Description
This acclaimed work explores how the Netherlands transformed football through imaginative tactics, spatial awareness, and a distinctive blend of art, psychology, and invention. Looking beyond match results, it examines the cultural forces and national identity reflected in Dutch football, from the geometry of the pitch to the ideals of total football. Drawing on interviews with players, managers, and other insiders, it offers an insightful portrait of the personalities and ideas that shaped the game. Both a searching cultural study and a celebration of football’s creative possibilities, it reveals why Dutch football has exerted such a lasting influence.
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hardcover
Overlook Hardcover
Published Apr 18, 2002
384 pages
ISBN: 9781585672585
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First Published
2000
Language
eng
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