Holding Midfield
Holding Midfield Articles (BOT)
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2011
- Messages
- 309
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 0
There is a legitimate argument to be made for Adolf Hitler being responsible for one of the greatest sides football has ever seen. Germany never impressed under **** rule and they didn’t even have a professional league until 1963 – Hitler paid more attention to the Olympics, using football to his advantage but not to the extent of someone like Benito Mussolini or Jorge Videla. Instead, it came much later. The terror that Hitler inflicted upon Europe forced them to protect against the extreme nationalism that allowed him to thrive, by combining the states to create the European Union. The unification of Europe allowed its people to travel freely throughout a large chunk of the continent, and so the son of an Italian shoe salesman was able to soak up the football of the Germans, Swiss, French and Dutch among others. Arrigo Sacchi was a very poor footballer – not even good enough to play for his local side – however the trips he would accompany his father on allowed him to develop coaching ideas. The attacking and fluid passing of the likes of Honved, Real Madrid and Ajax gave him a fresh outlook in a catenaccio-dominated Italy – teams [...]
Continue reading the article at HoldingMidfield.com.....