• Author: Massimo Lucchesi
• Pages:192
• Drills: 51 Practices
• Level: U14-Pro

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Learn and apply Pep Guardiola’s positional rotations to improve your team’s positional play, possession control, and attacking fluidity

Pep Guardiola has revolutionised modern football with his philosophy of proactive possession, positional intelligence, and fluid attacking play. His structured positional play and coordinated rotations allow Manchester City to dominate opponents, break down defensive lines, and create goal-scoring opportunities.

Football tactics expert Massimo Lucchesi provides a detailed tactical analysis of Manchester City’s positional rotations, covering build-up play, midfield progression, and attacking combinations in the final third. With 100+ Tactical examples and 50 Practices and Variations, this is a comprehensive guide to coaching Pep Guardiola’s positional play principles.

This Book Teaches You How to:

• Apply Pep Guardiola’s positional rotations to create numerical advantages and progress play effectively
• Coach structured positional play with balance, fluid movement, and intelligent decision making
• Create a controlled possession game that dictates tempo and draws out opponents
• Develop players’ adaptability to react to different game situations and break through defensive structures
• Use rotational movements to disrupt defensive lines and generate attacking opportunities

Learn Pep Guardiola’s Tactical Approach:

• Build up play with positional rotations to play through pressing
• Controlled ball circulation to manipulate opposition positioning
• Midfield movement and interchanges to create passing lanes
• Fluid positional play to maintain control across different match situations
• Attacking rotations to generate overloads and get in behind the defensive line

50 Positional Rotation Practices and Variations:

• Passing Combination Patterns
• Positional Build Up Play
• Midfield Rotations and Positional Possession Games
• Coordinated Movements for Breaking Lines
• Attacking Rotations
• Creating Goal Scoring Opportunities in the Final Third

Each practice is designed to help coaches implement Pep Guardiola’s positional play principles at different levels, from academy to professional teams.

This book provides coaches with a clear framework to apply Pep Guardiola’s positional rotations, improving their team’s possession control, attacking flexibility, and game intelligence.

Practice Examples

• Build Up Play to Break Lines Against High Pressing Teams Target Player Game
• Switch Play + Break Lines while Changing Team Shape with Inverted Full Back
• 10 v 6 Positional Play in the Middle Third with Rhombus Shapes
• Switching Play with Inverted Full Back 6 (+3) v 6 Positional Possession Game
• Ball Circulation in the Final Third with Fluid Positional Rotations + Conditioned Attack
• Attacking Combinations Through Dynamic Half Spaces in the Centre + Finishing

Massimo Lucchesi:

• UEFA B Coach and Football Tactics Expert
• Director of Allenatore.net (Italy's #1 football coaching publisher)
• Author of 20+ Top Selling Football Coaching Books
• Award - Italian FA (FIGC) "Best Coaching Book" Award 2018
• Coach Educator - Conducted 100+ coaching seminars across the world
• Experience and Knowledge - Observed training sessions conducted by some of the world’s top coaches, including Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, Diego Simeone, Luis Enrique, and Maurizio Sarri