Michels was the father of total football, and this book spends a lot of time reminiscing about his coaching career, but of more interest is his thoughts about the functions of the team, and there are also training drills in there too. And finally, how to set up training sessions to achieve the best results. Michler looks at how the books influence continues today. Red bull salzburg work based on one of the best systems in modern football and, as the part of bigger red bull conglomerate, circulate. W pozniejszych latach system ten ewoluowal i kolejni trenerzy probowali wprowadzac do niego wlasne. Rinus michels and the total football rebellion this feature is part of the masterminds football can be aptly be describedas a simple game made complex. In 2004, the dutch journalist auke kok published a book with the ironic title 1974. Rinus michels is number 3 in 90mins top 50 great managers of all time series. Omar saleem editorinchief of these football times professional football coach rinus michels and the total football rebellion football can aptly be described as a simple game made complex. He is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Rinus michels was the legendary dutchman credited with inventing total football. Michels, in many ways, is the father of all modern football. All the chapters are interspersed with examples from rinus michels personal experiences as a trainer.
The history of football tactics by jonathan wilson. His iq was high and during foreign trips he always brought a book with him, which he wanted to have. Yes, total football granted full backs like ruud krol the licence to raid forward, but it demanded that another player, an attacking player, possess the capability to slot in to cover his teammates position. For over 35 years, rinus michels was involved in the absolute top of international soccer. Rinus michels, a qualified gymnastics teacher, was not a hippie. Indeed the innovation that rinus michels, who had ditched his previously preferred 424 for the more fluid 433 in 1970, developed in his ajax team. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next week.
From jack reynolds and rinus michels, to pep guardiola and marcelo bielsa, we take a look at the history and evolution of one of footballs most famous philosophies. He coined the famous strategies known as the total football and the offside. In 1965, he took over for netherlands club team ajax, who were in the thick of a relegation battle. Total football is often characterised as the onpitch manifestation of the hippie revolution that swept through holland and. Marinus jacobus hendricus michels bayer leverkusen, 1. Marinus jacobus hendricus rinus michels oon was a dutch association football player and. For some, football forms a cultural connection one born of political.
As a oneclub player rinus michels announced himself to dutch football back in june 1946 with a. As manager at ajax, michels used total football to capture four eredivisie titles 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, three knvb cups 1967, 1970, 1971, the intertoto cup 1968 and the european cup 1971. How total football works in total football, players switch to different positions to confuse the opponents defense. Total soccer strategy is most closely associated with netherlands, where it has been first played.
Also included is how youth talent, per age group category, should be developed. Its originator and mastermind was rinus michels, the legendary dutch manager. Rinus michel s book, together with bert van lingens book coaching soccer provide the framework of the dutch vision of how to coach soccer football or voetball and the dutch have had more than their fair share of success producing outstanding players since the 1970s. In the 1974 world cup, the dutch national team brought it to world prominence under coach rinus michels.
The fifa coach of the century developed the principles of total soccer. Johan cruyff, aptly named the conductor of this band by coach rinus michels, and pythagoras in boots by david miller, saw sheet music behind his eyes. The fifa coach of the century developed the principles of total soccer, first at ajax amsterdam and then with the dutch national team during world cup 74. He doesnt just deal with the stories of a generation past, but also with johans shadow. It is an art in itself to compose a starting team, finding the balance between creative players and those with destructive powers, and between defence, construction and attack never forgetting the quality of the opposition and the specific pressures of each match.
Twentyfive years after leaving the national team for the last time, dutch supporters are still crying out for his total. All the chapters are interspersed with examples from michels personal experiences as a. In 1999, revolutionary dutch coach and philosopher, rinus michels, was awarded the highest honour in world football, the fifa coach of the century. Total football analysis magazine the home of tactical. Total football, more and more seen as the product of the brain of cruyff, is now for a while moved aside. The late rinus michels was named fifa coach of the century. Dutch total football is a book born from a coachs passion for the dutch style of football. For total football to work, michels knew a formation needed total oscillation. Rinus michels etched his name in the hearts of the dutch fans and looks at the ajax legends. Legendary dutchman rinus michels named the greatest. Great footballer and one of my childhood heroes but avoid this book at all costs.
