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How To Watch Football: 52 Rules for Understanding the Beautiful Game, On and Off the Pitch

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I picked this up an anticipation of football season around August, but it got lost in my backlog until I finished it now at the midway point of the season.

For example, he'll begin explaining the differences between the 4 - 3 and 3 - 4 formations, explain which types of defensive players best suit each formation, and then present the physical requirements of the players that will best serve to play in the position.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Anyway it doesn’t matter if I liked it or not, I would still recommend other Readers to give it a try. Pat Kirwan has an easy, entertaining style and never appears to be looking down on the reader from any heights of expertise. As an avid football fan of at least ten years, I can attest that many of the 'rules' included were at least somewhat novel and interesting. Hospitality packages include match tickets and a host of other extras, ranging from fantastic food and drink options to car parking, match programmes and souvenir gifts. Having read a few brilliant football books such as Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics, Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football and The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines, I found myself learning almost nothing new.For those that are already familiar with football, this book is a little frustrating as the 52 short chapters give a good but too brief introduction to the ideas they cover. Ruud Gullit manages to convey the sense that football is really quite simple if you're a genius like him, but without actually being annoying. From his unrivalled perspective as player, manager and analyst, the Dutch legend shows how to 'read' a match - revealing the hidden patterns behind the world's most successful teams.

Don't remember when I started watching Tifo on YouTube, but it's been years, and I've learned so much about a sport I love as a result (also been reading The Athletic since it started it's UK coverage).A basic understanding of football is required for this book: 11 players on the field, first down is 10 yards, the yellow first down line on TV isn't on the actual field, etc. And while it's still quite informative, this book feels like deja-vu if you're a subscriber to the video content. Kirwan dedicates a chapter to the Wildcat - where a QB lines up as a Wide Receiver - which was an up-and-coming innovation at the time, and I don't think I've seen a single team use that recently. Packed with his acute insights, original observations and talking points, How to Watch Football will quite simply change the way you see the beautiful game. I will be desperately trying to get some of my non-reading football crazy friends to read this in the months ahead.

He's not going highly in-depth on certain plays, but gives an umbrella look at different approaches and strategies, with explanations of some plays at examples. As a non-football watcher with some basic understanding, I couldn't really connect the concepts in the book to what I was watching on screen, or maybe I wasn't sure what to look out for - so it's not really a book for newbies. I really liked the short chapters and format and I really hope they bring vol 2 with really advanced learning of the game ! It's got a good mix of tips for watching football, summaries of influential figures, explanations of tactics, etc.He manages to convey the sense that football is really quite simple if you're a genius like him, but without actually being annoying. Terminé el DVD extra que trae hace un rato y lo único que puedo decir es que es el material más completo que hay en el mercado sobre el deporte.

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