Carlo Ancelotti

Author : Carlo Ancelotti,Alessandro Alciato
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780847835584

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Carlo Ancelotti by Carlo Ancelotti,Alessandro Alciato Pdf

The entertaining, revealing, and controversial bestselling autobiography of one of the most respected figures in the world of soccer. Carlo Ancelotti is one of only six people to have won the Champions League—European soccer’s most coveted trophy—as both player and coach. After a successful career playing for several of the most important teams in Italy—and for the Italian national team—Ancelotti went on to become one of the most acclaimed and outspoken coaches in European football, managing Italian giants Parma, Juventus, and Milan before moving to Chelsea, one of the Premier League’s most successful clubs, in 2009. The book moves from anecdotes of his life growing up in Reggio Emilia to stories of his time playing among the best footballers in the world. With a characteristic mixture of sharp insight and humor, Ancelotti explores the differences between the Italian and the English games, shares his thoughts on soccer’s future with the MLS in America, and reflects on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. With a preface by the legendary former captain of the Italian national team, Paolo Maldini, this book is at once a tactician’s bible from one of the world’s most celebrated footballing minds, the fascinating story of an ordinary man reaching great heights, and in part a revealing tell-all from an outspoken insider in the cut-throat world of European soccer. The perfect book for anyone with a passion for the beautiful game.

Author : Carlo Ancelotti
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780241975381

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Quiet Leadership by Carlo Ancelotti Pdf

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the greatest managers of all time, with five Champions League titles to his name. Yet his approach could not be further from the aggressive theatricals favoured by many of his rivals. His understated style has earned him the fierce loyalty of players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo. In Quiet Leadership, Ancelotti reveals the full, riveting story of his managerial career - his methods, mentors, mistakes and triumphs - and takes us inside the dressing room to trace the characters, challenges and decisions that have shaped him. The result is both a scintillating memoir and a rare insight into the business of leadership.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30T22:59:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798822526556

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Summary of Carlo Ancelotti's Quiet Leadership by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 There is a wide literature around the concept of the leadership arc. The careers of even the greatest leaders follow a similar pattern. The end can be sudden and brutal, and more than 150 coaches lost their jobs as a result of the instability caused by sacking the manager. #2 The leadership arc is the path of a leader's career. It is a journey of success, stability, and eventually problems, which leads to their resignation. It is the same at every top club. #3 The little things are important when hiring a manager. You must never assume that being a player will be enough to be a manager. The experience of being a player does not enable you to manage a team. #4 When you become a manager, you think you know everything. In reality, you know nothing. It is difficult to have a good relationship with the players while still being the boss. You must be able to command everyone’s attention all the time.

Author : Alessandro Zauli
Publisher : Reedswain Inc.
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 9781591640257

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Soccer by Alessandro Zauli Pdf

A comprehensive look at modern zone formations through the eyes of the author and ten high level professional Italian coaches. Arrigo Sacchi (Milan, Italian National Team), Marcello Lippi (Napoli, Inter, Juventus), Walter Novellino (Venezia, Napoli, Piacenza), Carlo Ancelotti (Parma, Juventus) and Renzo Ulivieri (Parma) are among the impressive list of contributors to this valuable coaching reference. Formations covered: 4:4:2 3:4:2:1 4:3:3 3:4:1:2 4:3:1:2 3:3:4 4:2:3:1 3:4:3

Author : Mike Carson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408841624

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The Manager by Mike Carson Pdf

