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Inverting the Pyramid
- Author
- Jonathan Wilson
- Narrator
- Damian Lynch
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2024
- Run Time
- 18 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Fully revised and updated, this beloved classic explores the history of soccer tactics, with fresh insights for fans, captains, and coaches worldwide.
In this modern classic, soccer journalist Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world’s game, tracing the global history of tactics from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he examines the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport and probes why the English, in particular, have proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract.
Masterfully crafted and delightfully readable,Inverting The Pyramid cleverly analyzes the evolution of modern international football, charts how Spanish, German, and Portuguese tacticians have influenced the game, and ponders the effects of football’s increased globalization and commercialization.
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“A wonderful and comprehensive treatment of this important topic. Make sure to secure the revised and updated edition, of course.”—Stan Veuge, Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, American Enterprise Institute
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Details
- Author
- Jonathan Wilson
- Narrator
- Damian Lynch
- Duration
- 18 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668645055
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Association football (Soccer), Sports training and coaching, Association football (Soccer), Sport: general, Reference works, General and world history
Synopsis
Fully revised and updated, this beloved classic explores the history of soccer tactics, with fresh insights for fans, captains, and coaches worldwide. In this modern classic, soccer journalist Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world’s game, tracing the global history of tactics from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he examines the lives of great players and thinkers who shaped the sport and probes why the English, in particular, have proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract.  Masterfully crafted and delightfully readable,Inverting The Pyramid cleverly analyzes the evolution of modern international football, charts how Spanish, German, and Portuguese tacticians have influenced the game, and ponders the effects of football’s increased globalization and commercialization.
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