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Author:

Wilson, Jonathan.

Title:

Inverting the pyramid : the history of soccer tactics / Jonathan Wilson.

Publisher:

Nation Books,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xxii, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Subject:

Soccer.
Soccer--Defense.
Soccer--Coaching.
Soccer.
Soccer--Coaching.
Soccer--Defense.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-401) and index.

Contents:

From genesis to the pyramid -- The waltz and the tango -- The third back -- How fascism destroyed the coffeehouse -- Organized disorder -- The Hungarian connection -- Harnessing the carnival -- The English pragmatism (1) -- The birth of the new -- Catenaccio -- After the angels -- Total football -- Science and sincerity -- Fly me to the moon -- The English pragmatism (2) -- The return of the back three -- The coach who wasn't a horse -- Total recall -- Ghosts and the machine -- The triumph of the pass.

Summary:

Presents a history of soccer, discussing the long evolution of its tactical game, the contributions made by South American and European players, and the development of the playing style of modern-day Spain.

ISBN:

1568587384 (pbk.)
9781568587387 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)848267027

LCCN:

2013010268

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)