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We found 8 Reddit comments about Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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