Introducing some interesting books that will be available soon.
The fourth book from scout and tactical analyst Lee Scott, who has written three tactical books deconstructing the tactical styles of Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Bielsa. The book, which came out in May of this year, focuses on one of the most fascinating stories in soccer over the past 15 years - the rapid rise of Red Bull in Austria, Germany, the United States and Brazil. Red Bull's influence on the game goes far beyond its marketing focus and permeates the club's model of play. But this book focuses on the creative tactical style and evolution of the Red Bull system under former Manchester United manager Nick Long, now known as 'The Red Bull Way'.
2. The Forgotten Cup - the story of the Mitropa Cup, the predecessor of the European Championships
Author JoAraf is interested in the history of soccer. We have previously featured his last book about the dream team of Austrian soccer Wunderteam before WWII. This book is also a combination of soccer and history. It tells the story of the Mitropa Cup, founded in 1927 - a cup in which clubs from first Austria, then Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia (changed to Italy in 1929) and other countries participated. The competition was suspended for World War II and resumed after the war until 1992.
3, Potter, Hopcutt and a table in East London - Erstsunds' magical European journey.
4. Conqueror - How Carlo Ancelotti led Milan to win the World Championship?
The reason for putting these two books together is that they tell the story of a team, not in the traditional sense of a team chronicle, but of one of them. One is the story of Swedish side Östersundz's magical journey from Sweden's fourth tier to the Europa League, one is the story of Chelsea coach Porter now in charge, and the other is the familiar tale of Carlo Ancelotti's first take on Milan at the start of the 21st Century, but it could have been written about Flowers as well.
Some time ago I saw a lot of discussions about whether Chinese people love soccer. I just want to ask: Isn't the story of Tianjin Quanjian, from China's first division to the AFC Champions League and then disbandment, worth telling in a book? Isn't the story of Jiangsu's 20-plus years, from AFC Champions League to league champions to going up in smoke, worth documenting? Can our soccer market accommodate these stories? Of course, we likely don't have such recorders and narrators today.
