Soccer: Modern Tactics: Italy's Top Coaches Analyze Game Formations Through 180 Situations

By Alessandro Zauli

Book Overview

A comprehensive look at modern zone formations through the eyes of the author and ten high level professional Italian coaches. Arrigo Sacchi (Milan, Italian National Team), Marcello Lippi (Napoli, Inter, Juventus), Walter Novellino (Venezia, Napoli, Piacenza), Carlo Ancelotti (Parma, Juventus) and Renzo Ulivieri (Parma) are among the impressive list of contributors to this valuable coaching reference. Formations covered: 4:4:2 3:4:2:1 4:3:3 3:4:1:2 4:3:1:2 3:3:4 4:2:3:1 3:4:3

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591640253
• ISBN13: 9781591640257
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Reedswain, Incorporated
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

good so far ....

just started to read it and like it. Great introduction to the zonal play ... explained with diagrams ... every coach should exploe it and learn great deal about zonal-marking and zonal-playing. It's all in there ....

very interesting

This is a very good look at different formations and strategies by Italian coaches including World cup winning manager Marcello Lippi , Arrigo sacchi and Carlo Ancelotti .Principles of attack and defensive systems are easily explained and well illustrated. Best off all , in the interviews questions are put to the various coaches on their choices. Very interesting well worth getting. Soccer Modern Tactics: Italy's Top Coaches Analyze Game Formations Through 180 Situations

bravo

Excellent read. Perfect book for the developing coach. Concise and to the point and chock full of developmental practice exercises.

Professional help from Italian-speaking writers

If you are a coach, this book is for you. Its concepts are complex and the book assumes an already detailed knowledge of the game. There are several attacking patterns that I guarantee will help your team, as well as concepts and drills to improve individual and group attacking play. For someone who played defense in college and specializes in defense at the collegiate coaching level, the book is helpful if one-sided. The Italians focus on a zonal defense, and in general flat-back defense is detailed. There is some very good stuff in here to help build a defense. Additionally, almost any formation you can imagine is given a quick glance by a professional coach who uses it and notes its advantages and disadvantages. The one criticism I have is the clumsy writing--these guys are definitely not American.

A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF TACTICS

Really an excellent book...A little bit "pro"...Actually I bought it to improve my game tactics on WE8/PS2 but it also helped my soccer fundamental knowledge to improve as well... I recommend this book to everyone who wants to improve his football fundamentals, especially on game strategies. As written by Italians,strength is on the defence side, but satisfactory anyway.