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Reddit mentions of Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer
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Release date | July 2008 |
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You can check out The Mammoth Book of the World Cup (has all the info about world cups you could possibly want from 1930-2014). I'm trying hard to remember what book I was just recently reading that was going over this exact topic but it sounds like you are generally interested in some soccer books and with your dutch interest I would recommend (haven't read it myself) Brilliant Orange
David Winner's _Brilliant Orange_. It's about Total Football and its relation to Dutch culture. Loads of interviews with Dutch legends, particularly about Ajax's wonder years and Holland's '74 WC run.
I just finished Inverting the Pyramid, simply awesome.
Zonal Marking has a bibliography page which offers several suggestions. From that list I've only read the two aforementioned books in full. I'll probably get a copy of Attacking Soccer to read next.
I haven't read it yet but Brilliant Orange ticks some of those boxes:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1590200551/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409239530&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40
Brilliant Orange is a great book. It is a history of dutch football, and links their style of football to the art, culture, philosophy, etc. of the Netherlands.
I found David Winner's book Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer to be a fascinating read; an examination of how Dutch culture and society shaped the landscape of Dutch football, it's both well-written and creative. Highly recommend.
A Season With Verona sounds like a great read. I love reading books about soccer/football. Just got finished reading this book about Dutch soccer, very good read.
Definitely Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson
It's a bit dry, but it's a great history of the tactics of football, and how they & the game in general spread across the world.
Even though it's about Arsenal, Fever Pitch by Nick Hornsby does a good job describing what it's like to be a fan.
I haven't read this yet, but have heard very good things about Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner
Those are the ones that jump to my head immediately.
He says this because the Dutch have a history with penalties. To lose, yet again, because your team can't execute a simple task is a black mark on Dutch football.
For quality insight into Dutch Football's dysfunction see:
http://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Orange-Neurotic-Genius-Soccer/dp/1590200551