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History of Football Tactics Week 3 Recap

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Netherlands created a new style of football in the 1970s called what?

a)

Real Football

b)

Total Football

c)

Amazing Football

d)

Unbeatable Football

2.

Total Football was based on two main principles. The first of these was what?

a)

Playing the ball up the field quickly

b)

Dribbling as much as possible

c)

Players continually change positions with each other

d)

Players shoot from anywhere on the field

3.

Out of possession, Total Football is based on what?

a)

Retreating towards your goal quickly

b)

Defending deep

c)

Giving space to the opposition

d)

Winning the ball back as quickly as possible at all costs

4.

Which Dutch player was most famous for Total Football?

a)

Arjen Robben

b)

Johan Cruyff

c)

David Beckham

d)

Ruud Van Nistelrooy

5.

The Dutch fell short in the 1974 World Cup Final losing 2-1 to which team?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

West Germany

d)

England

6.

What was so special about the Dutch goal in the 1974 World Cup Final

a)

It was voted the best goal of all time

b)

It was the first goal scored from a penalty in World Cup history

c)

Holland scored before the Germans even touched the ball in the game

d)

The goal was so good, the West German coach started to cry

7.

When Johan Cruyff became a coach at Barcelona, which player did he coach who went on to learn from his tactics as a manager?

a)

Jose Mourinho

b)

Pep Guardiola

c)

Jurgen Klopp

d)

Sam Allardyce

8.

While Guardiola was still playing at Barcelona, another coach joined the Barcelona staff originally as an Interpreter for English coach Bobby Robson. Who?

a)

Jose Mourinho

b)

Gary Lineker

c)

Alexis Sanchez

d)

Jurgen Klopp

9.

Guardiola and Mourinho have gone on to have the greatest rivalry in modern coaching. Pep's amazing Barcelona team were defeated by which Mourinho side in 2010?

a)

Inter Milan

b)

Porto

c)

Man Utd

d)

Real Madrid

10.

Their rivalry boiled over in El Clasico when Jose Mourinho crossed the line doing what?

a)

He ran on the pitch and tackled a Barcelona player

b)

He punched Pep Guardiola in the face

c)

He stuck his finger in Guardiola's Assistant Coach's eye

d)

He protested a referee decision by taking his players off the field