Football's Greatest International Teams .. Netherlands 1974 

But in the they never win :D

Ah well, you know how it is to be the best team of the tournament, yet not winning the cup (1966, 2016) yourself...You don't know how it is to change football into art....like we did in '74 ;-)

unfortunately, all their best players are gone

Netherlands wont be on wc 18 and ec 20.. we have very shitty team now. Same level as Denmark!

gangstapranksta I hope so

same- English patriot

Good! cause you wasted your childhood watching them, never winning anything beside a stupid EU🤦‍♂

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What a bunch of criminals on the field, most overhyped group with no reason 🤷‍♂🤦

Beautiful story

thank you for sharing, it's a great story

I was at the European cup final of 1976 when St Etienne lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich.There were at least 50,000 St Etienne fans in Hampden park.+All the Glasgow people were supporting St Etienne.......It was a great night except for the result.....

What a great team the 74' 78'

I'm Irish and no team will ever come close to the 1970 team with Pele in it the greatest of all time.. Best.. Maradona was the best to watch alongside Ronaldo de Lima the phenomena. Holland only played a slower version of Brazils tika taka style football and because they got cocky they got beaten..

Your right but he didn't get the credit because he was in Cruyffs shadow

Greatest penalty taker in history. Missed two in his whole career.

I hink he is still considered the best player in belgian league ever in belgium...

Manchester United will do this Next year. And that left footed left wing thats been missing will activate Manchester United's Total Football. But as great as the Netherlands, United will also fall short, maybe to Arsenal.

Thank you sashad❤🙏I'm Feyenoord fan btw..Szymanski love him❤ and Dudek and Smolareks🙏🙏🙏

Did you also cry after the second round?

Most painful for the Hungarians, they never recovered after communist took over.

You don't think Brazil'70 were legendary?

Agreed! 🌷🌿🌍⚽️

The 3 most inventive and stylish teams ever, don’t get me wrong Brazil 70 were awseome but Brazil 82 were more imaginative, you take the ten best players in the world in the 1980s 5 of them were in the Brazil 82 side Zico, Socrates, Falcao, Junior & Eder ……

@@ajb1149 we are discussing the teams that never won it....u dumb bro?

There's no other country in the world that deserves to win a World Cup more than Holland!!!

haha funny guy....

Netherlands lost 3 finals Germany lost 4, so..... you right

@@riccardoventurato5321 Good to know that we also won the championship 4 times :)

@sSemTeXx and which team was most in finals? ;-)

@@riccardoventurato5321 I think the joke also means Netherlands is good at losing that they can't even win at losing 😂😭

Maradona said Holland 74 was the greatest team he ever saw playing

@@peterkelnerxd7009 This was good to hear; Yes what you contribute to the game is more than stats or championships

same as Hungary 1956 ... legends don't care about records, esthetic is something different

You should read about "La Máquina" of River Plate. The Argentinian predecessor of Total Football, in the 40s. Muñoz-Moreno-Pedernera-Labruna-Loustau. Coached by Renato Cesarini and Carlos Peucelle. From this team, legends like Alfredo Di Stéfano and goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo were born.

...and Brazil 82 more than Italy.

Cheers buddy. I hope you did master the turn =)

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And, apart from Gullit, no Feyenoord players Feyenoord? Only Ajax players? Don't make me laugh. I'll mention them for you: Van Hanegem, Moulijn, Jansen, Israel, Laseroms, Rijsbergen, Van Persie, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gaston Taument, Mario Been, to name a few. There were also some excellent PSV players: Willy van der Kuijlen, René van de Kerkhof, Willy van de Kerkhof, Jan van Beveren, Mark van Bommel and quite some more.

@@Kleermaker1000 That’s why I mentioned amongst many others not just exclusive to Ajax. Apparently you lack reading comprehension skills.

@@joememphis1571 But why did you only mention Ajax players (andGullit), even Benny Muller? There's nothing wrong with my "comprehension skills", but rather with yours.

@@Kleermaker1000 🤡😆😂🤣🤷‍♂️ the other players you had mentioned were also great and very gifted in their respective positions and eras so my reading skills aren’t lacking.

@@joememphis1571 The problem is that you don't see the point. Anyway, have a great new year. 🙂

maradona was only 13 years so you can not count his opinion as reality.

