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| Acknowledgement | 3 |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Our Philosophy | 4 |
| Book Design | 5 |
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| Systems of Play: 4-4-2 | 6 |
| • Flat back four, flat midfield, zonal system | 7 |
| • Sweeper, flat midfield | 9 |
| • Flat back four, diamond midfield, zonal | 11 |
| • Sweeper, diamond midfield | 13 |
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| Systems of Play: 3-5-2 | 15 |
| • Flat back three, modified diamond midfield, attacking midfielder | 16 |
| • Sweeper, modified diamond midfield, attacking midfielder | 18 |
| • Flat back three, flat midfield, defending midfielder | 20 |
| • Sweeper, flat midfield, defending midfielder | 22 |
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| Systems of Play: 4-3-3 & 3-4-3 | 24 |
| • 4-3-3 flat back four, flat midfield, zonal | 25 |
| • 4-3-3 sweeper, flat midfield | 27 |
| • 3-4-3 flat back three, flat midfield, zonal | 29 |
| • 3-4-3 sweeper, flat midfield, zonal | 31 |
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| Systems of Play: Special & New Formations | 33 |
| • 4-5-1 flat back four, flat midfield, zonal | 34 |
| • 4-5-1 sweeper, flat midfield | 36 |
| • 4-2-3-1 flat back four, zonal | 38 |
| • 3-2-3-2 flat back three, zonal | 40 |
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| Systems of Play: Small Sided Games | 42 |
| • 2-1-2 indoor | 43 |
| • 2-2-1 indoor | 45 |
| • 2-3-2 youth games, zonal training | 47 |
| • 3-2-2 youth games, zonal or sweeper training | 49 |