Clockwork Orange (football)

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Clockwork Orange (football) is a nickname commonly associated with the stylish, attacking Dutch national football team of the 1970s, famed for their innovative "Total Football" playing style.

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instanceOf football team nickname
appliedTo Netherlands national football team of the 1970s
associatedCompetitionResult runners-up at 1974 FIFA World Cup
runners-up at 1978 FIFA World Cup
associatedConcept collective pressing
positional rotation
tactical flexibility
associatedTeamColor orange shirts
associatedWithClubInfluence AFC Ajax
Feyenoord
associatedWithCoach Ernst Happel
Rinus Michels
associatedWithPlayer Johan Cruyff
Johan Neeskens
Ruud Krol
Wim van Hanegem
associatedWithPlayingStyle Total Football
associatedWithTactics attacking football
fluid positional interchange
high pressing
colorReference Netherlands national team kit color
orange
country Netherlands
culturalImpact influential in modern football tactics
symbol of Total Football era
era 1970s
etymologyDerivedFrom A Clockwork Orange (film)
linked to: A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange (novel)
linked to: A Clockwork Orange
languageOfNickname English
notableTournament 1974 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
refersTo Netherlands national football team
reputation attacking flair
innovative tactics
stylish football
sport association football
timePeriodPeak mid-1970s
timePeriodStart early 1970s
usedBy football fans
football journalists

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Clockwork Orange alsoKnownAs Clockwork Orange (football)