Jonathan Wilson is one of the world’s top football writers and everything he touches turns to gold. Wilson’s most recognized work, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics, is considered by many (including us) to be one of the finest books on football ever written. The same can be said for Angels with Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina and The Barcelona Legacy: Guardiola, Mourinho, and the Fight for Football’s Soul. Wilson has written a number of others
Cover Art Courtesy of Hachette Book Group Michael Cox knows football. He has written for ESPN and the Guardian and is a regular on the Totally Football Show. He has composed two books with the latter, Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer, being released today. He’s widely regarded as the global authority on football tactics. No one knows the topic better. At first glance you might think that Zonal Marking is just about zonal marking, but
