The transcendental and undoubtedly the most challenging task for every football player is to know where to be—positioning themselves in space at every moment of the game (attack, defense, transitions), regardless of their initial position in the team's system-formation. Therefore, the key question that every player must ask themselves on the field is positioning, not the usual “how can I score” or “how can I prevent the opponent from scoring.”

Positioning gives us something much more fundamental: “how can I add value to my team's game and where should I be at each stage of the game to achieve that?”. Football is a chaotic game, and every moment of every match is different and unique. In a game that unfolds in a constantly changing environment, the player is continually called to interpret what is around them to calculate their next move. The more consistent and precise the footballer is in answering this question, the more important they become as a member of the team effort in pursuit of high performance and victory. Consequently, positioning is a problem that must be answered continuously.

In Part A of the book, the basic aspects of the Positional Play Model are presented in a simplified manner. In this first section, there is a reference to the historical elements of Positional Play, the definition-concept-philosophy, the significance of ball possession as a tool for dominance football, and the important parameters of the model such as creating numerical superiority, positioning, creating-managing space and time, seeking the free (open) player, and the third player scenario. The section concludes with building attacks from the back and the concept of La Volpe's exit.

In Part B, the three main mechanisms that compose the training-guidance methodology of Positional Play are presented: Rondos, Positional Games (PG), and simulations of selected tactical situations (SSP). The fundamental principles of the basic Rondos are analyzed in detail and how they are guided in training. This is followed by the presentation of Positional Games as a concept and how they are applied, and then the basic Positional games 3v3+2, 4v4+3, and 7v7+3 are thoroughly analyzed. The section concludes with a step-by-step analysis of the Simulation of Selected Tactical Situations as the third key mechanism of this methodology.

In Part C, 85 rondo games, positional games, and simulations of selected tactical situations are presented, which are analyzed with a detailed reference to their basic parameters (description, game setup, object-goal, dimensions, limitations).