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THE COMPLETE SIX-FORMATION BUNDLE

Understand the Shape. See the Game Differently.

Six formations. One complete tactical collection for understanding the modern game.

Why do teams choose different formations?

What makes a 4-2-3-1 different from a 4-3-3?

Why would a team use a 4-4-2 or 4-2-2-2?

How does a 3-4-1-2 compare with a 3-4-2-1?

How do player roles change between different structures?

Where does the width come from?

How do teams create overloads, space and attacking opportunities?

How do formations adapt between the different phases of the game?

And what happens when possession is lost?

This complete collection brings together six practical formation guides:

The 4-2-3-1.
The 4-3-3.
The 4-4-2.
The 4-2-2-2.
The 3-4-1-2.
The 3-4-2-1.

Written by a professional football coach and coach developer, the collection breaks down each formation through the phases of play, player profiles, practical practices and examples from the modern professional game.

Whether you’re a coach, player, analyst, football fan or football aficionado, this collection gives you a practical framework for understanding formations — and, more importantly, understanding the football principles behind them.

MORE THAN JUST SIX FORMATIONS

Football formations are often reduced to a set of numbers.

But the numbers only tell you where players start.

The real story is what happens within the structure.

How do players move?

How do they create space?

Where does the width come from?

How are overloads created?

How does the team progress the ball?

How do players connect and combine?

How does the team defend?

How does it press?

And how does the shape change throughout the game?

Across six different formations, this collection allows you to explore the relationships, principles and behaviours that make different structures work.

From the balance of a 4-2-3-1, to the width of a 4-3-3, the partnerships of a 4-4-2, the central overloads of a 4-2-2-2, the wing-back dynamics of a 3-4-1-2, and the flexibility of a 3-4-2-1.

Look beyond the numbers.

Understand the game.

SIX FORMATIONS. SIX DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

THE 4-2-3-1

Explore balance, width, the double pivot and the role of the number 10.

Understand how the midfield and front four connect to create attacking opportunities while maintaining defensive security.

THE 4-3-3

Explore width, midfield balance, attacking depth and positional rotations.

Understand how the midfield three, wingers and striker work together to create and exploit space.

THE 4-4-2

Explore one of football’s most iconic formations.

Understand partnerships, compactness, balance, width and movement across the different phases of the game.

THE 4-2-2-2

Explore a narrow and tactically intriguing structure built around central overloads, two attacking midfielders and two strikers.

Understand how the team progresses centrally while using the full-backs to provide width.

THE 3-4-1-2

Explore three centre-backs, wing-backs, a midfield pair, a number 10 and two strikers.

Understand how the structure creates defensive security, central overloads, attacking combinations and width.

THE 3-4-2-1

Explore a flexible structure built around three centre-backs, wing-backs, a midfield pair, two attacking players and a lone striker.

Understand how the formation creates width, defensive security, attacking rotations and numerical advantages.

INSIDE THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Each book contains:

15 Tried & Tested Practices

Practical practices designed to develop the behaviours and principles required to play effectively within each formation.

Across the six books, explore practices covering build-up, moving through the pitch, creating and exploiting space, chance creation, defensive organisation, pressing and transitions.

The Formation Through the Phases of Play

Understand every formation across:

• Build-up
• Moving through the Pitch
• Creating and exploiting space
• Chance creation
• Defensive organisation
• Pressing
• Transitions

See how each shape changes throughout the game — and how players adapt their positions and movements accordingly.

Understanding Player Profiles

Different formations place different demands on players.

Explore the characteristics, qualities and behaviours required for key positions across the six structures.

Compare the demands of:

• Centre-backs
• Full-backs
• Wing-backs
• Central midfielders
• Number 6s
• Number 8s
• Number 10s
• Wingers
• Attacking midfielders
• Strikers

Understand not just where players play, but what they need to do within the system.

Modern Football Examples

Connect the principles to the football you watch every week.

Each book links its ideas to modern examples from the professional game, helping you recognise the principles and behaviours when watching matches.

COMPARE. UNDERSTAND. SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

With all six formations together, you can explore the bigger tactical picture.

Why choose one structure over another?

How does a double pivot compare with a midfield three?

How does a midfield four create different possibilities?

How do wingers create width compared with wing-backs?

What changes when a team moves from a lone striker to two strikers?

How does a number 10 influence a team differently from two attacking midfielders?

How do back fours compare with back threes?

How can teams create central overloads while still maintaining width?

How do different formations defend and press?

And how do the same principles appear in completely different structures?

The collection helps you look beyond the numbers and understand the football principles underneath them.

90 PRACTICES. SIX FORMATIONS. ONE COMPLETE COLLECTION.

Each book contains 15 tried & tested practices.

Six books give you:

90 practical practices.

Six different formations.

Multiple phases of play.

Clear player profiles.

Modern football examples.

Professional coaching insight.

A complete resource for exploring how different formations can be developed, adapted and applied.

TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS

The author’s eBooks are already being used and endorsed by professionals from the game.

Including:

Danny Röhl — Football Manager

Gaël Clichy — Former Manchester City & Arsenal player, Coach

Yohan Cabaye — Former Newcastle United & PSG player, Coach

Martin Devaney — Assistant Manager, Barnsley FC

Marlon Pack — Portsmouth Captain

Kenwyne Jones — Former Premier League player, Coach

Their use and support of the author’s work reflects the practical focus behind the books:

Football ideas that can be understood, applied and developed.

FOR THE FOOTBALL CURIOUS

You don’t need to be a professional coach to get value from this collection.

If you’ve ever watched a team and wondered:

“Why are they playing this formation?”

“Why is that player positioned there?”

“Why does the team need a number 10?”

“Why are the wingers holding the width?”

“Why does the wing-back push so high?”

“Why are the two strikers working together?”

“Why are the attacking midfielders positioned so narrowly?”

“How does the midfield structure affect the way the team plays?”

“Why does the shape change when they have the ball?”

“What happens when they lose it?”

Then this collection is for you.

It gives you a framework for understanding what you’re seeing — without making football tactics unnecessarily complicated.

WRITTEN FROM THE PROFESSIONAL GAME

The author is a professional football coach and coach developer, bringing together practical coaching experience with a passion for helping people understand the game.

The result is a complete collection that sits between professional coaching resource and football education — practical enough for coaches, accessible enough for players and fans, and detailed enough for anyone who wants to explore the game at a deeper level.

SIX BOOKS. ONE COMPLETE TACTICAL LIBRARY.

Understand the 4-2-3-1.
Understand the 4-3-3.
Understand the 4-4-2.
Understand the 4-2-2-2.
Understand the 3-4-1-2.
Understand the 3-4-2-1.

Understand the roles.
Understand the relationships.
Understand the differences.
Understand the principles.
Understand the game.

THE COMPLETE SIX-FORMATION BUNDLE

6 formation guides.
90 tried & tested practices.
Multiple phases of play.
Clear player profiles.
Modern football examples.
Professional coaching insight.

For coaches. Players. Fans. Analysts. And football aficionados.

Get the complete collection today.