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Zonal Defending the Italian Way Item Code: 1075 Price: $30.00 each ($27.75 for SoccerROM Members) Quantity:  by Michele Tossani Brazil is known for its skill, Germany for its discipline, and Italy for its defending prowess. As a coach, you take the best aspects of many different systems and incorporate them into your own unique style as you work with your team. If you're looking to improve your team's defending, you cannot find a better example of defensive organization, commitment, and technique than the Italian teams of the past and present. Zonal Defending the Italian Way will give you an in-depth look at the Italian flat back four and total team defending. The book begins with an explanation of why Italian coaches prefer to play with a flat back four. It then describes how the players in the back line function together as well as how they work with the midfielders to form a solid defensive block. There is also a detailed review of how a number of modern coaches at clubs like AS Roma, Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan have applied the flat back four to the various teams they've coached. In addition to the background and history of the Italian coach's approach to defending, there are more than 130 diagrams with detailed explanations that will show you HOW some of Italy's top coaches train their teams to be so defensively strong and organized. Each has a different focus and way of organizing their team. Inside you'll find exercises from the training session of: Arrigo Sacchi, the coach of the Italian National Team during the 1994 World Cup; Marcello Lippi, the coach of the National Team in the 2006 World Cup; Fabio Capello, former coach of AC Milan and currently the England Manager as well as other Italian coaches. Author Michele Tossani is a coach and student of the game. Tossani is the author of Modulo 4-3-2-1 and Analisi Tattica Champions League 2002-2003 books (both published in Italy). NOTE: Overnight Air delivery is not available for this title. This item usually ships within one business day. Fulfillment for this product (including any exchanges or returns) will be processed directly by World Class Coaching.