2024 the best defense is a good offense review

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Aimed primarily at intermediate and advanced coaches, this book examines the principle formations used in modern soccer and the need to fully understand them all if one is to adapt to game situations using counter-active tactics. The authors discuss such offensive topics as support, width, penetration, mobility and improvisation. Defensively, they provide insight into depth, delay, concentration, team balance, cover and restraint. Chapters include: Three Man Defense Four Man Defense One Forward System Two Forward System Three Forward System Well organized and clearly written, this is an outstanding coaching book.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reedswain, Incorporated (January 6, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 189094632X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1890946326
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.21 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Denis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pretty good!
Review: This is the first book I bought on the subject and I love it. It has some pretty good drills divided by player skill level, and I would say it is a great book for a beginner or more advanced coach. It is a helpful reference if you are a player as well.

Reviewer: TechGuru101
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best intermediate level Soccer Strategy book so far
Review: I'm been playing and coaching soccer for about 4 years now and my son is now playing U12 competitive soccer. I was suprised that many people said they "knew" about soccer, but when I tried to get any strategies from them, they really didn't know. When I started assisting as a coach, often the coach woukd send the kids out on to the field with confusing orders and no real strategy (and later yell at them for not following his orders...poor kids). Anyways, When I started looking for a clear book on strategy, it was not easy, my first book "Fundamental Soccer Tactics" by Dewazien, was a great beginners book, but this book is the next step up.Overall this book has given me much more insight as to the rationale, pros and cons of different formations/line-ups, and some great offensive and defensive strategies. I gave it 4 stars because I think it could have been illustrated better, and also written in a clearer fashion, but if you read it patiently, the information is there. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to take their knowledge of soccer to the next level.

Reviewer: Arsenal...Arsenal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great soccer book
Review: Covers differentdefensive and attacking formations' advantages and disadvantages, including back 3, back 4, 2 up top, 3 up top.

Reviewer: Brian Battle
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good For Coaching, in 1997
Review: This is partly my fault, but the book is now badly dated.It is still extremely helpful in developing soccer tactics at the basic level, and will remain a resource because of how they approach strategy and counter strategies. That said, since its publication, tactics have shifted and the book does not address the increasingly common Central Defensive Midfielder (or "Pivot") formations which has become a very key position in the modern game.

Reviewer: Gary P
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: wonderful
Review: This book is a great read for middle level coaches. It presents some great ideas to ponder. It is well organized.

Reviewer: cnorthup
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Exactly What I Wanted
Review: I was looking for a book that helped me understand soccer tactics and different formations. This book was perfect and everything I could have asked for. I have already recommended it to two other people

Reviewer: Keith Rhodes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just as advertised
Review: Helps my understanding of the game

Reviewer: Justin Butler
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great basics on defense and offense
Review: I found the book to be simple to understand and the figures and examples to be very helpful. Would definitely recommend this for anyone looking to review the basics of formations.

Reviewer: Canada customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great read for all soccer coaches wanting to get a deeper understanding of tactics and strategies to use for variations of shape being deployed by the attacking and defending teams !

Reviewer: MR MICHAEL P LEYLAND
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A truly excellent book for managers and players wishing to gain more of an understanding of how to play different formations. Extremely well written and concise,

Reviewer: Alireza
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I personally think the book format is not good but the content is amazing. I recommend it ✌

Reviewer: george
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It's hard to find books like this, that discuss football tactics and strategy in reasonable depth. The books in the football section of most shops, and newspaper journalists, are all focused on player's personalities etc. This short book explains much of what you see watching a football game from the stands - how the team is formed up on the pitch, how defenders cover each other, etc.You can also find some of this covered in coaching books, but here it is nicely laid out for the spectator, rather than the coach (and not interspersed with training drills, etc.) I wish there were more books of this 'cerebral' kind.

Reviewer: Yusuf
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: An Excellent purchase! I loved it!