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The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines (Paperback)
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The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines (Paperback)
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Loot Price R300
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An absolutely essential book for every modern football fan, about
the development of Premier League tactics, published to coincide
with 25 years of the competition. Back in 1992, English football
was stuck in the dark ages, emerging from a five-year ban from
European competition. The game was physical, bruising and
attritional, based on strength over speed, aggression over finesse.
It was the era of the midfield general, reducers, big men up front
and getting it in the mixer; 4-4-2 was the order of the day. Few
teams experimented tactically. And then, almost overnight, it all
changed. The creation of the Premier League coincided with one of
the most seismic rule changes in football history: the abolition of
the back-pass. Suddenly defenders had no-get-out-of-jail-free card,
goalkeepers had to be able to field and play the ball and the pace
of the game quickened immeasurably. Tactics evolved dramatically,
helped by an increased foreign influence. The Mixer is the first
book to delve deep into the tactical story of the Premier League,
and take a long view of how the game has developed over the last
quarter century. From Ferguson's directness to Keegan's
relentlessly attacking Newcastle outfit, to Mourinho's cagey,
reactive Chelsea, all the way to Ranieri's counter-attacking
champions, The Mixer is one of the most entertaining, rich and
knowledgeable football books ever written.
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