussion of his role, but Alves has been a very important figure on the pitch and in the dressing room. He's close to Messi and is similar to the how Evra was in the United dressing room.

It's really good if you want to know what happened lots of stuff behind the scenes [this is the book I read] (https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Ferguson-My-Autobiography/dp/0340919396) and you will know a lot about how he handled players. I think it should be sport's lover's must read.[IMO atleast]

If I were you I would definitely give it a shot.

Hope this helps you to decide

I liked this one the best.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Bloody-Hell-Biography-Ferguson/dp/0224083058

Dude, you need to research better lol... have a look at these options

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Faaaaar better than the crap video card you were looking at and overall good laptops.

I'm sure you could visit the Liverpool Trophy Room to learn about success in football during the prehistoric age.

I'm only joking. Here's a book on Medieval Football on Amazon. There aren't any reviews, but it's a start.

Sir Bobby Charlton: My Manchester United Years; the Autobiography is an absolutely great read. His account of the Munich crash had me in tears and really shook me. His footballing story is just immense!

> No context given. Figo wasn't happy at Barca and wanted a better contract.

Do you know anything about that transfer? Read up on it. It was incredibly clever maneuvering by Perez.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Loathing-Liga-Barcelona-Madrid/dp/0224091808

You're too clueless about the basics to debate.

http://www.amazon.com/Manchester-United-A-Thematic-Study/dp/0415333342

So, what all you lads read this week? I finished this rather crazy book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Trial-Socrates-I-F-Stone/dp/0385260326

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cantona-The-Rebel-Would-King/dp/0330511858

Nuff Said

This definitely holds weight. The 'gloryhunter' label gets thrown about constantly and is very annoying. I cannot tell you how many times I have been accused of being a gloryhunter because I support United and happen to live in the US. Nevermind that I pulled myself up to the tele and pointed at the United players for the first time in 1985 when I was 7 months old. Nevermind that the first time I yelled "MINE!" in my 'terrible twos' was in reference to a tape of United v Everton in the FA Cup (found it!). They usually have no answer to that.

United fans worldwide will always face the 'gloryhunter' label and as you said, many people would rather pick a good-but-not-dominant team with history so they can support without constant disappointment but still avoid that dreaded label.

It probably has more to do with stress or tight hamstrings. Well that's why my lower back hurts anyway.

I hear people rave about this doctor and the book.

Also here's a 20/20 segment on him.
https://youtu.be/vsR4wydiIBI