The Netherlands has been one of the world's most distinctive football cultures. From the birth of football in the 60s, through two decades of World Cup near misses Dutch players have often been dazzlingly original. This book lays bare the soul of the Dutch masters and the culture that spawned them.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Height
213 mm
Length
150 mm
Weight
509 gr
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Brilliant Orange
In this brilliantly written book, the author tries to explain why the Dutch team played football the way it did, what were the probable reasons for the Dutch teamâ??s failures in major international tournaments (most significantly the defeat in WC 1974 and WC 1978 finals) and many other interesting facets of Netherlands style of football â?? "totaalvoetbal"l.
The book takes the readers through the Dutch culture, Dutch understanding of art & architecture, Dutch mentality - the dislike for aut...