1-4-4-2 Elite Edition Bundle: Attacking Play + Defending

Two complete books on the 1-4-4-2: one for when you have the ball, one for when you don’t.



Bundle price: €8 (normally €25 each, €50 for both).

Many coaches write the 1-4-4-2 off as old-fashioned and rigid. Coached well, it is one of the most balanced and adaptable systems in the game. This bundle gives you the whole model in two books: how to attack from it and how to defend in it.

📘 1-4-4-2 Attacking Play – Elite Edition (326 pages)

• Why the 1-4-4-2 still works, and the core idea: defend in a 1-4-4-2, attack in something else
• Every phase of attack: build-up, progression, chance creation, direct play, attacking transition and rest defence
• Every role with responsibilities and KPIs, the key partnerships, and a game plan against each common opponent system
• 20 elite exercises, an 8-week implementation plan, youth adaptations and a match-analysis framework
• Breakdowns of four landmark 1-4-4-2 attacking teams, with a decisive goal from each drawn and analysed step by step
• 103 tactical diagrams, each followed by a step-by-step sequence analysis

📕 1-4-4-2 Defending – Elite Edition (281 pages)

• The defensive game model: compactness, distances, the pressing pair and communication
• Pressing high, the mid-block, the low block and defending the box
• Defending wide areas, line control, depth and negative transition
• Roles and partnerships without the ball, a plan against each opponent system, and defensive set pieces
• 20 elite defending exercises, an 8-week installation plan, youth adaptations and defensive match analysis
• 80 tactical diagrams, each followed by a step-by-step analysis

What makes these books different

• Every diagram is explained: the trigger, each action in order, the opponent’s dilemma, why it works and what to do if the opponent adjusts.
• Distances, timings and coaching cues are concrete enough to use at your next session.
• Clear, modern diagrams in portrait format: blue attacking upwards, every player labelled by position.
• They are written for coaches at every level, from youth to senior.

Format: Two A4 PDF ebooks, available as an instant download.

Bundle price €8 instead of €50. Get both books now.