Ted Lasso (2020)/S1E6 · Two Aces/Beard's desk manual: The Arco Book of Soccer Techniques and Tactics
Ted Lasso · Season 1, Episode 6, "Two Aces"
Beard's desk manual: The Arco Book of Soccer Techniques and Tactics
Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) · Office
Ted Lasso · S1 E6Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth
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What it tells you
A 1980s soccer handbook sits on Beard's desk with notes sticking out of it, and Book Riot says it is back in the season one finale. Only Book Riot places it in an episode, so this one waits for a timestamp.
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The book
The Arco Book of Soccer Techniques and Tactics
Richard Widdows · 1983 · nonfiction
Richard Widdows wrote it in 1983, back when American soccer manuals were mostly diagrams. Beard owns a used soccer manual with tabs in it. He is a more serious student than half the league's managers.
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