Fantastic
1
/
of
2
Thefootballcoach
Coaching De Zerbi Ball
Coaching De Zerbi Ball
Regular price
£24.99 GBP
Regular price
Sale price
£24.99 GBP
Taxes included.
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Early Black Friday · ends 26 Nov
- 2 items 20% off
- 3 items 30% off
- 5+ items 40% off
Mix any books, ebooks and pads. Applied automatically at checkout.
Quantity
Couldn't load pickup availability
The Football Coach · Ebook
Invite the press. Then play through it.
The principles, patterns and sessions behind one of modern football's most talked-about playing styles, written for coaches who want to teach it, not just watch it.
PrinciplesPatternsSessionsOut 20 December
FormatEbook
Release date20 December 2026
FocusBuild-up & possession
Written forCoaches
About the book
Most teams see pressure as a problem. Roberto De Zerbi sees it as an invitation.
From Sassuolo to Brighton and beyond, his sides have fascinated coaches with a style built on courage, patience and precise positioning. But watching it is one thing. Coaching it is another.
Coaching De Zerbi Ball bridges that gap. It breaks the style down into principles you can teach: why the players pause on the ball, how the shape draws opponents out, and where the space appears once they've committed. Each idea is then turned into practical work for the training pitch.
What's inside
01
The principles
The ideas that hold the style together, explained clearly so you can teach the why as well as the what.
02
The patterns
How the shape draws opponents out, and the combinations that play through them once they commit.
03
The sessions
Practical work for the training pitch that turns each idea into something your players can do.
What you'll learn
- Why the players pause on the ball, and what that pause is waiting for
- How to build from the back in a way that invites pressure on purpose
- How the team's shape pulls opponents out of position
- Where the space appears once the press has committed, and how to attack it
- How to turn each principle into a practice on the training pitch
This is not a book of patterns to copy. It's a guide to helping your players understand the game well enough to find the solutions themselves.
Who it's for
Coaches building a possession-based styleCoaches who want their team to play out under pressureStudents of the modern game
Questions
When is it out?
20 December 2026.
How do I get the book?
It's an ebook, out on 20 December 2026. Order now and you'll get access when it's released.
Do I need to coach at a high level to use it?
No. The book explains the principles first, so you can adapt the ideas and the practices to the players in front of you.
Is this an official Roberto De Zerbi book?
No. It's an independent coaching resource from The Football Coach that studies and explains the playing style.
↗ Out 20 December 2026 · ✓ Secure checkout
Share
