question: What is 'Total Football' actually? And Why was it so effective for the Dutch?
comment: Essentially, it means that any outfield player in a team can play in any of the outfield positions. This means that a player with the ball can head forward and attack the opposition, and a team mate can fill in behind them, retaining the structure of the team set up. It was popularised by the Dutch national side in the early 70’s, who featured everyone’s favourite football Jedi, Johan Cruyff.
passages: Total Football () is a tactical theory in football in which any outfield player can take over the role of any other player in a team. It was made famous by the Netherlands national football team when reaching the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Early exponents of Total Football were European sides Ajax and Barcelona, although the system saw trial in other parts of the world, notably with the Austrian Wunderteam in the 1930s, the Argentine side "La Maquina" of River Plate in the 1940s, the Golden Team of Hungary, and English side Burnley in the 1950s, or Brazilian side Santos in the 1960s.
   The foundations for Total Football were laid by Jack Reynolds, who was the manager of Ajax from 1915–1925, 1928–1940, and 1945–1947. Total Football also saw further development by Gusztáv Sebes, the coach of the Hungarian national football team during the 1950s, who drew heavy inspiration from Burnley native and continental pioneer Jimmy Hogan.
   The major component was the use of space, with the need to consistently create space central to the concept of Total Football. Former Ajax defender Barry Hulshoff described it as "[the thing] we discussed the whole time. Cruyff always talked about where to run and where to stand, and when not to move". He further elaborated that position switching was only made possible due to apt spatial awareness. He also described Total Football being proactive, as well as highlighting the use of pressing, which would be used to win back the ball or put the opposition under considerable pressure.
   Total Football's tactical success depends largely on the adaptability of each footballer within the team, in particular the ability to quickly switch positions depending on the on-field situation. The theory requires players to be comfortable in multiple positions; hence, it requires very intelligent and technically diverse players.
  
  During the 1970s, Ajax played some of their finest football ever, achieving a perfect home record (46–0–0) for two full seasons (1971–72 and 1972–73), just one defeat in the whole of the 1971–72 season, and celebrating four titles in 1972 (the Netherlands national league, KNVB Cup, European Cup and Intercontinental Cup).
  
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   Total Football, invented by Rinus Michels in the 1970s, exposed weaknesses in Herrera's version of "Catenaccio". In Total Football, no player is fixed in his nominal role; anyone can assume in the field the duties of an attacker, a midfielder or a defender, depending on the play. Man-marking alone was insufficient to cope with this fluid system. Coaches began to create a new tactical system that mixed man-marking with zonal defense. In 1972, Michels' Ajax defeated Inter 2–0 in the European Cup final and Dutch newspapers announced the "destruction of Catenaccio" at the hands of Total Football. In 1973, Ajax defeated Cesare Maldini's Milan 6–0 for the European Super Cup in a match in which the defensive Milan system was unable to stop Ajax.
   In the same decade, Burnley F.C. were playing a renewed system in English football "where every player could play in every position" under manager Harry Potts. This system led Burnley to the 1959–60 English League title and won many plaudits, including admiration from all-time English First Division top scorer Jimmy Greaves.
  
  The Austrian ""Wunderteam"" of the 1930s is also credited as being the first national team to play Total Football. 
   At international level, it has been used as an alternative formation on two notable occasions to nullify the challenge of possession football used by the Spanish national side. Cesare Prandelli used it for Italy's 1–1 draw with Spain in the group stage of Euro 2012, with some commentators seeing Daniele De Rossi as a sweeper. The Netherlands used it to greater effect against Spain during the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, completing a 5–1 win. This was successful in minimizing the Dutch weaknesses (inexperience in defence) and maximising their strengths (world-class forwards in Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben).
   Although it had fallen out of favour with most coaches who now prefer four at the back, it had a renaissance in both club and international football in the 2010s. At club level, it has been effectively used by former Juventus coach Antonio Conte, under whom Juventus won three back-to-back "scudetti" between 2012 and 2014, or by Louis van Gaal with the Netherlands in the 2014 World Cup, in which they finished third.
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   During the 1970s, Total Football () was invented, pioneered by Ajax and led by playmaker Johan Cruyff and national team head coach Rinus Michels. The Dutch made significant strides, qualifying for two World Cup finals in the decade. Carlos Alberto, captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup said, "The only team I've seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me ... Their 'carousel' style of play was amazing to watch and marvelous for the game."
   "Tecmo Cup Football Game" is a radical departure from traditional soccer simulators; the game resembles an RPG more than anything. The player runs around the field normally, navigating by means of a miniature overhead view of the field located at the bottom of the screen, on which they are represented by the number they occupy on the team. The player in possession of the ball is seen as a tiny football.
   Group B
  
  BULLET::::- Scotland 9 - 5 Italy
  
  BULLET::::- Scotland 9 - 7 Northern Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- Scotland 9 - 3 Austria
  
  BULLET::::- Scotland 9 - 5 Hungary
  
  BULLET::::- Italy 9 - 5 Northern Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- Italy 9 - 8 Austria
  
  BULLET::::- Italy 9 - 0 Hungary
  
  BULLET::::- Northern Ireland 9 - 4 Austria
  
  BULLET::::- Northern Ireland 9 - 8 Hungary
  
  BULLET::::- Austria 9 - 6 Hungary
  
  Group C
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 2 Denmark
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 3 Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 2 Switzerland
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 1 Latvia
  
