The book includes Marcelo Bielsa's tactics (and playing philosophy) for:

Building up play from the back against high pressing teams

Full analysis of his 4-2-3-1, 3-3-3-1 and 3-4-3 formations

Marcelo Bielsa's attacking philosophy includes a mix of:

Short and long passing

Moving the ball to the free player through 'link players'

Creating numerical advantages

Dragging opposition players out of position and exploiting the gaps created

Marcelo Bielsa is a highly respected coach and is famous for his innovative playing style, tactics and formations. He has had a massive influence on football across the world and on other top coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino, Jorge Sampaoli and Gerardo Martino.

The aim of the book is to use the innovative tactics of Marcelo Bielsa to provide a complete guide of how to build up play effectively against high pressing teams.

Learn to Coach "The Bielsa Way" - Building Up Play Against High Pressing Teams

Marclo Bielsa - Coaching Build Up Play      

124 Pages

FULLCOLOUR Print

9 Game Situations

9 Sessions

35 Practices

U14-Pro Level

To successfully build up from the back, the team in possession has to follow four steps:

Step 1: Provide a free passing option for the goalkeeper

Step 2: Move the ball to the target or free player

Step 3: Create a numerical advantage in specific areas of the pitch

Step 4: Take advantage (exploit) the numerical advantage

Each chapter has extensive analysis for a tactical situation based on Marcelo Bielsa's tactics and is then followed by a full session to help all coaches adapt the tactics into training sessions for their team.

Chapter 1: Building Up Play from the Back Against 2 Forwards

Chapter 2: Moving the Ball to the Target Player on the Weak Side

Chapter 3: Building Up Play from the Back Against 1 Forward

Chapter 4: Creating and Exploiting 3 v 2 Situations Near the Sideline

Chapter 5: Attacking Solutions with a 3 v 3 Situation Near the Sideline

Chapter 6: Creating and Exploiting Space in a 4 v 3 (or 4 v 4) Situation Around the Ball Area

Chapter 7: Building Up Play Against Ultra-Offensive Pressing