Inverting the Pyramid - The History of Football Tactics (Paperback)

'MASTERFUL' Time Out 'REVELATORY' Scotland on Sunday 'GLORIOUSLY READABLE' Metro 'FASCINATING' Independent 'EXCELLENT' Telegraph 'ABSORBING' Guardian Winner of the British Sports Book Awards Football Book of the Year The fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of Jonathan Wilson's modern classic. In the modern classic, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world's game, tracing the global history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he looks at the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport, and probes why the English, in particular, have proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract. Fully revised and updated, this fifteenth-anniversary edition analyses the evolution of modern international football, including the 2022 World Cup, charting the influence of the great Spanish, German and Portuguese tacticians of the last decade, whilst pondering the effects of footballs increased globalisation and commercialisation.

General

Imprint:	Seven Dials
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2023
Authors:	Jonathan Wilson
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-1-399-61009-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > Sports psychology Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > General
LSN:	1-399-61009-0
Barcode:	9781399610094

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