Rinus michels, in full marinus hendrikus jacobus michels, born feb. The late rinus michels, fifas coach of the century, offers his unique. Johan cruyff, the poster boy of totalfootball, worked closely with michels and would. Team building rinus michels by anthony siokos issuu. Dutch total football is a book born from a coachs passion for the dutch style of. He was also not as cavalier as his reputation suggests. Rinus michels biggest crime may have been increasing expectations. Rinus michels and the total football rebellion viking barca. His groundbreaking style of play helped him transform ajax from a club battling relegation from the dutch top flight into champions of. Michels was instrumental in developing the total football concept during the early 70s at afc ajax. He is credited with the invention of a major football playing style and set of tactics known as total football in the 1970s. Why rinus michels remains the greatest coach of all time medium. He played his entire career for afc ajax, which he later managed, and played for and managed the netherlands national team. The father of total football who let his players run free the.
Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements. All the facets of the team building process, including team tactics and psychology, are included down to the minutest detail. Total football, a gilded term that will forever be part of footballs lexicon, was effectively born decades before michels unleashed a footballing revolution at ajax amsterdam in the 1960s and 1970s, and yet it wasnt quite perfected yet. The road to success was the blueprint to the development of a structural approach to coaching young players across holland. Between 1953 and the present day, football tactics have evolved as teams look to outthink the other and adapt to various challenges. Total football a graphic history of the worlds most. The late rinus michels, fifas coach of the century, offers his unique insight into the process of teambuilding. Rinus michels, who died yesterday aged 77, took two generations of gifted dutchmen to the very peak of the world game, writes james lawton. Poorer teams need to level the playing field to take on richer ones, and. It is about the goals and entertainment and the social function it affords its patrons.
Total football didnt just spontaneously emerge from the football ether. Why rinus michels remains the greatest coach of all time. One of the most legendary books about a football team, its style and its tactics. It was also an early version of the total football, as later developed by rinus michels and johan cruyff. Team building rinus michels published on jul 8, 2016 team building lecture on rinus michels and total football whats typically known as, the dutch style. But total football, like duke ellington and jazz, died in 1974. In 1974, the netherlands outscored the opposition by 153, using michelss total football, a roiling style anchored by highly skilled players like krol, johan cruyff, johan neeskens, johnny rep. Thats not to say that this is a picture book, and the accompanying words. In 2014, i read a brilliant book called inverting the pyramid by jonathan.
Zarowno ajax, jak i holandie prowadzil rinus michels. Rinus michels, who played under reynolds, later became manager of ajax in 1965. Respected magazine france football have named rinus michels their greatest manager of all time while sir alex ferguson has to settle for second place despite being regarded by. His career in management saw him win several of the biggest trophies in the game. And during the 1988 tournament, cruyff was again a thorn in michels side. What formation did hollands total football side actually. Total football strategy total soccer tactic, style. His groundbreaking style of play helped him transform ajax from a club battling relegation from the dutch top flight into champions of europe. Without michels, holland would not have become a great football nation. He was the creator of total football, a brand of creative attacking soccer epitomized by his dutch national team and his club sides at ajax and fc barcelona.
Rinus michels and the total football rebellion these football times. My advice is to get you a notepad and pen to write down the many golden gems found in this book. An insight into the teambuilding process within a footballing context by rinus michels, who pioneered the total football approach popularised by the dutch national team in the 70s, and reached its zenith in 88 with victory at the euros in germany, poetically the scene of. Rinus michels, who has died aged 77, will be remembered as the father of total football, the fluid and attractive style of play that was the hallmark of the ajax and dutch national sides he. What can be said about rinus michels that hasnt already been said about the creator of total soccer. Marinus jacobus hendricus rinus michels oon dutch pronunciation. By 1971, however, he moved to barcelona an act that changed the course of football history and that continues to evolve today. With the passing of rinus michels, the football family has suffered the loss of a legend who played an essential role in putting dutch football on the map by.
Without rinus michels, who in 1999 was chosen by fifa as coach of the century, ajax would not have become a world famous club. His credentials as the coach of ajax, fc barcelona, fc koln. Throughout his playing career, he was synonymous with total football, a style. Rinus michels lied about the incident not happening. Having said that i can only give this book four stars due to mr.
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