From the post room to the board room, everyone thinks they can be the manager. But how do you manage outrageous talent? What do you do to inspire loyalty from your players? How do you turn around a team in crisis? What's the best way to build long-term success? How can you lead calmly under pressure? The issues are the same whether you're managing a Premier League football team or a FTSE 100 company. Here, for the first time, some 30 of the biggest names in football management reveal just what it takes. With their every decision, remark, skill, and success or failure under constant scrutiny from the media and the fans, these managers need to be the most adroit of leaders. In The Manager they explain their methods, give examples of lessons they've learned along the way, and describe the decisions they make and the leadership they provide. Each chapter tackles a key leadership issue for managers in any walk of life and, in their own words, shows how the experts deal with the challenges they face in an abnormally high-pressure environment. Offering valuable lessons for business leaders and fascinating behind-the-scenes insights for football fans, The Manager is an honest, accessible and unprecedented look at the day-to-day work of these high-profile characters and the world of top-level football management. Contents: A Piece of the Action (Roy Hodgson); The Art of One-on-One (Carlo Ancelotti); Behind the Scenes (Arsà ̈ne Wenger); Building High-performing Teams (Sam Allardyce); The Field of Play (Roberto Mancini); Handling Outrageous Talent (José Mourinho); Pursuing a Career Under Pressure (Brendan Rodgers); Seeing the Bigger Picture (Harry Redknapp); Creating Sustained Success (Sir Alex Ferguson); Crisis Response and Turnaround (Walter Smith); Triumph and Despair (Mick McCarthy). Also featuring: Gerard Houllier, Tony Pulis, Martin O'Neill, Neil Warnock, Howard Wilkinson, Kevin Keegan, Dario Gradi, Andre Villas-Boas, David Moyes, Alex McLeish, Hope Powell, Martin Jol, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Hughton, David Platt, Paul Ince, and George Graham.

Author : David Schafers
Publisher : Lulu Press, Inc
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781312670037

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The Phoenix Project, Chelsea's Rollercoaster Season 2011/12 by David Schafers Pdf

The season 2011/12 has to go down as one of the most unpredictable and exciting seasons in not just Chelsea's history but in the history of any team's season. Follow Chelsea's progress through this season that will be forever remembered for the bad and then the good by Chelsea fans. From the promise of the early weeks, the never ending Fernando Torres enigma, the infamous "high line philosophy", the hint of a return to winning ways against Manchester City and Valencia, the exiling of Alex and Anelka, the capitulation in Naples, the change in manager to redemption in F.A Cup and finally the conquering of Bayern Munich in their own Stadium in the Champions League Final. Here inside is interviews and excerpts from Andre Villas Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, John Terry, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, David Luiz, the opposition managers, the LMA, Premier League Official Statements and many, many more.

Author : Rick Glanvill
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780752490779

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The Chelsea FC Miscellany by Rick Glanvill Pdf

Chelsea FC, as someone once observed, has always done what other clubs have done, but not necessary in the same order.A stone’s throw from the King’s Road, draped with showbiz connections, and not even based in the borough from which it takes its name, Chelsea is an enigma.Run by the entrepreneurial Mears dynasty, Ken ‘electric fence’ Bates and now the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the club has enough entertaining quirks and anecdotes to keep you entertained for ages. It is also a club whose history is filled with glorious games, unique facts, bizarre statistics, larger-than-life players and a special brand of supporter.And, as this book proves, far from being the imposters Kipling suggested, triumph and disaster make for a fantastically entertaining read.

Author : Daniel Peterson,Leonard Zaichkowsky
Publisher : Intelligens Press, LLC
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781736144800

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The Playmaker's Decisions by Daniel Peterson,Leonard Zaichkowsky Pdf

The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage. As a follow-up to "The Playmaker’s Advantage", their bestselling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes. Whether you are a coach who needs to sharpen your team's decisions under pressure or a parent who is trying to understand your young superstar's mental game or even a fan who has yelled at the TV wondering why your team breaks your heart, "The Playmaker’s Decisions" combines science and stories to shed light on the black box of athlete cognition. Praise for The Playmaker’s Advantage: “Any coach who isn’t tuned in to this stuff, in my opinion, is going to fall behind.” -Mike Sullivan, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins “An easy to read book that blends science and coaching practice in a manner in which many books are unable to achieve. I would recommend this to any coaches or scientists interested in improving their team’s performance.” -Damian Farrow, PhD, Professor of Skill Acquisition, Victoria University & Australian Football League "One of the most valuable books I have read in a long time. How often as coaches have we said it is all in your head. The Playmaker's Advantage shows how to use what’s in our head to our competitive advantage." -Vern Gambetta, Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems

Author : Alejandro Pérez
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Sport
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781782551225

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More Than 90 Minutes by Alejandro Pérez Pdf

More than Ninety Minutes is an analysis of tactics, signings, managers, players, and club directors' decisions. Based on real examples taken from recent soccer history, the author dissects these people's mistakes, their successes, and how their actions on and off the pitch impacted their play and their trophy cabinets. It is a critical account arising from a weekly study made over the course of ten years of the top European leagues and clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund. The author presents and compares the processes followed by these teams–the ones that were successful as well as those that failed–while analytically assessing the most important aspects that make up the game of soccer. The book selects specific situations in relevant clubs where tactics, psychology, and the ability to manage a group of players are combined. Without claiming to find a nonexistent magic formula, it helps the reader–whether they are simply a fan, manager, player, or director–to understand the intricacies of this complex sport and to put themselves on the road that is certain to lead to success. This book is one of a kind in the history of soccer literature, and it is written in a readable, emphatic, and reflexive style.

