The Dutch National Team of 1974 made football history with their style of play, which became known as Total Football and influenced many concepts of modern football, such as the Positional Play (popularized by Guardiola's Barcelona).

The team led by Rinus Michels left a tactical legacy that was carried forward by their star player, Johan Cruyff, who later, as a coach, helped develop a playing culture at Barcelona that forever changed the history of the Catalan club.

In this video, we bring you some important details of Total Football and how this style of play influenced modern football.

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00:00 The Philosophy of Total Football
00:50 How Total Football Came About
01:01 Principles of Total Football
03:33 Cruyff, Barcelona, Positional Play, and Guardiola
05:11 The Pressing and Gegenpressing of Klopp
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