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

Alessandro Zauli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

A comprehensive look at modern zone formations through the eyes fo 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Reedswain Books & Videos (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591640253
• ISBN-13: 978-1591640257
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Soccer

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Professional help from Italian-speaking writers, November 14, 2005

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South Manitou "Ron" (St Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soccer Modern Tactics: Italy's Top Coaches Analyze Game Formations Through 180 Situations (Paperback)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF TACTICS, August 7, 2005

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Kivanc Erman (Istanbul, TURKEY) - See all my reviews
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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.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Soccer Modern Tactics, October 7, 2010

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Leland - See all my reviews

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I am a soccer junkie, so i get into books on strategy. However, with this book, it seemed like the book had been translated from Italian. The English was awkward and I had to go back and re-read sections because they just weren't clear or the phrasing was awkward. Also, I kept having to refer back to the symbol guide to understand the formation diagrams (does that squiggly line mean he passed the ball, or he ran the ball or he ran without the ball?)

So, in summary... interesting content, but the text wasn't user friendly. The author needs a good, English journalist to clean it up.