ROBERT J WILSON

The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and the 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything like Total Football.
Created fundamentally by the pioneers of Ajax, the visionary coach Rinus Michels and his prodigal son Johan Cruyff, Total Football transformed the modern game.
The style shifted the game away from the defensive grip of Italy’s catenaccio and towards areas of attacking football.
Ajax's influence inevitably permeated into the Dutch national team. There was a strong emphasis on teamwork, work ethic, and organisation in order to pull it of...