It was the only real change in football for almost 40 years. The author covers a range of fascinating topics, such as the perception of ajax as the jewish team, the fate of jewish footballers, coaches and board members during the war, the cases of high profile footballers in occupied countries, and the continuation of football in britain and germany. What formation did hollands total football side actually. And the football whispers team is here to present the 11 greatest english. Johan cruyff, who became one of football s most iconic players as part of the total football era, took over as ajax manager in the 1980s and continued on michels work, albeit with a systemic modification he preferred a rough 343 shape to the 433. That is not all bad for anyone unfamiliar with the dutch national team, ajax, or some of the most famous coaching exports. Before reading this book, i knew a few things about ajax.
Sep 24, 2015 ajax academy prioritises the imposture of the total football concept amongst the players. The complete netherlands fc 19052020 dutch football team full. How johan cruyff changed the game with total football. On december 7 1966, the first signs of total football, that.
Ajax, alongside real madrid, were clubs who adopted total football in europe early on, though the philosophy was also used in other countries. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my turn. Michels, had successfully managed ajax to league titles and a. Total football, a gilded term that will forever be part of football s lexicon, was effectively born decades before michels unleashed a footballing revolution at ajax amsterdam in the 1960s and 1970s, and yet it wasnt quite perfected yet. Ajax and total football the jack reynolds story by neil fuller 4 years ago 2. Shortlisted for football book of the year, sports book awards. A life of total football by johan cruyff, paperback. The classicalajax is an absorbing, thoughtful read, driven by a moral intelligence not typically found in sports books. This method has been described as a systems thinking approach to football and hypothesised that it was possible to change the perceived size of the pitch during the game. With michels instilling his famous total football philosophy and johan cruyff serving as its conductor, ajax cruised to six eredivisie titles and four knvb cups. Johan cruyff, an emblem of total football youcoach. Please consider supporting the channel to help it grow. Dutch drills for total team training coaching dutch soccer.
In the 1974 world cup, cruyff propelled the dutch team to the final for the first time. Mar 25, 2016 with cruyff directing the total football symphony michels had designed, ajax won the european cup, the forerunner of the uefa champions league, three straight times, from 1971 to 1973. However, it was at ajax where he mostly used a 433. Bring up soccer, and most will think of johan cruyuff, the dutch player thought to rival pele in preternatural skill, and ajax, one of the most influential soccer clubs in the world whose academy system for young athletes has been replicated around the globe and most notably by. Throughout his playing career, johan cruyff was synonymous with total football, a style of play crafted by the coach at ajax with cruyff the onfield conductor. Sports football nonfiction books in dutch for sale ebay. Cruyff football x possession football cruyff football. Throughout his playing career, he was synonymous with total football, a style. Rinus michels total football ajax inspired 343 tactic. Jul 27, 2019 during his managerial career, michels won a total of trophies with ajax, barcelona, koln and the netherlands. Also alongside cruyff in that great michels ajax side of the late 60s and very early 70s was johan neeskens in midfield, a pioneer of the boxtobox role, an exemplar of intimidating and pressuring opponents. May 04, 2020 much like cruyffs barca, van gaal lined up his ajax side in a symmetric 312. If you are interested in dutch football then you must read brilliant orange.
Dutch total football is a comprehensive guide to dutch soccer. Total football a graphic history of the worlds most iconic soccer tactics. However in the years after the end of the second world war, the dutch capital was a very conservative and staid place. Louis van gaal would then continue with cruyffs 343 as he led the club to their. This is a credible figure but there is significant competition from other coaches. Jun 14, 2017 oceans apart, rinus michel, the father of total football, another exserviceman from the 2nd world war, pulled johan cryuff from the printing press he used to work for parttime and convinced the ajax board to give the young prodigy and his teammates a fulltime job something never done before by the club. This shape was key to cruyff s vision of total football, because it allowed for three players in defence, three in attack and four in midfield. His belief in total football led his dutch club team, ajax, to great success, and his work laid the foundation for spanish international championships. His legacy lives on in teams across europe, from barcelona to bayern munich. Why rinus michels remains the greatest coach of all time. Nov 29, 2016 cruyffs lasting influence, however, is not in the medals he won, but in the style of play he epitomized and then applied to the barcelona and ajax teams he coached.
