The Barcelona Inheritance
The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola

Over time, I've cooled in regards to Wilson, who has gone from writer with a different perspective to grating know-it-all. If you can ignore his personality, this is actually a very good book, but there were too many eye-rolls for it to be brilliant. Although it's called the Barcelona Legacy, really......more

I enjoyed this, I find Jose Mourinho fascinating and Jonathan Wilson writes a solid interesting story here. I think one of the most interesting aspects is the small world interconnected nature of the football managerial round about and that comes across very well here, at times reading almost like a......more

In my early twenties I spent a two week holiday in Thailand with friends. Typically such holidays involve full moon parties, buckets with mystery booze, and magic mushrooms on ‘Mushie Mountain’. While I was there I spent more time reading Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson’s seminal book on the......more

It was less about FC Barcelona’s history, and more about Cruyff, Van Gal, Mourihno, and Guardiola and their times with various clubs such as Ajax, Manchester City, Chelsea, and (of course) Barça. It also speaks of “Total Football” and how it has been implemented and has evolved through these coaches......more

A fascinating read bringing the skills of the Scottish football international and newsagent R S McColl and Jose Mourinho together via the links of Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola. The best football book I have read this year.......more