  BULLET::::- Denmark 9 - 8 Ireland
   In 1985 the first Dutch American football league competition took place. The 8 teams in the top (and in those days the only) division, would compete against each other for a place in the final of the Dutch American Football championship. The final, called the Super Bowl for one year only, was renamed to the Tulip Bowl in 1986 and has remained so to this day.
   In club football, the team that brought this formation to the forefront was the famous Ajax team of the early 1970s, which won three European Cups with Johan Cruyff, and Zdeněk Zeman with Foggia in Italy during the late 1980s, where he completely revitalised the movement supporting this formation. It was also the formation with which Norwegian manager Nils Arne Eggen won 15 Norwegian league titles.
   The NFL revived the World League in 1995, this time headquartered solely in Europe, eventually changing the name of the league to the NFL Europe League (known as either NFL Europe or, in its last season, as NFL Europa, to avoid RAS syndrome). Originally having its teams spread across several countries including Spain, England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Germany, by the end of the league's run in 2007, only the Netherlands and Germany (the latter of which had five of the league's six teams) were still in the league.
   The foundations for Total Football (Dutch: totaalvoetbal) were laid by Englishman Jack Reynolds who was the manager of AFC Ajax. Rinus Michels, who played under Reynolds, later became manager of Ajax and refined the concept into what is known today as "Total Football" ("Totaalvoetbal" in Dutch language), using it in his training for the Ajax Amsterdam squad and the Netherlands national football team in the 1970s. It was further refined by Stefan Kovacs after Michels left for FC Barcelona. Johan Cruyff was the system's most famous exponent. Due to Cruyff's style of play, he is still referred to as "the total footballer". Its cornerstone was a focus on positional interchange. The invention of "totaalvoetbal" helped lay the foundations for the significant successes of Dutch football at both club and international level in the 1970s. During that decade, the Dutch football rose from almost total obscurity to become a powerhouse in world football. In an interview published in the 50th anniversary issue of "World Soccer" magazine, the captain of the Brazilian team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Carlos Alberto, went on to say: “The only team I’ve seen that did things differently was Holland at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me…. Their ‘carousel’ style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game."
   Section::::Late Nineties: Challenging Times.
   In addition, Mini Football is popular in Belgium (this has different rules all together than Futsal) and this league is run by a separate FA dealing with mini football only.
  
  Section::::Women's football.
   BULLET::::- Wales 9 - 6 Belgium
  
  BULLET::::- Wales 9 - 4 Sweden
  
  BULLET::::- Wales 9 - 0 Italy
  
  BULLET::::- Wales 9 - 0 Russia
  
  BULLET::::- Belgium 9 - 8 Sweden
  
  BULLET::::- Belgium 9 - 2 Italy
  
  BULLET::::- Belgium 9 - 3 Russia
  
  BULLET::::- Sweden 9 - 3 Italy
  
  BULLET::::- Sweden 9 - 7 Russia
  
  BULLET::::- Italy 9 - 3 Russia
  
  Group D
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 2 Ireland
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 8 Finland
  
  BULLET::::- Netherlands 9 - 3 Germany
  
  BULLET::::- Denmark 9 - 8 Netherlands
  
  BULLET::::- Denmark 9 - 5 Finland
  
  BULLET::::- Denmark 9 - 4 Germany
   The first Dutch American Football season took place in 1985. Eight teams in a single division would compete against each other for a place in the Dutch championship game initially called the "Super Bowl". The first championship game saw the Amsterdam Rams face their former team-mates the Amsterdam Crusaders. The Rams won the only Super Bowl - from 1986 the championship game was renamed the Tulip Bowl.
   In the original move, employed by the Norwegian national team, the move would be started by Stig Inge Bjørnebye, and end with Jostein Flo (after whom the tactic derives its name). Jostein Flo, at 6ft 4in, was a natural centre forward with his physicality and height. When playing on the right flank, he could exploit his aerial ability against the full backs.
  
  Norwegian head coach Egil "Drillo" Olsen, who was the Norwegian national team coach between 1990–98 and 2009-13, has been credited and strongly identified with this tactic.
   Michels and Cruyff saw unprecedented success with the system, winning eight Eredivisie titles, three European Cups, and one Intercontinental Cup. The stark rise of Total Football and its attacking prowess was also linked with the "death of "Catenaccio"", an Italian system reliant heavily on defense promoted by Internazionale during the 1960s. The system was prone to defeat, experienced notably in the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup contested by the Dutch and West Germany. Michels and Cruyff saw their ability to introduce playmaking stifled in the second half of the match by the effective marking of Berti Vogts. This allowed Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeneß, and Wolfgang Overath to gain a stronghold in midfield, thus, enabling West Germany to win 2–1.
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   Korfball (Korfbal in Dutch) is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen.
  
  Section::::Inventions and innovations.:Sports and games.:Cruyff Turn (1974).
   Futsal in the Netherlands
  
  Futsal or indoor soccer became popular in the Netherlands in the 1960s when Dutch marines took home the game they’d watched and enjoyed abroad. Initially, they played in large empty sheds or factory floors. It took another decade before the first official Royal Dutch Football Association competition was created. It was Scagha ’66 from the northern village of Schagen who clinched the first national title.
  