How to Win the World Cup: Secrets and Insights from International Football’s Top Managers
Autor Chris Evansen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mai 2026
'Fascinating' - Barry Davies
WITH NEW AND UPDATED CONTENT FOR THE MEN'S FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
THIS INSIGHTFUL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE MINDSETS AND UNBELIEVABLE APPROACHES OF THE COACHES SEEKING FOOTBALL'S ULTIMATE PRIZE
Only 21 managers have guided their team to World Cup glory, so what are their secrets? They may silently plot on the bench or manically gesticulate from the sidelines, but what can coaches really do to influence their team's performance? In this book, find out the tactical innovations, strategies as well as the bizarre superstitions that managers have employed in the quest for that iconic trophy.
With new and updated content for this edition, the book also features insights from Alexi Lalas, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Pierre Littbarski, Roberto Martínez and Mick McCarthy.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472990747
ISBN-10: 1472990749
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 8 pages colour and black-and-white plate section
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sport
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472990749
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 8 pages colour and black-and-white plate section
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sport
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Prologue
1. A Different World: International Management
2. Starting from the Bottom: Minnows
3. Looking into the Abyss: Qualification
4. In the Line of Duty: Danger
5. Let's Get this Party Started: Hosts
6. Race Against Time: Late Appointments
7. Breaking the Mould: First Timers
8. The Perfect Recipe: Selection
9. Picking a General: Captains and Leaders
10. A Home from Home: The Right Vibe
11. A Shot in the Balls: Big Controversies
12. Don't Mention the War: Rivalries
13. Miracle Workers: Underdogs
14. Now or Never: Golden Generations
15. Tackling the Enigmas: Star Players
16. Finding an Edge: Big Games
17. Managers on the Spot: Penalty Shoot-Outs
18. Becoming Champions: The Final
19. The Winners' Curse: Retaining the Trophy
20. How to Win the World Cup
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Index
1. A Different World: International Management
2. Starting from the Bottom: Minnows
3. Looking into the Abyss: Qualification
4. In the Line of Duty: Danger
5. Let's Get this Party Started: Hosts
6. Race Against Time: Late Appointments
7. Breaking the Mould: First Timers
8. The Perfect Recipe: Selection
9. Picking a General: Captains and Leaders
10. A Home from Home: The Right Vibe
11. A Shot in the Balls: Big Controversies
12. Don't Mention the War: Rivalries
13. Miracle Workers: Underdogs
14. Now or Never: Golden Generations
15. Tackling the Enigmas: Star Players
16. Finding an Edge: Big Games
17. Managers on the Spot: Penalty Shoot-Outs
18. Becoming Champions: The Final
19. The Winners' Curse: Retaining the Trophy
20. How to Win the World Cup
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Index
Recenzii
Superbly insightful . A brilliant new perspective on World Cup management
Superb - great stories about the greatest tournament
A fascinating read
If you like a rich and rewarding football read, look no further
Detailed, humorous, extensively researched and very difficult to put down
A wonderful look into the beautiful game and the quest to unlock the secret to winning its ultimate prize
An incisive analysis of "the beautiful game" at its highest levels. a must-read for soccer fans
Evans takes 19 aspects of both management and the World cup itself (penalty shoot-outs, qualifying, tactics, star players), unearths a succession of stories... and sprinkles them with interviewees.
Insight into how simply punching above one's weight in the qualifying stages is a world cup victory in itself.
Superbly insightful... a brilliant new perspective
Evans has spoken to an impressive and eclectic cast of characters with vast experience in the international game. The quality and calibre of those who offer their perspectives in the book really make it stand out . It serves as both a study in how to manage an international time and also a reflection on why international football is so special.
...fascinating
Superb - great stories about the greatest tournament
A fascinating read
If you like a rich and rewarding football read, look no further
Detailed, humorous, extensively researched and very difficult to put down
A wonderful look into the beautiful game and the quest to unlock the secret to winning its ultimate prize
An incisive analysis of "the beautiful game" at its highest levels. a must-read for soccer fans
Evans takes 19 aspects of both management and the World cup itself (penalty shoot-outs, qualifying, tactics, star players), unearths a succession of stories... and sprinkles them with interviewees.
Insight into how simply punching above one's weight in the qualifying stages is a world cup victory in itself.
Superbly insightful... a brilliant new perspective
Evans has spoken to an impressive and eclectic cast of characters with vast experience in the international game. The quality and calibre of those who offer their perspectives in the book really make it stand out . It serves as both a study in how to manage an international time and also a reflection on why international football is so special.
...fascinating
Caracteristici
The author is an experienced journalist who writes for FourFourTwo and whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Independent and Mail Online, among several other nationals.
Notă biografică
Chris Evans is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears in FourFourTwo magazine. He is also the editor of The Set Pieces.com. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Independent Daily Telegraph, and other nationals.