Soccer Strategies - Defensive and Attacking Tatics

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.