Jonathan Wilson Inverting the Pyramid : The History of Football Tactics Paperback Book

MASTERFUL Time OutREVELATORY Scotland on SundayGLORIOUSLY READABLE MetroFASCINATING Independent EXCELLENT TelegraphABSORBING GuardianWinner of the British Sports Book AwardsFootball Book of the YearThe fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of Jonathan Wilsons modern classic. In the modern classic, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the worlds game, tracing the global history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he looks at 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. Fully revised and updated, this fifteenthanniversary edition analyses the evolution of modern international football, including the 2022 World Cup, charting the influence of the great Spanish, German and Portuguese tacticians of the last decade, whilst pondering the effects of footballs increased globalisation and commercialisation. | Jonathan Wilson Inverting the Pyramid : The History of Football Tactics Paperback Book