The "Total Football" Thread.

Got a book in doors ,its got orange in title. All about Dutch football. Tbf very hard going,almost as bad a Conan Ds Sherlock Holmes books which send any insomniac into a coma.

Ok, don`t read it then, it will only confuse you?   .  Or try again when Christmas is here!

Cruyff was very influential at Barcelona during his time there. Also very influential and perhaps underrated was Michael Laudrup. He is one of the greatest players to play the game and should be mentioned among the very best, in my opinion. I think he’s the best passer of the ball I’ve ever seen, his vision was unbelievable

Yepp, Laudrup was great.

This is interesting. The last paragraph where The Hungarian way of play is connected to Holland many years later, in particular! 




Historic significance 


Statue of Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006) Hungarian footballer in Óbuda. The work of art inspired by a photograph taken in Madrid commemorates the legendary player of the "Golden Team" who elegantly dressed in costume teaches an ad hoc course in keepie uppie to street children. The statue was unveiled March 28, 2013 in Budapest, District III

The historical significance of the team lay in three areas; the introduction of new tactics, the concept of using a core set of well trained players used to playing as a team, and the idea that each player could play in any position if necessary.



The importance of Gusztáv Sebes cannot be underestimated. His tactics – especially the concept of a deep lying centre forward – revolutionised a game where the majority of club and international sides had played the WM formation for the previous 20 years. The introduction and success of the Hungarian 3–2–3–2 formation led other managers and countries to experiment, with the 3–2–3–2 eventually evolving into the 4–2–4 formation.



Sebes's idea of using a core set of players, drawn from just a handful of clubs, was a new idea that was critical to the success of the team. Most national teams were selected on the concept of picking the best players, not the best team; England famously had a selection committee that selected the team for each game, with little or no sense of continuity. By using players who were familiar with each other's strengths at a club level, Sebes introduced a sense of continuity at a national level – something no other nation had at the time. The Soviet Union adopted this approach throughout the 1960s, with success at a European level; England won the World Cup in 1966 with a core of players from one club, West Ham United. Sebes also demanded rigorous training and standards of physical fitness from his players, as well as good tactic awareness – again, these were areas that many national sides of the time neglected. As a consequence, the Hungarian side were able to outrun, outpass and outplay their opposition.



Perhaps his most revolutionary idea was that every player should be able to play in all positions; previously, each player in a team was assigned a specific position or role, usually marking a specific opposition player. The Hungarian tactic of players constantly changing roles and positions contributed greatly to the success of the team – however, it could only be introduced by using a core set of talented players who were used to playing together at both a club and national level for a period of time. It would be nearly 20 years before the Dutch national team of the 1970s utili

Yes. Unbelievably good. Best player to never win Ballon d'Or.

Brazil in 82 would run them close. Crap goalkeeper and CF though.

Now on to QPR of today: How far from playing total football are the team we have today?

Buzz light-year says it.

Total football happens rarely.....especially at Loftus road. For me, only times were when we were losing and Holloway stuck Santos up front. Freezing your arse off and just watching us launch the thing to someone with no pace and no control. It was something to behold. What made it all the better was that, we did it repeatedly. Days that stick long in the memory.

Nah, but I´m kinda biased. Maradona maybe?