Tournament squad
Netherlands 1974
Johan Cruyff at 97
Rinus Michels·4-3-3
90OVR
Michels' 1974 Netherlands. Cruyff as conductor, Neeskens as the engine, and a way of playing that changed football even in defeat.
Tags on the page — total football, positional interchange, high press — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Johan CruyffST · NL97PEAKPAC99SHO88PAS92DRI96DEF64PHY91
- 02Willem van HanegemCM · NL90PEAKPAC81SHO76PAS93DRI87DEF78PHY81
- 03Johan NeeskensCM · NL90PEAKPAC89SHO82PAS90DRI88DEF85PHY89
- 04Rob RensenbrinkLW · NL90PEAKPAC96SHO89PAS83DRI85DEF64PHY82
- 05Ruud KrolLB · NL88PEAKPAC88SHO70PAS87DRI81DEF84PHY85
- 06Johnny RepRW · NL86PEAKPAC88SHO85PAS78DRI82DEF59PHY79
Formation 4-3-3Rinus Michels
RENSENBRINK
90
CRUYFF
97
REP
86
JANSEN
84
NEESKENS
90
VAN HANEGEM
90
KROL
88
RIJSBERGEN
82
HAAN
84
SUURBIER
84
JONGBLOED
80
Starting XI
- LWRob Rensenbrink90
- STJohan Cruyff97
- RWJohnny Rep86
- CMWim Jansen84
- CMJohan Neeskens90
- CMWillem van Hanegem90
- LBRuud Krol88
- CBWim Rijsbergen82
- CBArie Haan84
- RBWim Suurbier84
- GKJan Jongbloed80
Bench
- LWPiet Keizer86
- CMTheo de Jong80
- RWRené van de Kerkhof80
- CMWilly van de Kerkhof80
- GKPiet Schrijvers76
- STRuud Geels80
- STWietze Veenstra74
Ratings
Attack94
Midfield93
Defence86
Goalkeeping80
Chemistry96
Overall90
Style in the engine
Attack 94 is the loud number. Possession is rated 78 — they want the ball, or at least the model thinks they did. Pressing 88, so turnovers are supposed to happen high up.
Style
Total FootballPositional InterchangeHigh PressOffside TrapCreative Overload
Achievements
- FIFA World Cup runners-up
- Total Football
- Cruyff's Netherlands — the most influential side never to lift the trophy
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