FC Barcelona - Style and Domination
FC Barcelona has become the world’s top club and has set the standard for all other clubs to follow. With more than a dozen major championships and counting over the past four years, the team has achieved remarkable success in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League and also the FIFA World Club Championships. Further, the bulk of the 2010 World Cup Champion Spanish National Team mainstays call Barcelona their home club.
What has prompted this run? Certainly talented players including the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and others are critical to the team’s stunning run. However, the Barcelona model is much more complex, as the coaching, philosophy, tactics, team culture and more all contribute to the spectacular results and consistency that have been the hallmark of the club in recent years.
A new book that we've just released call, FC Barcelona: Style and Domination, A Tactical Analysis of FC Barcelona examines the special qualities and practices that have been critical to the club’s recent success. From a profile of the manager and summary of the club’s overall