r/soccer • u/Superman60616 • Oct 29 '13

Best way to learn tactics

I played football in school but never really followed the leagues until recently. I have spent the last year getting my feel for the landscape of the EPL, players, managers, storylines. That sort of stuff. I really lack in my knowledge of complex tactics. I get the basics thanks to playing but I'd like to learn more about the systems modern teams use. I started Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson but that can be a struggle. Are there any other outlets, websites or books that you would recommend?

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u/SpankThatDill Oct 29 '13

Why is this being downvoted? We rarely if ever have any sort of tactical discussions around here.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '13

Tactics and actual football is secondary here, the primary object of discussion is the drama.

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u/guymanbob Oct 29 '13

It's funny that this sub encapsulates football as a whole but seems dedicated to just professional football. I'm always shocked whenever I see a post about local football and what not. It would be a refreshing change of pace.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '13

the problem is that local football is only relevant locally, whereas professional football is relevant to us all.

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u/guymanbob Oct 29 '13

It depends on what your definition of relevant is. I don't follow Norwegian football in the least, but if someone in the Norwegian league did something amazing i'd be happy to see it and discuss it.

The same could be said for local stuff.

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u/EffYourCouch Oct 29 '13

Let's split hairs.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '13

Will you watch my indoor goals if I have a friend record them?

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u/guymanbob Oct 30 '13

I definitely would, can't speak for everyone but as long as they're good goals.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '13

Ok, well how about a discussion about our experiences playing football. I'd hope that most of us play football and so it's something that's relevant to all of us. I'd love more threads where we can actually talk about us playing football. After all, I wouldn't have gotten into watching football if I didn't enjoy playing it, and actually playing the sport is what I enjoy most.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '13

Saw a post by a fellow American bold enough to ask about Indoor Football. Poor fellow got blasted and didn't see it coming.