With this book, in which the subjects are by no means fully dealt with, I hope repay a little of that which others have given me. In this way I am trying to give the future generations, especially the young who are just starting to love life and sports, a sort of inheritance of soccer technique. This will include basic moves in soccer such as passing, kicking, 'killing the ball', heading, etc. I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player.
Success is no accident.
It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. It is because of this that I decided to help youngsters with my experience. That's why this book exists. To help me pass on my experience to you I have received a great deal of assistance from photographers, designers, editors, experts in lay-out and production, colleagues, distributors and others. But the most important person is you, for whom this book has been created.