TOTAL FOOTBALL

In the early days of football, it was simple: a goalkeeper, two defenders, and the rest attacked. Now the game is all about strategy. Innovative graphics and expert analyses guide you through the managers’ decisions that led to new formations, the pure talent of footballers that defined each playing style, and the matches that propelled winning tactics to legendary status. From catenaccio to tiki taka, Pelé to Messi, this book explores how each tactic works and the ways in which it led to victory.