The Fenland Gent

All this talk of Holland and how they changed their style of play in the 2010 World Cup got me searching for footage of the 1974 World Cup Dutch team on YouTube

This clip of Brazil Holland is brilliant. The Brazilians are thugs. Fists, elbows and scything tackles are used to try to stop the Dutch & at 3:03 there is a rugby tackle. They may have won in 1970 but through the rest of the decade the Brazilians really were also-rans.

Tags: World Cup

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