Final: Netherlands vs Spain

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The Dutch were pathetic in their attempts to stop Spain from playing. Cryuff the legend sums it up brilliantly.

 

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FFS!!! Netherlands have NOT played Total Football since 1974. Everyone knows that and when people refer to them not playing Total Football it just pisses me off. Total Football is dead and will probably never be played again, not unless another great like Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels come along.

Also credit to Johan Cruyff for Spain playing the way they do.

+1.in this world cup olnly i think German play Total Football))

 

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Quote of the day:

“Creativity, in this context, does not mean trickery, though there is some of that. It means orchestral passing. Spain exclude the opposition from the game. They have mastered the art of circulation and space manipulation. At Barcelona’s urging the nation’s team turned their backs on power and automation in favour of agility and self-expression.”

Paul Hayward writes in the UK newspaper The Guardian about Spain’s tactics and its endurance