![]() And over the last three decades, since the rebranding of the Champions League in 1992, that pattern has continued unabated, with each major European footballing nation playing its part in how the game’s tactics have developed.įrom the intelligent use of space displayed by the phenomenal Ajax team of the early 90s, to the dominance of the highly strategic Italian league in the late 90s and onto the technical wizardry of Barcelona’s tiki-taka, the European game cont. From the attacking flair of Real Madrid of the 50s to the defensive brilliance of the Italians in the 60s and onto the total football of the Dutch in the 70s, the European leagues have been where the game has most evolved and taken its biggest steps forward. ‘A fascinating assessment of football in 2019’ ObserverĪn insightful, comprehensive and always entertaining appreciation of how European football has developed over the last three decades by the author of the much heralded The Mixer.Ĭontinental football has always cast a spell over the imagination. ![]() Zonal Marking is his second book.-This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. He lives in south London and is a season-ticket holder at seventh-tier Kingstonian FC. ![]() ![]() ‘A wonderful overview of tactical development in European football’ Matthew Syed, The Times A football writer for the Guardian and ESPN, he is also the co-founder of the Zonal Marking website. ![]()
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