The Barcelona Inheritance: The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola

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Jonathan Wilson

The Barcelona Inheritance

The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola

Jonathan Wilson

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Nation Books
06 November 2018

Sports & outdoor recreation; Football (Soccer, Association football)

"From Cruyff's ""Total Football"" to the epic rivalry between Guardiola and Mourinho, a gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of Barcelona's dominance in world soccer.

Barcelona's style of play -- pressing and possessing -- is the single biggest influence on modern soccer. In The Barcelona Inheritance, Jonathan Wilson reveals how and why this came to pass, offering a deep analysis of the evolution of soccer tactics and style.

In the late 1990s, Johan Cruyff's Dream Team was disintegrating and the revolutionary manager had departed, but his style gave birth to a new generation of thinkers, including Pep Guardiola and JosÃ(c)ourinho. Today, their teams are first and second in the Premier League, marking the latest installment in a rivalry that can be traced back twenty-five years.

The Barcelona Inheritance is a book about the tactics, the personalities, the friendships, and, in one case, an apocalyptic falling-out that continue to shape the game today."

By: Jonathan Wilson
Imprint: Nation Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781568587851
ISBN 10: 1568587856
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 06 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Wilson is the author of eight books and has 119,000 Twitter followers. Inverting the Pyramid was named NSC Football Book of the Year in 2009 and won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli prize as Italian soccer book of the year in 2013. His books Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football, The Anatomy of England, and The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper were shortlisted for the NSC award in 2007, 2011, and 2013. Wilson is the founder and editor of the soccer quarterly the Blizzard, writes for the Guardian, SI.com, FoxSoccer, and Sports Illustrated, and is a columnist for World Soccer. He was voted Football Writer of the Year by the Football Supporters Federation in 2012. He lives in London.

Reviews for The Barcelona Inheritance: The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola

"""Wilson offers broad historical perspective to bolster his claim that 'For a long time the best Dutch football has been played in Spain.' As with his remarkable history ofsoccer tactics, Inverting the Pyramid (2013), this latest will appeal primarily to wonky fans who see the game behind the game-but for them, it's a winner.""--Booklist"