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The former Leeds United defender hopes his autobiography will help others to avoid repeating their mistakes

autobiographies can serve many purposes: the result of a lucrative career, a plea for understanding, a call for stories to provide an after-dinner routine, mass catharsis and a warning to others who suffer similar misfortunes. Dominic Matteo, the former captain of Leeds United, Defence In My motivation stemmed from a desire to learn of his career still uncomfortable and the opportunity to warn players of the Premier League has appealed to the temptations.

"I found it difficult," he said. "I was very hard on myself because I made some mistakes in my career and it made him very emotional, thought there were things he could have done better. Most of my friends and family know for a drink, but the play and, especially, as it was not known and came as a surprise for them. "

Having left Leeds reluctantly, after his descent from the Premier League in 2004 after the financial crisis is going surprisingly well and disgust, the former Liverpool player was traveling to play at Blackburn Rovers. Hours spent in the back of a car and driver for two times a day trip across the Pennine quickly became consumed by a new hobby, horse racing, and he used the time in the cup Racing Post paris and place.

facilitated the technology and anonymity

gave him news was a major attraction. "You used to have to go to the bookies for a bet and in a place like Leeds all soon know if you have started a lot of money. But with phone bills and text paris can be done in private. No one is wiser. There are prying eyes and protect his secret bookmakers. with alcohol or womanizer, it would be in the newspapers, but the bet is one of the few vices that players can not move. "

What started as a hobby soon became more than a distraction to hang on the back of the car. Matteo took horse racing with teammate Garry Flitcroft and ran races by helicopter after the training sessions.

"I played're stupid," he said. "One day lost £ 100,000 in match money favorite and fortunately it back on another horse the same price a couple of hours later on. In all that has lost seven figures when they are packed in but it was not until the birth of my daughter Luisa made me think: this is ridiculous and should no longer be played off their heritage Fortunately we had a little money when they sell the horses to offset losses, but I sobered to think how much I wasted ...

"I am very embarrassed by now. But I put it in the book, because I hope to prevent others from committing the same mistake. Salaries and huge lot of free time are a dangerous combination for the players and the game Believe me you addicted to much players bet big and lose than you think. No matter how much money to begin with, there are always consequences. I lost a million, but could have been much worse. I expect that managed to stop before it gets totally out of control, which may help others to do the same before placing them in the trash. "

Matteo extravagances

staff reflects the wasteful approach of the club from Liverpool, he joined in the summer of 2000. He joined Leeds United when he said that the signing of Christian Ziege meant the usual left side slot that had worked so hard to do Matteo and his memories of the four seasons he spent in the swing of triumph in the Elland Road catastrophe.

Eleven years ago this week was a short Matteo message header against AC Milan at San Siro to put Leeds in the second group stage of the Champions League, a goal so popular with fans invented the club to commemorate song is still regularly in the air. "We had a crazy year," said Leeds run to the semifinals, "a great adventure. We believed in ourselves and play in a relaxed style. We had a great mind and a strong character."

In particular, he had the chance to move into a role after years as a versatile player and has thrived in an alliance of center-half, with Rio Ferdinand. "It was very easy to play," said Matteo. "A good speaker who is well organized. He was so kind and always cover your back like it was his. "

"Because things were going well," he says, "David [O'Leary] and Peter [Ridsdale] must have thought we had to keep the desire to improve the team. However, no one was. The policy was to keep everyone happy for the players anywhere near the first team were well paid and some young reserves who have never even complained that only £ 6000 per week.

"Fergie do not care to keep players who are not happy in their plans. We will go. At Leeds was" not going to move the boat. "He should have made some decisions important that someone says, "I do not need him and we will dispose of them and
then

will bring another player in"
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