total football

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English

Dutch footballer and coach Johan Cruyff (1947–2016), who was a noted exponent of total football, in 1974

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Etymology

Calque of Dutch totaalvoetbal.

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Noun

total football (uncountable)

  1. (soccer) A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.

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