Author : Andrea Pirlo
Publisher : BackPage Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781909430181

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Andrea Pirlo: I Think Therefore I Play by Andrea Pirlo Pdf

Author : Paolo Guenzi,Dino Ruta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118392119

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Leading Teams by Paolo Guenzi,Dino Ruta Pdf

Important new insights on team leadership and motivation, along with powerful tools and techniques taken from the world of sports How do the sports world's most successful coaches instill their teams with esprit de corps, a collaborative mindset, and an unbeatable desire to win? More importantly, what can business leaders and managers learn from their example? This book answers these and a host of key questions about what it takes to be a successful leader in business or in sports. Drawing upon their unique experiences working with top sports coaches, as well as some of the world's leading corporate executives, authors Dino Ruta and Paolo Guenzi offer important new insights into team leadership and motivation, as well as new tools for optimizing teamwork and inspiring teams to reach for and achieve new heights of glory. Develops a bold new team leadership model for managers at all levels, team leaders, project managers and facilitators, as well as sport coaches Arms you with powerful tools and techniques adapted from the world of sport for optimizing teamwork, driving motivating and instilling an unstoppable desire to win An indispensable source of insight and ideas for executives and managers in companies of all sizes, and an important supplement for postgraduate management programs

Author : Zahoor Bargir
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781481793346

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Manage Me, Manage You by Zahoor Bargir Pdf

There is no ‘I’ in Team, but there is an ‘m’ and ‘e’, ME! • Notice me • Value me • Acknowledge me • Listen to me • Understand me Effective managers are vital in this competitive world. Whilst they have to ensure they get the best out of their team to get the work done, any team is a sum of its parts. Each team member plays a crucial role and if they’re not happy then this will have an impact on their colleagues. We all have different motivations and ways of working. If managers can meet these individual needs, managing their overall team will become so much easier. Zahoor Bargir uses the DISC system to show how managers can be themselves and yet manage others how they want to be managed.

Author : Steffen Siebert
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Sport
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781782551058

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A League Of Their Own by Steffen Siebert Pdf

How champions win and how they can be beaten. A League of Their Own provides readers with a closer look at the FIFA Club World Champions, such as FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Readers will catch a glimpse into the history of these clubs while also learning about the individual philosophies of some of the top coaches. This book discusses different tactical philosophies as well as how these tactical approaches have been adjusted by some of soccer’s greatest coaches, such as Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Luis Enrique, and Louis van Gaal. Finally, readers will be taken through case studies of each individual team with a step-by-step analysis of how these tactical setups are successful and how they can be exploited. Each case study will provide a discussion of how each team sets up when in attack, defending, and in transition. Not only addressing how and why these tactical setups are powerful, this book also breaks down and specifies just how lesser teams can exploit the subtle weaknesses by adjusting their attacking, defending, and transition strategies. Winning the tactical battle on the pitch creates endless possibilities, and perhaps evens the playing field to continue intrigue of the game.

Author : Jeremy V. Jones
Publisher : Zonderkidz
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780310738411

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Toward the Goal, Revised Edition by Jeremy V. Jones Pdf

“I learned that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not.” At the age of eight, Kaká already knew what he wanted in life: to play soccer and only soccer. He started playing in front of his friends and family, but when he suffered a crippling injury, doctors told him he would never play again. Through faith and perseverance Kaká recovered, and today he plays in front of thousands of fans every year. As the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year and winner of the Ballon d’Or, this midfielder for Real Madrid has become one of the most recognized faces on the soccer field.

Author : Felix Abayateye
Publisher : Graphic Communications Group
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Graphic Sports by Felix Abayateye Pdf