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8 Reddit comments about Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer:

u/Serie_Almost · 6 pointsr/soccer

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

u/dhaffner · 4 pointsr/soccer

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.

u/rakehand · 3 pointsr/soccer
u/OmniEnforcer · 2 pointsr/soccer

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.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/soccer

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.

u/iamsodaft · 1 pointr/soccer

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.

u/MarylandBlue · 1 pointr/MCFC

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.

u/battles · 1 pointr/soccer

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