This book provides you with a rare and great opportunity to use 92 Roberto De Zerbi Build Up, Passing Combinations and Attacking Positional Play Practices and find out how he coaches his team to produce his fluid possession-based attacking style with unique build up play patterns to control the ball and dominate opponents.
Referring to the way Roberto De Zerbi coaches his teams to play with innovative build up play tactics, which are included in this book, Pep Guardiola said "I think Brighton is playing something unique, special," and "he monopolises the ball in a way I haven't seen for a long, long time."
Take your chance to coach your team to bait the press, play out from the back with fast and intricate passing combinations, and create space and overloads high up the pitch. Focus on creativity, movement, and rotations with third man link players to break through pressure, positional interchanges to break down defences, and supporting runs to finish attacks quickly and efficiently.
The 92 Practices included in this book are all taken directly from Roberto De Zerbi's training sessions at Benevento (2), Sassuolo (57), Shakhtar Donetsk (5), and Brighton & Hove Albion (28) between 2018 and 2023.
Build Up, Passing & Attacking Positional Practices included:
Rondos
Passing Combinations
Positional Possession Games
Positional Build Up Play
Attacking Positional Patterns of Play
Attacking Combinations and Finishing
Roberto De Zerbi's Practice Examples:
Receiving Angles for Build Up Through Lines Support Play Passing Circuit
Positional Build Up Play Possession Game in Centre of the Pitch
Bait the Press and Find the Right Moment to Advance Build Up Play
Combination Play Wide, Reset to Centre Back, and Attack Through Flank
Passing Across Back Line and Attacking Through Centre with Inverted Forwards
Short Passing Combination Play and Finishing 3-Stations Circuit
"Pay attention to what I'm going to say because I'm pretty convinced I'm right - Roberto De Zerbi is one of the most influential managers in the last 20 years."
Pep Guardiola
