COMING SOON: Articles on the history and evolution of football tactics.

In a series of articles, we'll chart the development of football from its 'kick and rush' origins in the mid-19th century into the modern game we know today.

Chapter by chapter, we'll look at the teams and managers whose innovations revolutionised the game and whose styles and dominance left an indelible mark in football history.

• In the Beginning: the English 'running' game versus the Scottish 'combination' game.
• Everyone plays 2-3-5.
• Herbert Chapman's WM.
• The Mighty Magyars.
• Real Madrid.
• Catenaccio - Helenio Herrera's Inter.
• 1966 - The Wingless Wonders.
• 1970 - Brazil's 4-2-4.
• Rinus Michels: Total Football.
• Tactics today - is there anything better than Total Football?