When most people think about the netherlands, images of tulips and peaceful pot smoking residents spring to mind. Dutch total football is a book born from a coachs passion for the dutch style of football, a style of play which he has used to devastating effect for over 39 years, winning 24 district championships which includes 16 in a row terry michlers love of the dutch style first arose when he attended a ten day international coaching course in zeist, holland, at the headquarters of the dutch. This book is a must for any coach or manager at any level in their search for total football. It was made popular by dutch club ajax in the early 1970s and the netherlands. In fact thats a very reductive description many other european football clubs and cultures are touched on, and the kuper also ranges over decades around the war. Few books illustrate the highs, lows, and general emotional mess that. The other two midfielders, in addition to possession support, complete the rest defence shape.
Buckingham was also the man to give the great johan cruyff his professional debut. His vision of total football transformed the way soccer was played, and its dazzling fluidity became the basis of the most admired sides around the world. Cruyff football is the official heir and worldwide guardian of johan cruyffs football legacy. As manager at ajax, michels used total football to capture four eredivisie. One is total football the style epitomised by the netherlands team, with cruyff as the centrepiece, who reached the 1974 world cup final under rinus michels before losing to west germany. It was cruyffs 343 narrow diamond, one of the most celebrated football formations.
For total football to work, michels knew a formation needed total oscillation. Coaching the tiki taka style of play like fc barcelona and ajax. Along with over 120 soccer drills used by dutch coaches to improve technique, passing and mental agility, this book covers the philosophy, history and identity. Total football a graphic history of the worlds most iconic soccer. Football in europe during the second world war is surely one of the most iconoclastic books on football, along with the illusion of dutch resistance to the german occupation of wwii. When put together, this combination makes dutch total football one of the most comprehensive books available on dutch soccer and one that can help you to adopt the dutch vision to your teams training and future success. That was the night that ajax beat englands champions, liverpool, by 51 in the olympic stadium in the second round of the european cup. Ajax total football tactical analysis by the early 1970s, ajax became unbeatable, won 3 consecutive european cups, and won several league titles with playing.
Oct 21, 2020 on december 7 1966, the first signs of total football, that shortlived but glorious chapter in the evolution of the game, were spotted in amsterdam. Cruyffs lasting influence, however, is not in the medals he won, but in the style of play he epitomized and then applied to the barcelona and ajax teams he coached. Remembering johan cruyff, total footballs chief interpreter. Nov 26, 2020 in 2019, ajax s football related revenue amounted to a total of roughly million euros. They followed his career from the beginning as a football player and later as a coach. Under his management ajax won two consecutive champions cups in 1971 and 1972. A life of total football by johan cruyff 2018, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Recreating the brand of total football used by ten hags ajax team that saw them reach the champions league semifinal. In these extraordinarily candid interviews, cruyff talks about how he learnt his trade, going on to play football for barcelona and ajax, two of the worlds greatest club side. Rinus michels and the total football rebellion viking barca. While two thirds of dutch total football are filled with valuable drills and exercises for anyone interested in coaching with a dutch sensibility, most of this book is comprised of recycled material reassembled from a handful of sources into an edited introduction to the subject from a coaching perspective. Football needs more paradigms, not records totalfootball. His vision of total football transformed the way soccer was played, and its dazzling fluidity. I finished ajax, the dutch, the war by simon kuper two days ago and i enjoyed every page of it. Total football analysis exists to provide you, the reader, with a little more context and understanding of the game that dominates all our lives. Total football revolution at ajax, and helping map the incisive shortpassing. The diagrams make it easy for coaches of all levels to understand and the coaching points are full of technical information.
After reading the whole book, i discovered a man with a very rare sense of reality. His innovative football formation was the basis for ajaxs first eight league title successes. Its a history book, a tactics book, and above all an enjoyable football book. In total football, all players could play the role of any other player on the.
