Comments on: Total Football? http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/ Exploring football culture around the world. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:09:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Elcor http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5991 Elcor Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5991 Russia was good with Holland. But Spain was more faster, and shown better football Russia was good with Holland. But Spain was more faster, and shown better football

]]> By: Vladimir Reznik http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5293 Vladimir Reznik Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:25 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5293 An excellent article. Have got alot of time for Jonathan Wilson after reading one of his books on eastern european football, what a job that guys got! On a side note any one see the facial similarities between Cruyff and Modric? An excellent article. Have got alot of time for Jonathan Wilson after reading one of his books on eastern european football, what a job that guys got! On a side note any one see the facial similarities between Cruyff and Modric?

]]> By: ursus arctos http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5136 ursus arctos Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:46:20 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5136 A very good point that Wilson has made in other contexts, but which is almost always overlooked by British commentators, is the debt that both Lobanovski's sides and Hiddink's current team have to the sublimely brilliant Soviet ice hockey teams of the 70s and 80s. It is absolutely not a coincidence that Arshavin and his colleagues grew up playing hockey in the winter and therefore internalised ideas about movement off the puck/ball and rapid counters that are serving them very well today. The same is true of the great Czech Republic side of a few years ago (Nedved was an excellent ice hockey player and even commentated on the Olympic competition for Italian television). Hiddink lacks a Tretiak force in goal and his forwards are still much more wasteful than the KLM line (though they do have more than a touch of the Alexi Kovalev about them). And the fact that hockey doesn't feature corners or free kicks may have something to do with their issues on defending set pieces. I've supported the Oranje for almost 40 years and never felt better about their inevitable elimination. Russia beat them at their own game. A very good point that Wilson has made in other contexts, but which is almost always overlooked by British commentators, is the debt that both Lobanovski’s sides and Hiddink’s current team have to the sublimely brilliant Soviet ice hockey teams of the 70s and 80s. It is absolutely not a coincidence that Arshavin and his colleagues grew up playing hockey in the winter and therefore internalised ideas about movement off the puck/ball and rapid counters that are serving them very well today. The same is true of the great Czech Republic side of a few years ago (Nedved was an excellent ice hockey player and even commentated on the Olympic competition for Italian television).

Hiddink lacks a Tretiak force in goal and his forwards are still much more wasteful than the KLM line (though they do have more than a touch of the Alexi Kovalev about them). And the fact that hockey doesn’t feature corners or free kicks may have something to do with their issues on defending set pieces.

I’ve supported the Oranje for almost 40 years and never felt better about their inevitable elimination. Russia beat them at their own game.

]]> By: Brian http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5134 Brian Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:12:48 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5134 Great post, Tom. "Total football" is starting to turn into the attacking equivalent of "catenaccio"---terms whose technical meaning is being replaced by broad connotations of "attacking and fun" and "defensive and boring." I've been lazy about this myself, but no more. Can't wait for the match. Great post, Tom. “Total football” is starting to turn into the attacking equivalent of “catenaccio”—terms whose technical meaning is being replaced by broad connotations of “attacking and fun” and “defensive and boring.” I’ve been lazy about this myself, but no more.

Can’t wait for the match.

]]> By: Euro Dose: June 20th ‘08 - Euro 2008 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5131 Euro Dose: June 20th ‘08 - Euro 2008 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:41:32 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5131 [...] Holland or Russia play the most Total Football? (Pitch Invasion) Tags: Euro 2008 News, [...] [...] Holland or Russia play the most Total Football? (Pitch Invasion) Tags: Euro 2008 News, [...]

]]> By: Ian http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5128 Ian Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:49:47 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/06/20/total-football/#comment-5128 It really is going to be something to behold today. Always hard to tell if two attacking, fluid sides will just cancel each other out or create a real back-and-forth masterpiece, but this one is definitely worth the risk. Excellent article. It really is going to be something to behold today. Always hard to tell if two attacking, fluid sides will just cancel each other out or create a real back-and-forth masterpiece, but this one is definitely worth the risk. Excellent article.

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