Chris Evans

How to Win the World Cup (eBook, ePUB)

Secrets and Insights from International Football's Top Managers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A brilliant new perspective' - Jamie Carragher 'Superb' - Daniel Taylor THIS INSIGHTFUL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE MINDSETS AND UNBELIEVABLE APPROACHES OF THE COACHES SEEKING FOOTBALL'S ULTIMATE PRIZE. WITH NEW AND UPDATED CONTENT FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP. Godlike geniuses or the focus of a disappointed nation's fury - the world's most prestigious tournament makes or breaks national coaches. Only 20 managers have guided their team to World Cup glory, so what are their secrets? From revolutionary tactics to hare-brained schemes, this book searches for the keys to the most exclusive club in international football. They may silently plot on the bench or manically gesticulate from the sidelines, but what can coaches really do to influence their team's performance? Discover the tactical innovations and brilliant strategies as well as the bizarre superstitions, psychological masterclasses and bonkers team-building regimes that managers have employed in the quest for that iconic trophy. Charting the successes, failures, dramas and controversies of 90 years of World Cup action through the insights of World Cup stars including Alexi Lalas, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Pierre Littbarski, Roberto Martinez and Mick McCarthy, this book reveals the lengths the men in the dugouts will go to in order to bring home the greatest prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472990754
• Artikelnr.: 64157373

Autorenporträt

Chris Evans is a freelance writer and the editor of TheSetPieces.com. His work has appeared in the Guardian, Independent, FourFourTwo magazine and Daily Telegraph. Chris is the author of Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon. @ChrisEvansWrite

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Prologue Chapter One: A Different World (International Management)
Chapter Two: Starting from the Bottom (Minnows) Chapter Three: Facing an
Apocalypse (Qualification Chapter Four: In the Line of Duty (Danger)
Chapter Five: Hosting the Party (Hosts) Chapter Six: A Race Against Time
(Late Appointments) Chapter Seven: The History Boys (First Times) Chapter
Eight: Select Your Weapons (Team Selection) Chapter Nine: Picking a General
(Captains) Chapter Ten: A Home From Home (Atmosphere) Chapter Eleven: A
Shot in the Balls (Big Incidents) Chapter Twelve: Don't Mention the War
(Rivalries) Chapter Thirteen: Miracle Workers (Underdogs) Chapter Fourteen:
Now or Never (Golden Generation) Chapter Fifteen: Managing the Impossible
(Enigmas) Chapter Sixteen: Finding an Edge (Big Games) Chapter Seventeen:
Managers on the Spot (Penalties) Chapter Eighteen: Becoming Champion
(Final) Chapter Nineteen: The Winner's Curse (Retaining) Epilogue

Rezensionen

A wonderful look into the beautiful game and the quest to unlock the secret to winning its ultimate prize