Diego Simeone Attacking Tactics - Tactical Analysis and Sessions from Atlético Madrid's 4-4-2, Paperback

This book provides a full tactical analysis of Diego Simeone's 4-4-2 Attacking Tactics (73 Tactical Situations) for you the coach to learn from one of the best coaches in the world.

Learn how to Attack and Counter-Attack "from one of the best coaches in the world" with 64 Practices & Variations based on 73 Tactical Situations from Atl tico Madrid's 4-4-2

Athanasios Terzis is a UEFA 'A' Licence Coach and has used this analysis of Atl tico Madrid's tactics to produce 64 Practices and Variations. You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Diego Simeone's attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions.

Atl tico Madrid's success during Diego Simeone's reign has been built with a winning culture of commitment, passion, aggressiveness and commitment, and a winning game plan based on excellent tactical organisation. With a fraction of the budget of their rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, they have consistently been one of the toughest teams to play against in the whole of Europe.

Diego Simeone's Atl tico Madrid era has produced extremely efficient attacking play and they have had great success in scoring goals with intelligent attacking patterns of play and a counter attacking style.

Diego Simeone's Atl tico Madrid have used these attacking tactics to achieve great success when competing against teams with far greater resources. These are some examples of their incredible success against all odds:

• La Liga Winners (2014)
• UEFA Champions League Runners-up (2014 2016)
• UEFA Europa League Winners (2012 2014)
• UEFA Super Cup Winners (2012 2018)
• Copa Del Rey (2013)

Tactical Analysis and Session/Practice Topic Examples:

• Dragging the Centre Back Out of Position to Create and Exploit Space
• Synchronised Movements of the Full Back and Wide Midfielder
• Creating an Overload and Attacking Through the Centre
• Making a Run on Blind Side of Defender to Receive a Long Pass in Behind
• Counter Attack After Winning the Ball in the Centre (Direct Threat)

Practice Examples:

• Forward Exploits Space Behind Full Back in a Technical Practice with Finish
• Options for Full Back Receiving High Up the Pitch in a Functional Practice
• Forward Drops Back to Receive or Create Space in Behind in a Small Sided Game
• Counter Attack with a Closed Ball Situation in a Dynamic Conditioned Game
• Exploiting Width During a Counter Attack in a Dynamic Conditioned Game