introduction
Reviewer's note

PART 1.
Skills SKILLS
1.
1v1 Defense: Don't give up space behind you / 2.
Dribbling moves: Breaking down opposing defenders / 3.
Possessing the Ball: How to Use Your Body / 4.
Scissors + Stepover / 5.
Ball Control / 6.
Juggling (Ball Lifting): Challenge Yourself Creatively / 7.
Group Juggling (Group Ball Lifting) / 8.
Power Shooting: Strong Shot / 9.
Don't be satisfied with the shooting itself / 10.
Long Kick: Aerial Ball Pass / 11.
Heading & Throw-Ins: Use Your Waist / 12.
One-touch pass (non-stop pass): Maintain possession of the ball / 13.
Goalkeeper Shot Defense / 14.
Goalkeeping: Blocking high shots / 15.
Hitch Kick/Bicycle Kick (Overhead Kick): Increase Shooting Skills / 16.
Side Volley: Shoot with a downward shooting trajectory.

PART 2.
TACTICS
1.
Receiving the ball: Create as many options as possible / 2.
Play towards the opposing team's goal (in the attacking direction) / 3.
Creating an Open State: Jumping into Space / 4.
Running to the Cross: Create Space, Then Decide / 5.
Cross's Three Goals / 6.
2v1 Overlapping: Dispersing the Defense / 7.
Play with the ball / 8.
Pressing Defensively: Defend Tightly / 9.
One-Two Pass Play: Attacking the Defense / 10.
Aim for a one-on-one opportunity / 11.
Defensive strategy in a 3 vs. 2 situation / 12.
Get a pass with a purpose / 13.
Triangle Support / 14.
Supporting a teammate in possession / 15.
Pass & Move / 16.
Attack from the side: Making a threatening attack / 17.
5-on-2 Training: Make Meaningful Plays / 18.
Attack effectively using the wraparound pass / 19.
Creating a 1 vs. 1.5 defensive situation / 20.
Movement that creates space / 21.
Attacking the defensive wall / 22.
Effective pressure on opponents / 23.
Supporting the defense / 24.
Covering the defense / 25.
Dispersing the defense / 26.
Penalty Kick: Kick hard and low / 27.
Defending an indirect free kick / 28.
Long free kick / 29.
Attacking indirect free kick / 30.
Know your opponent / 31.
Goalkeeper Positioning: Get the Right Angle / 32.
Starting the attack from the goalkeeper: Dead ball situations / 33.
Goalkeeper starts the attack: Open play situation / 34.
Goalkeeper's Cross Defense: Follow the Principles / 35.
Nonstop Shooting / 36.
Skills that make soccer more exciting: Nutmeg / 37.
Drop the ball / 38.
Header Shooting / 39.
Heading Clear / 40.
Heading Pass: Keeping the Ball / 41.
Increase your scoring chances / 42.
Scoring from an indirect free kick / 43.
Breaking through 1 vs. 2 situations / 44.
Tackle or delay

PART 3.
Mental Exercises
1.
Position Numbering / 2.
Wing Defender: Control the flanks / 3.
Back four: The key is defensive positioning / 4.
Width and Depth: Attack / 5.
Width and Depth: Defense / 6.
Building a defensive wall during a direct free kick situation: Part 1 of 7.
Building a defensive wall during a direct free kick situation: Part 2 / 8.
In a loose ball situation, the ball is always yours / 9.
Corner kick / 10.
Make it usable even for weak feet / 11.
Build a strong body / 12.
Get your body ready for the game / 13.
Start attacking the moment you get the ball / 14.
Rear attack deployment / 15.
Break through the offside trap

Glossary of Terms

1.
Skill: A skill that can be mastered through personal effort.
- Football is all about how players move, how they react, and how they creatively create space.
This is a core skill in soccer, and repeated training is essential to develop it.
This part provides easy-to-understand explanations of basic defensive movements, dribbling movements to deceive the opponent, how to hold the ball for a long time, effective dribbling skills, ball control and ball lifting, various shooting skills, heading and throwing, etc.
A player must always be aware of his own abilities.
Knowing exactly what your strengths and conditioning are will greatly help you understand and improve your soccer skills.

2.
Tactics: Training to build a team with your teammates
- In order to win a game, individual skills are important, but you must also learn the tactics of working together as one with your teammates and playing organically.
Even at an almost subconscious level, you need to learn the cooperative play with your teammates, such as dribbling, defending, passing, and moving, to attack, defend, and assist together as a team, as well as the tactical skills necessary for the team to win.
This part covers various tactical training methods to lead your team to victory, including various ball possession methods through passing, specific movements in crossing situations, effective know-how to break down the opposing defense, efficient pressing defense, various passing plays in defense and attack, methods to support teammates, movements to create space, movements when attacking from the side, joint play training, free kick attack and defense, response to the opponent's tactics, fake movements, etc.

3.
Mental Training: Training to Help You Understand Soccer Deeper
- To become the best player, you need to understand football in a big picture way.
If you have a good understanding of what plays for the whole team, you will have a better chance of being recognized as a key player for the team.
This section covers various tips for improving your own skills and the skills of your entire team, from preparing for a match to sharing your knowledge with the entire team.
It also covers how to deal with the mental issues that can arise when you give your all but don't get good results.
Improving skills is important, but in team sports like soccer, mental management is essential.
If you have a basic understanding of the various situations that can occur in a soccer match, you will be able to overcome any crisis that may arise.

4.
Special know-how for goalkeepers
- The author emphasizes that all players need to have the perspective of a goalkeeper who can see the entire team, saying that his experience as a goalkeeper during his playing days helped him develop the ability to see the entire field.
He advises that you can gain a deeper understanding of football by looking at it from the perspective of a leader who can help the team's offense and defense, regardless of the position you play.
In the tactics section, the goalkeeper's positioning, goalkeeping methods in various situations, and cross defense methods are explained in detail.

5.
Includes various diagrams to help you understand the situation and quotes from world-famous soccer players.
- It is not easy to explain the various situations and movements of soccer in writing or speaking.
This book includes numerous diagrams of various types to help readers understand situations that are difficult to understand through explanations alone.
Additionally, for readers who need more advanced advice, a brief introduction to the higher levels is included in a separate box at the end of each entry.
The book also contains advice from famous football players such as Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Johan Cruyff, and Roy Keane.
Their advice, steeped in their vivid experiences playing soccer, will motivate you to become a better player in less time.


“If someone wants to reach their full potential and become a perfect football player, they must spend their entire lives observing and learning from all aspects of football.
But most of us are not that patient.
Rather than putting in a lot of effort over a long period of time, I would rather become a perfect player in a shorter period of time.
That is precisely why I wrote this book.
“I want to share with my readers what I have learned through soccer so far, to help shorten the time it takes to become a great soccer player.”
- From the author's preface