Johan cruyff 19472016 played for and coached ajax and barcelona. Jul 21, 2011 this is a most interesting book, covering football in europe during wwii, with a primary focus on the netherlands and ajax. It is nearly impossible these days for anyone to remember amsterdam as anything but a modern vibrant city where nearly anything goes. The premiums of the international competition was the highest football related revenue with. Cruyff, ajax and the start of the golden era of total football. His time at ajax and barcelona shaped the modern game. They also made the history books by claiming three consecutive european cups from 1971 to 1973, thus becoming one of only five clubs to successfully defend the trophy. The resulting book is not about 442 formations, transfers, or sporting glorykuper instead uses the game as a lever to open up a serious but engaging discussion of collective memory, group identity, the legacy of the holocaust and the war, and what games can stand for beyond the pitch. Serving as one of the main inspirations of the dutch total football model, buckingham can claim to have had a hand in building the ajax side that rinus michels would further mould and stefan kovacs would lead to successive european cups in the 1970s. That was the night that ajax beat englands champions, liverpool. Much like cruyffs barca, van gaal lined up his ajax side in a symmetric 312. Mar 27, 20 i still remember the glory days as a player and manager. Dec 27, 2018 however, as aforementioned, total football also offers flexibility. Sep 27, 2020 the return of total football ten hags ajax 1819.
Ajax and total football the jack reynolds story ajax daily. His vision of total football transformed the way soccer was played, and its dazzling. Michels, had successfully managed ajax to league titles and a number of european cup victories, and was pioneering a method now known as total football. The players of this team formed the basis of the dutch national team that in. The overall result is a great and highly informative read. Davies has studied the methods used at fc barcelona, liverpool fc, swansea city fc, villarreal cf and afc ajax who have all developed possession based philosophies as a way of controlling and winning games. The book features a wide array of drills for different positions and is structured so you can train your team to become total soccer players. A life of total football ebook written by johan cruyff. Buckingham said in a 1993 with interview david winner for his book brilliant orange. Oct 15, 2018 cryuffs contribution to football is much more than ajax, holland and barcelona.
Tikitaka football philosophy popularised by barcelona and spain shows you, the coach, how to implement this style of play. This account is a rambling progression of insights and stories exploring cruyffs career at the epicenter of international football. Football in europe during the second world war uk ed. This book is a collection of several interviews the authors made with johan cruyff troughout the years. The return of total football ten hags ajax 1819 fm scout. Mar 25, 2016 total football s lineage can be traced to jack reynolds, an englishman who coached ajax sporadically throughout the first half of the 20th century. Why rinus michels remains the greatest coach of all time by. In the 1960s, the dutch football team were a reasonably obscure and small football team, but things were about to change thanks to the help of a man called rinus michels.
That is not all bad for anyone unfamiliar with the dutch national team, ajax, or some. Sep, 2017 that description of total football is partial bs johan cruyff, for example, would have been sliced and diced if he played at fullback against a winger like jurgen grabowski but they were more. Throughout his playing career, he was synonymous with total football, a style of play in which every player could play in any position on the pitch. As the book portrays, football tactics started with attackminded. Kuper kicks topics around the way maradona smacks a ball, sometimes with a great roundabout curve to itbut always hitting the goal. Mar 24, 2016 on april 9, 1975, leeds united, then the best football team in england, hosted a match against barcelona, the famous spanish club, in the semifinal of the european cupthe precursor to the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buckingham said in a 1993 with interview david winner for his book brilliant. As discussed in details earlier in this article, the academy tries to develop the players to help them incorporate the strong tactical organization and the rigid system of ball circulation which has always underlined the afc ajax discipline. He also talks about the philosophy behind total football, the driving force behind the great dutch side of the seventies, and a style of football many top teams. Johan cruyff autobiography, my turn the world of johan cruyff. A nonfiction book looking at the amsterdam football club, ajax, and how it and the people around the club were affected by the second world war. Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our affiliate program.
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