The best teams in recent years (Simeone’s Atlético Madrid, Guardiola’s Barcelona & Bayern, Klopp’s Dortmund, Mourinho’s Real Madrid & Ranieri’s Leicester) have been successful largely due to their performance in the transition phases.

This book provides 32 transition game situations based on tactical analysis of Diego Simeone, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho and Claudio Ranieri’s tactics.
Michail Tsokaktsidisis a UEFA ‘A’ Licence coach and has used this analysis to produce 23 full sessions (98 practices) including:

• Transition Games
• Fast Break Attacks
• Counter Attacking
• Small Sided Games
• Pressing to Win the Ball
• Defensive Reactions to Recover the Ball
• Team Shape and Organisation

You can use these ready-made sessions to practice these top coaches’ tactics and find solutions for every tactical situation:

• Transition from defence to attack in the Low, Middle and High Zones.
• Transition from attack to defence in the Low, Middle and High Zones.

• 220 Pages
• FULLCOLOUR Print
• 32 Game Situations
• 23 Sessions
• 98 Practices
• U12-Pro Level

• Diego Simeone: Press, Win the Ball + Counter Attack with Quick Combination Play in Limited Space
• Pep Guardiola: Fast Transition to Attack from the Back: Exploiting Space in Behind
• Jurgen Klopp: Quick Transition to Defence in the Middle Zone
• Jose Mourinho: Team Shape and Collective Pressing When Possession is Lost
• Claudio Ranieri: Defensive Organisation to Win the Ball and Fast Running to Support Counter Attack

98 Practices (23 Full Sessions) including:

• Defending in a 4 v 4 Situation and Quick Transition to 4 v 2 Counter Attack
• High Press and Fast Transition to Attack in an 8 v 8 Tactical Game
• Counter Attacks in a Dynamic 3 Zone Transition Game
• Defensive Reactions After Finishing an Attack in a Dynamic Transition Game
• Regaining Possession High Up the Pitch in a 6 Goal Game
• Fast Reactions to Recover the Ball in a Dynamic 7 v 7 Game

Diego Simeone

“I am always enthusiastic and when I came, I said I wanted to rediscover the essence of the club: An Atlético team that was always aggressive, intense, competitive, counter-attacking and fast… I think that’s what we’ve been giving.”

This book includes Simeone’s Transition Tactics with Sessions on how to practice them.

Pep Guardiola

“I want my players chasing the ball like (dogs chase) dog bones.”

“You cannot be brilliant when you disappear when you don’t have the ball. It’s impossible. Football is a connection between what you have with the ball and without the ball.”

This book includes Guardiola’s Transition Tactics with Sessions on how to practice them.

Jurgen Klopp

“The best moment to win the ball is immediately after your team just lost it.”. Football is about emotion and speed. It’s a transition game“

“If you win the ball back high up the pitch and close to the goal, it is only one pass away a really good opportunity most of the time. No playmaker in the world can be as good as a good counter-pressing situation.”

This book includes Klopp’s Transition Tactics with Sessions on how to practice them.

Jose Mourinho

“Transitions have become crucial. When the opponent is organised defensively it is very difficult to score. The moment the opponent loses the ball can be the time to exploit the opportunity of someone being out of position. Similarly when we lose the ball we must react immediately.”

“Everybody says that set plays win most games but I think it is more about transitions.”

This book includes Mourinho’s Transition Tactics with Sessions on how to practice them.

Claudio Ranieri

“Today, some complain that Leicester lose too many balls. But that’s only natural, when your team plays at the speed of light.“

“I give my strikers freedom to attack and cut across the lines, as long as we immediately return to a 4-4-2 as soon as the ball is lost.”

This book includes Ranieri’s Transition Tactics with Sessions on how to practice them.