A League of Their Own
How champions win and how they can be beaten.

A League of Their Own provides readers with a closer look at the FIFA Club World Champions, such as FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Readers will catch a glimpse into the history of these clubs while also learning about the individual philosophies of some of the top coaches. This book discusses different tactical philosophies as well as how these tactical approaches have been adjusted by some of soccer’s greatest coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Luis Enrique, and Louis van Gaal. Finally, readers will be taken through case studies of each individual team with a step-by-step analysis of how these tactical setups are successful and how they can be exploited. Each case study will provide a discussion of how each team sets up when in attack, defending, and in transition.

Not only addressing how and why these tactical setups are powerful, this book also breaks down and specifies just how lesser teams can exploit the subtle weaknesses by adjusting their attacking, defending, and transition strategies. Winning the tactical battle on the pitch creates endless possibilities, and perhaps evens the playing field to continue intrigue of the game.

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A League of Their Own
How champions win and how they can be beaten.

A League of Their Own provides readers with a closer look at the FIFA Club World Champions, such as FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Readers will catch a glimpse into the history of these clubs while also learning about the individual philosophies of some of the top coaches. This book discusses different tactical philosophies as well as how these tactical approaches have been adjusted by some of soccer’s greatest coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Luis Enrique, and Louis van Gaal. Finally, readers will be taken through case studies of each individual team with a step-by-step analysis of how these tactical setups are successful and how they can be exploited. Each case study will provide a discussion of how each team sets up when in attack, defending, and in transition.

Not only addressing how and why these tactical setups are powerful, this book also breaks down and specifies just how lesser teams can exploit the subtle weaknesses by adjusting their attacking, defending, and transition strategies. Winning the tactical battle on the pitch creates endless possibilities, and perhaps evens the playing field to continue intrigue of the game.

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A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

by Steffen Siebert
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

by Steffen Siebert

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How champions win and how they can be beaten.

A League of Their Own provides readers with a closer look at the FIFA Club World Champions, such as FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Readers will catch a glimpse into the history of these clubs while also learning about the individual philosophies of some of the top coaches. This book discusses different tactical philosophies as well as how these tactical approaches have been adjusted by some of soccer’s greatest coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Luis Enrique, and Louis van Gaal. Finally, readers will be taken through case studies of each individual team with a step-by-step analysis of how these tactical setups are successful and how they can be exploited. Each case study will provide a discussion of how each team sets up when in attack, defending, and in transition.

Not only addressing how and why these tactical setups are powerful, this book also breaks down and specifies just how lesser teams can exploit the subtle weaknesses by adjusting their attacking, defending, and transition strategies. Winning the tactical battle on the pitch creates endless possibilities, and perhaps evens the playing field to continue intrigue of the game.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782551058
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
Publication date: 02/01/2017
Pages: 250
Sales rank: 1,091,621
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Steffen Siebert was a youth club coach for various age groups in the USA and Germany. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Exercise Science and a Master of Education in Psychology, where he specialized in Athletic Counseling. Steffen has been head coach at Springfield College in Springfield, MA, since 2012, and he is also NSCAA National Staff Coach since 2014. He holds the U.S. Soccer A license as well as the NSCAA Premier Diploma. Besides, he is a UEFA licensed Coach (B) and is currently working towards the A license. Presently, Steffen is working on his doctoral thesis in Sport Leadership (Ed. D.).

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

History of The 4-2-3-1 10

System of Play 12

Defending 12

Attacking 14

Why A 4-2-3-1? 16

Leagues of the World 17

Comparison Between Leagues 19

Comparison to the Rest of Europe 20

Fc Barcelona 22

History 22

Fc Barcelona Coaches 23

Josep "Pep" Cuardioia (2008-2012) 23

Tito Vilanova (2012-2013) 25

Gerardo Martino (2013-2014) 26

Luis Enrique (2014-Present) 27

Fc Barcelona's Key Players 28

Gerard Piqué (2008-Present) 28

Sergio Busquets (2008-Present) 28

Andrés Iniesta (2002-Present) 29

Dani Alves (2008-2016) 31

Lionel Messi (2003-Present) 32

Neymar (2013-Present) 33

Luis Suarez (2014-Present) 34

General Setup Under Luis Enrique 35

Case Study #1 A Barcelona Win 38

Case Study #2 Beating Barcelona 48

Fc Bayern Munich 56

History 56

Fc Bayern Munich Coaches 57

Louis van Gaal (2009-2011) 57

Jupp Heynckes (2011-2013) 58

Josep "Pep" Guardiola (2013-2016) 60

Fc Bayern Munich Key Players 61

Manuel Neuer (2011-Present) 61

Philipp Lahm (2002-Present) 62

Jerome Boateng (2011-Present) 63

David Alaba (2011 -Present) 63

Thomas Müller (2008-Present) 64

Franck Ribéry (2007-Present) 65

Arjen Robben (2009-Present) 66

Robert Lewandowski (2014-Present) 67

General Setup Under Pep Guardiola 68

Case Study #1 A Bayern Munich Win 72

Case Study #2 Beating Bayern Munich 82

Manchester City FC 90

History 90

Manchester City Coaches 91

Roberto Mancini (2009-2013) 91

Manuel Pellegrini (2013-2016) 93

Manchester City FC Key Players 94

Joe Hart (2006-Present) 94

Vincent Kompany (2003-Present) 95

Aleksander Kolarov (2010-Present) 96

Yaya Touré (2010-Present) 97

Kevin De Bruyne (2015-Present) 98

David Silva (2014-Present) 99

Sergio Agüero (2011-Present) 100

General Setup Under Manuel Pellegrini 102

Case Study #1 A Manchester City Win 106

Case Study #2 Beating Manchester City 116

Real Madrid CF 124

History 124

Real Madrid Coaches (2009-Present) 125

José Mourinho (2009-2013) 125

Carlo Ancelotti (2013-2015) 127

Rafa Benitez (2015-201 6) 128

Zinedine Zidane (2016-Present) 129

Real Madrid's Key Players 130

Pepe (2007-Present) 130

Sergio Ramos (2005-Present) 131

Marcelo (2007-Present) 132

Luka Modric(2012-Present) 133

Gareth Bale (2013-Present) 134

Karim Benzema (2009-Present) 135

Cristíano Ronaido (2009-Present) 135

General Setup Under Zinedine Zidane 137

Case Study #1 A Real Madrid Win 140

Case Study #2 Beating Real Madrid 148

Credits 156

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