@@2211949 Television I believe existed in Argentina in 1974 so he could watch.Also 4 years later he saw Holland in Argentina

Didn't win it tho..

Unfortunately they didnt win the cup....different story if..... Brazil was in 1970..then argentina was 1986....nobody before and after bottom line...cruyff was phenomenal..nobody could touched him in the 70s......

They were an amazing team, and the best team to never win the World Cup. This was also the first tournament I ever recall watching as a child.

I loved them so much, my family named our first dog Cruyff.

You'd make a good comedian.. No team will ever be as good as Brazil's 1970 side with Pele the greatest player ever by a country mile.

@@dfstarborn hahahaah pele give me a break

@@albertboom7870 Yeah I know Pele breaks all the records 3 wc medals and he won all the big leagues in south america along with conquering european teams at both club and national level. Scored well over 1000 goals and a lot of the time on donkey pitches with no protection from the refs. R7 and Messi, please sit down.. R9 de Lima was better than those two overpaid mercenaries who stayed in la liga the most weakest defensive league in europe.. Messi would flop playing in Italy, he chose to stay in his comfort zone in Spain and gets found out at national level. R9 de Lima scored 15 goals a world record that the time for most goals scored in world cups. He has two world cup winners medals and should have had 3.. He has 2 copa america winners medals and Messi doesn't even have one. He couldn't even win the copa america??? R9 also got player of the year for Inter Milan.. Now R9 didn't look after himself as good as the other two and suffered three career threatening injuries because of lifestyle and going to Italy to soon but he was still way more explosive, dynamic and skillful than the other two put together. Touch off Messi or R7 and they get a free kick.. Maradona has one world cup winners medal and won the italian league virtually on his own twice and was named player of the year 4 times in the Serie A the toughest defensive league in the world. Italy have 4 world cup winners medals because of their fantastic ability to defend. Sit down!

Don't forget about Hungary-1954 and Brazil-1958

@@dfstarborn In 1974 Holland had a population of only 13 million people. Brazil 94 million people and Germany 79 million people. In perspective it's an enormous achievement what the Dutch accomplished.

I remember after that World Cup as a kid, I used to have imaginary games, playing by myself, between West Germany and Holland. Not my own country Argentina! In my eyes, we were not a super power. Funny enough, the very next World Cup at home, we ended up winning it. Also against you know who: Holland. But what great teams those Dutch teams in the 70's were. They brought a new brand of football to the world. I would love to see them winning a World Cup soon, cause they really deserve it.

I was born in 1963 too.I watched this tournament and it is the best tournament that ive seen.Holland were from another planet and even my old mother who hated football wanted the Dutch to win.Im Scottish and my 2nd team were Ajax and my 2nd country became Holland.And to this very day Ajax and Holland are the 2 best teams assembled.Even though Holland never won the world cup they won the whole world over.Barca are a clone of this Dutch side.............+I still have to this very day an Orange T-Shirt with Johan Cruyff on it and i still wear it.

In those times we used to play football as kiddies one against one, shifting the ball from one foot to the other pretending to be two complete football teams: Now Germany attacking, Breitner plays to Schwarzenbeck ( left foot to right foot ) to Hoeness ( left foot ) and goal. After ten minutes the other guy was attacking the goal: Rensenbrink to Neeskens and Cruyff. The results were often 4 to 6 or other unbelievable results. Anyway, we've had incredible scores in real football, too.

I was a teenager but the same.

Indeed.

yes, i miss him as dutch man, we all love him.

An incredible footballer. No 14 on his back was the No1 player ever.

I found most of the Dutch people lovely and pleasant people, respect to Holland from the UK.

Post Scriptum: Best player ever: Diego Armando Maradona: not even close.

For you, OK. But objectively, results of throrough university research ranked them 6th. And you will be very much surprised by the winner - but that is deserved. See, www.bbc.com/sport/football/36387046

Me too.

it was in their own hands...

Holland deserves nothing...if you do not have it you do not deserve it!

@@harryhirsch8527 What did Holland not have in 1974? Best team ever joker. They still talk about it. They still talk about total football. A lof of today coaches still talk about Cruijff. He was ahead of his time. Not always the best teams win.

G E R M AN Y VS. BRASIL 7:1

@@donfabiola5384 7:1 was lucky.

We all were in UK too.

