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Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics
Jonathan Wilson (Author), Damian Lynch (Narrator), PublicAffairs (Publisher) & 0 more★★★★★
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Customers find this soccer tactics book highly informative and well-researched, providing a comprehensive look at the evolution of football tactics throughout history. The book receives positive feedback for its readability and visual style, with one customer noting how it draws evocative thumbnail sketches. While the content is thorough, some customers mention the presence of irrelevant and tangential anecdotes. The book receives mixed reactions regarding name-dropping, with some appreciating the detailed character introductions while others find them obscure.
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This pioneering soccer book chronicles the evolution of the sport and how it has affected the lives of players, coaches, and fans–perfect for those who adore the timeless game.In Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson offers a masterly global history of the world's game, from unruly beginnings to contemporary strategy.Fully revised and updated, this fifteenth-anniversary edition analyses the 2022 World Cup, charting the influence of the great Spanish, German and Portuguese tacticians of the last decade, whilst pondering the effects of football's increased globalization and commercialization.Inverting the Pyramid has been called the "Big Daddy" (Zonal Marking) of soccer tactics books; it is essential for all soccer afficionados. Read more