PEP GUARDIOLA

Attacking Tactics from Manchester City’s 4-3-3

This FULL COLOUR book provides a tactical analysis of Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 Attacking Tactics (56 Tactical Examples) for you the coach to learn from one of the best coaches in the world.

The aim of the book is to use the innovative attacking tactics of Pep Guardiola to create chances and score goals, with variations depending on the opposition players’ positioning and reactions within their formation (4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 and teams with a back 5).

Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and has used this analysis to produce 12 Full Training Sessions (70 Practices and Variations). You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Pep Guardiola’s attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions.

Pep Guardiola’s Tactical Analysis:

• Overcoming the Pressing of the Opposing Forwards
• Positioning and Rotations with Inverted Full Backs
• Creating and Exploiting Overloads in Wide Areas
• Attacking Options when the Overload Out Wide is Blocked
• Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back (or Create Space for Inside Pass)
• Combination Play Out Wide when the Overload is Blocked
• Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play
• Attacking Options when the Attacking Midfielder Receives Between the Lines
• Exploiting Space Created when the Opposing Centre Back Pushes Out to Press the Ball
• Attacking Through the Centre with the Forward Dropping Back to Receive
• Switching Play to the Weak Side when the Overload is Blocked Against the 4-3-3
• Attacking Against a Back 5

Emulate, Practice and Apply Pep Guardiola’s Attacking Tactics and Spectacular Style of Play

Key Stats

180 Pages

Full Colour Print

56 Tactical Analysis

U14-Pro Level

12 Sessions (70 Practices & Variations)

Each Tactical Situation has analysis of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City attacking tactics and is followed by a full training session to help you adapt the tactics into your training sessions for your team.

Tactical Analysis and Session Topic Examples:

• Positioning and Rotations with Inverted Full Backs
• Creating and Exploiting Overloads in Wide Areas
• Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back
• Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play
• Attacking Through the Centre with a Third Man Run

Practice Examples:

• Rotating Movements with Inverted Full Backs in a Passing Rotation Practice
• Reading the Opponent’s Reactions to Best Exploit Overloads in Wide Areas
• Moving the Ball Wide and Receiving in Behind the Full Back in a Dynamic Game
• Attacking Through the Centre with a Third Man Run in a Functional Practice
• Stretching the Opposition’s Defence and Switching Play in a Conditioned Game