Quote Originally Posted by bobh View Post
Holland in the 70s were certainly the most entertaining .
Cruyff was the big name up front,Rudi Krol in defence...
then 15 minutes later you'd see Cruyff defending, Krol leading the line.

Commentators at the time could never work out the formation. Best way to describe it was "rolling".

How they didn't win the WC will always be a mystery.
That's where the phrase Total Football comes from, players being able to adapt wherever they are on the pitch. That Dutch side wouldn't have pushed two central defenders up top for a set piece and then expected them to sprint back when the phase of play was over (like we see in this country) they'd have stayed up front and returned to their positions gradually.