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A comprehensive, global history of football tactics, pulling apart the modern game and tracing the history of tactics right back to the beginning of the beautiful game. 'A fascinating history of tactics, a book that is guaranteed to enhance your football watching; your team may still lose, but you'll have a far better idea why they did' "Independent On Sunday"
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first-ever comprehensive global history of football tactics by the highly acclaimed sports writer Jonathan Wilson.