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

This is one of the best tactical books that I have ever read. Being a collegiate coach I pulled a lot of different pointers out of this read. This reading takes complex theories and breaks them down into simplistic fundamentals that can help you develop your own system of play no matter what it may be.I recommend this book for all coaches, no matter the age or level of play.

Although it reviews basic tactics, this book is quite dense and covers a wide range of formations and principles of play. It's a but all over the place sometimes but a very enjoyable read for a knowledgeable (but doesn't have to be expert) coach. One heads up on the diagrams. They are down well and shown body positioning as well as field positioning which is cool. But the author switches between "going" up (in possession or towards attacking goal) and going down (out of possession or away from defending goal). In my USYS course we were taught to always draw our side going "up" for younger players. I think the English always draw their side going "down". So a little disorienting until you get used to it. Fun read.

Great basics for marking and training exercises. The book explores the subjects of zonal marking and game tactics. There are also interviews with great Italian managers and their insights on the book subjects. Excellent reading for tactics fans.

Good info BUT... VERY DISAPPOINTED it was not better rendered for English speaking audience (What? The English don't play futball??). Comic and sometimes confusing trans-literations abound in this book making it appear that I am listening to an Italian possessing only a moderate command of English language -- There is some really good stuff here but you have to work at it to figure out what the author is getting at....Clearly, this book was poorly "proofed" (at best) and most diagrams simply mislabeled. This sloppy editing is sure sign educational books are not a high priority for the author. Feels more like a series of lengthy magazine interviews w/ Zauli and some diagrams tossed in but just expanded into a book. Again, good info but don't buy it expecting everything to be laid out in front of you.Overall, good information but could have...SHOULD have been much better.

This Book is very good if u want to learn more about tactics in soccer. As a player or as a coach, it will help you.

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.

This is a great book; it gives the point of view of great coaches that achieved championships and world cups.

This book is difficult to follow and the information is difficult to comprehend. I think the problem may be poor translation from Italian to English.

Great book

Guter Inhalt, sehr interessant und verständlich erklärt alles. Lediglich für die schlechte englische Übersetzung sorgt manchmal für Verwirrung und auch für die schlechten Bilder gibt es 2 Punkte abzug.

This book is madre for beginners and the author shares his ideas. Though he guides us with his ideas so we can figure out and continue with our own visions of tactical schemes. However, I would had love that he explains in detail the corrections, reasons and predictable mistakes that players usually do during practices. For example, with the training exercises in the book. Also, I liked the interviews with the few Italian trainers and his vision on the youth games for 11,12,13 and 14 years old.I give a mark of 3 1/2 stars.

The best book of soccer tactics !!! Very good book to study the beautiful game !!!. I apreciate the book

Difficult to see the diagrams properly in the e reader format.in print it might be good.that devalues this book in this format.