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Inverting the Pyramid

The History of Football Tactics
By Jonathan Wilson
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Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson delves into the evolution of football tactics across different eras and countries. The book meticulously traces the strategic shifts in the sport, revealing how innovative ideas have shaped the beautiful game. It offers insightful analysis into the minds of legendary coaches and the tactical revolutions they masterminded, making it a must-read for football enthusiasts interested in the game's strategic developments.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the evolution of football tactics and want to understand how strategic approaches have shaped the game over the years. Its exploration of the history, interplay, and sociology of football tactics offers a compelling read for anyone interested in the beautiful game's strategic depths.

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Inverting the Pyramid

The fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of Jonathan Wilson's modern classic.

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MASTERFUL Time Out

REVELATORY Scotland on Sunday

GLORIOUSLY READABLE Metro

FASCINATING Independent

EXCELLENT Telegraph

ABSORBING Guardian

Winner of the British Sports Book Awards

Football Book of the Year

The fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of Jonathan Wilson's modern classic.

In the modern classic, Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world's 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 fifteenth-anniversary 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 football's increased globalisation and commercialisation.

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Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson receives praise for its in-depth, fascinating analysis of football tactics. Reviewers commend Wilson's ability to blend tactical discussions with engaging social history, making it accessible and entertaining for readers. The book is celebrated for its readability and comprehensive research, positioning it as a potential game-changer in enhancing interest in the tactical side of football.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399610094

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Seven Dials

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 412g

Pages: 528

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Education & Reference Jonathan Wilson Non-Fiction Soccer Sports

About the Author

Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for the Guardian and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics was Football Book of the Year in 2009 and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Seven of his other books have been shortlisted for football book of the year and he has also won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli in Italy. Angels with Dirty Faces did the double of football book and history book of the year at the Polish Sports Book Awards in 2018. He is a three-time recipient of the FSA Football Writer of the Year award and in 2023 was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Sunderland. He writes for the Guardian and in 2011 founded The Blizzard, which he still edits. He is also the co-presenter of the football history podcast It Was What It Was.

Twitter/X: @jonawils

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