More Than 90 Minutes: Analyzing and Demystifying Success in European Club Champions'' Soccer

More Than 90 Minutes is an analysis of tactics, signings, managers, players, and club directors decisions. Based on real examples taken from recent soccer history, the author dissects these peoples mistakes, their successes, and how their actions on and off the pitch impacted their play and their trophy cabinets. It is a critical account arising from a weekly study made over the course of ten years of the top European leagues and clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico de Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund. The author presents and compares the processes followed by these teamsthe ones that were successful as well as those that failedwhile analytically assessing the most important aspects that make up the game of soccer. The book selects specific situations in relevant clubs where tactics, psychology, and the ability to manage a group of players are combined. Without claiming to find a nonexistent magic formula, it helps the readerwhether they are simply a fan, manager, player, or directorto understand the intricacies of this complex sport and to put themselves on the road that is certain to lead to success. This book is one of a kind in the history of soccer literature, and it is written in a readable, emphatic, and reflexive style. See more