The four seasons that Josep \'Pep\' Guardiola spent in charge of the first team at FC Barcelona saw a period of extraordinary football supremacy delivered through tactical richness, ball retention, and player skill.
Incorporating detailed discussion of the Model of Play, Tactical Periodization, the four phases of the game, positional play, and more, a methodological framework is presented that can be used to tr. "Play Like Pep Guardiola\'s Barcelona: A Soccer Coach\'s Guide" provides a theoretical base alongside practical guidance for coaches (even if they do not have elite players such as Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andr s Iniesta) to develop the \'play\' that Guardiola developed during his second season at Bar a.
The playing philosophy, model of play, associated drills, and weekly training schedule are implemented from day one that the squad assembles.
Indeed, regular season training is simply a continuation of everything a team learns and implements during this phase, based on the playing schedule and other resources at a coach\'s disposal.
Containing more than 50 illustrations, detailing on-field drills, Principles/Subprinciples/Sub-Sub Principles, tactical diagrams and weekly planning schedules, this practical and to-the-point book focuses explicitly on the preseason period as it lays the foundation for how a team will train, play, and perform over the season.
Written by Agust n Peraita, FCBEscola Project Director at Sao Paulo FC Barcelona, this book is for Soccer coaches looking to understand and implement Pep Guardiola\'s tactical approach and coaching methodology for that 2009-2010 Bar a side.
Every few months you could observe the team reinventing itself on the blackboard and on the field, constantly striving to improve and dominate the opposition further.
Indeed, for many, the Bar a side of 2009-2010 is held up as one of the great teams of modern football: a team that played a possession-based game which bamboozled opponents and delighted Soccer lovers around the world.
The four seasons that Josep \'Pep\' Guardiola spent in charge of the first team at FC Barcelona saw a period of extraordinary football supremacy delivered through tactical richness, ball retention, and player skill
