In MASTERS OF MODERN SOCCER, Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl asks: How do some of the game's smartest figures master the craft of soccer? By profiling players in every key position and management Wahl reveals how elite players and coaches strategize on and off the field and execute in high pressure game situations.
Profiled personalities include:
✔ Mexican superstar Javier "Chicharito" Hernández
✔ Belgium's Vincent Kompany
✔ Spain's Xabi Alonso
✔ Germany's Manuel Neuer
✔ American phenomenon Christian Pulisic
✔ Belgium coach Roberto Martínez
✔ Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc
Premier soccer journalist, Grant Wahl, follows these world-class players from across the globe examining how they do their jobs. This access imbues Masters of Modern Soccer with deep insight from the players on how goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards function individually and as a unit to excel and win. Wahl also shadows a manager and director of soccer as they juggle the challenges of coaching, preparation, and the short- and long-term strategies of how to identify and acquire talent and deploy it on the field.
Masters of Modern Soccer is the definitive thinking fan's guide to modern soccer. For a supporter of any team, from the U.S. national teams to Manchester United, or any competition, from Mexico's Liga MX to the World Cup, this book reveals what players and managers are thinking before, during, and after games and delivers a true behind-the-scenes perspective on the inner workings of the sport's brightest minds.
A book that will stand the test of time, Masters of Modern Soccer is the most in-depth analysis of the craft of soccer ever written. For any fan, player, coach, or sideline enthusiast, this book will change the way they watch the game.
