<p>This book provides a full tactical analysis of <strong>Diego Simeone&rsquo;s 4-4-2 Attacking Tactics (73 Tactical Situations)</strong> for you the coach to learn from one of the best coaches in the world.</p><p>Learn how to <strong>Attack&nbsp;and Counter-Attack</strong> &quot;from one of the best coaches in the world&quot; with <strong>64 Practices &amp; Variations </strong>based on <strong>73 Tactical Situations </strong>from <strong>Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s 4-4-2</strong></p><p>Athanasios Terzis is a <strong>UEFA &#39;A&#39; Licence Coach</strong> and has used this analysis of Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s tactics to produce <strong>64 Practices and Variations</strong>. You can use these ready-made sessions to practice Diego Simeone&rsquo;s attacking tactics and implement them into your training sessions.</p><p>Atl&eacute;tico Madrid&rsquo;s success during Diego Simeone&rsquo;s reign has been built with a <strong>winning culture</strong> of commitment passion aggressiveness and commitment and a winning game plan based on <strong>excellent tactical organisation</strong>. With a fraction of the budget of their rivals <strong>Real Madrid</strong> and <strong>Barcelona</strong> they have consistently been one of the toughest teams to play against in the whole of Europe.</p><p>Diego Simeone&#39;s Atl&eacute;tico Madrid era has produced extremely efficient attacking play and they have had great success in scoring goals with intelligent attacking patterns of play and a counter attacking style.</p><p><strong>Diego Simeone&rsquo;s Atl&eacute;tico Madrid </strong>have used these attacking tactics to achieve great success when competing against teams with far greater resources. These are some examples of their incredible success against all odds:</p><ul> <li><strong>La Liga Winners</strong> (2014)</li> <li><strong>UEFA Champions League Runners-up</strong> (2014 + 2016)</li> <li><strong>UEFA Europa League Winners</strong> (2012 + 2014)</li> <li><strong>UEFA Super Cup</strong> <strong>Winners</strong> (2012 + 2018)</li> <li><strong>Copa Del Rey</strong> (2013)</li></ul><p><strong>Tactical Analysis and Session/Practice Topic Examples:</strong></p><ul> <li>Dragging the Centre Back Out of Position to Create and Exploit Space</li> <li>Synchronised Movements of the Full Back and Wide Midfielder</li> <li>Creating an Overload and Attacking Through the Centre</li> <li>Making a Run on Blind Side of Defender to Receive a Long Pass in Behind</li> <li>Counter Attack After Winning the Ball in the Centre (Direct Threat)</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Practice Examples:</strong></p><ul> <li>Forward Exploits Space Behind Full Back in a Technical Practice with Finish</li> <li>Options for Full Back Receiving High Up the Pitch in a Functional Practice</li> <li>Forward Drops Back to Receive or Create Space in Behind in a Small Sided Game</li> <li>Counter Attack with a Closed Ball Situation in a Dynamic Conditioned Game</li> <li>Exploiting Width During a Counter Attack in a Dynamic Conditioned Game</li></ul>