SH SH nope brazil is the most beautiful legend in history netherland was good but not even close to brazil

The creativity of the Dutch .. does not compare .. The Netherlands invented the modern football played by everyone since the seventies Until then.. Netherlands is not just an excellent generation of wonderful players Read about Total football

Then ask yourself why...fifa has given the Dutch genius Renos Michelez the title of the greatest coach in history ..although he is not the most winning .., although he did not win the World Cup maradonna said Netherlands greatest team ever

Great man...so true

@@ora610 Really? Maybe you haven't read about the Austrian team from the 1930's or heard about a certain Hungarian team from the '50's (the first to use a 'false 9')...And actually, Bayern were playing 'total football' well before anyone else...I hope Egypt make it to a World Cup😐

this is no "unluck" - they have got no balls

you must be Belgian...

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I agree, and I hope honestly they win it one day. To add on to their various nicknames (the orange clockwork, orange machine, the flying Dutchmen, the best team to have never won a world cup) they should add, "the cursed ones" cuz its really like they are under a curse to still have yet to win a WC. But again, I really hope they do one day.

Yes, absolutely true

bonjour, même topo, sauf que je préférais Rep Jhonny

pareil , pour moi que Sainté à vie, et même passion pour les Néerlandais de cette époque . Je n'ai jamais retrouvé le même plaisir par la suite. quel football. Rensenbrick était phénoménal aussi avec Anderlecht et méritait son ballon d'or quand Beckenbauer l'a reçu par copinage. comme Messi en 21.

Mooi gesproken makker.

you just have remembered 2nd place!

Holland 1998.

74

2014 30 51

Dont forget Marco van Basten!

Why you hating on adidas

Snap! On the colour TV.

Croatian Guy

I put him second behind Maradona,but thats just my opinion..

Moi aussi je considère Cruyff comme le meilleur joueur de foot Ball de tous les temps

Johan Cruyff considered Alfredo Di Stefano as the greatest and his reference. It is probably a matter of skin: Cruyff and Di Stefano were white, Maradona rather brown and Pelé black. To me the order is as follows: Maradona, Pelé, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Stéfano, Cruyff, Gullit, Romario, Ronaldo the brazilian, and Ronaldinho Gaúcho

His vision of football lives on through Guardiola

I'm Irish and agree with you.johan Cruyff was the Greatest

Poco y nada tiene que ver Chile ahí

@@quietoahimirey3700Usted se dió la respuesta amigo. Mi comentario es un reconocimiento al aporte del fútbol Holandés y ejemplo para los que amamos esta pasión. El resto de los países como el Mío, o sea, CHILE con entrenadores como Don Marcelo Bielsa han logrado acercarse al concepto del fútbol total insertando en su ADN deportivo un fútbol agresivo y sometimiento del rival, ahí Chile tuvo el éxito coronado con dos campeonatos de copa América, ida a mundiales 2010, 2014 y 2018 y el subcampeonato de la copa confederaciones. Saludos amigo desde Chile. Viva Chile y Viva Holanda 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

Oh, fucking brilliant! Nae skins!

Thers too much Green going about.Can you tell me where to get a bit of solid?...Castlemilk Glasgow 🤷‍♀️

dutch teams has no winning spirit. They never won a world-cup, because they had some good players, but never had a great international team.

They reached 3 WC finals and won the EURO's and you are talking about having no great international team? That little country is fucking awesome at playing proper football and produced amazing winning teams in club football and international too. And if we start to discuss the players they raised we need another hour. You need a bit of luck in the final too to win it eventually,

Rogier7305 They reached 3 WC finals - and lost three times clearly - that´s what I meant.

You are an idiot sir.

yeh neeskeens,cruyff,kiezer,repp, wanst a gerat team...sir whats wrong with u.Netherlands being such a small nation produce such extraordinary players like the legend JOHAN CRUYFF

and maradona also said it would be even better if he had coached it

Maradona also said "get off my fucking property" just before he shot a gun at some journalists

maradona just only tells shitties

Maradonna is the Biggest Legend in History ,,no other player will reach him only Pele from Brazil and Messi will comes after him ..

samanth Nikoses which about garrincha and Ronaldo?

Agree with every word.The Dutch were sublime. I remember Barry Davies' commentary drooling over them.

Nope, Hungary 1954 is. But the Dutch 1974 took the loss like real men and said, they blew it by themselves. Honest footballers.

@@FriedrichKNobel Hungary only made it to the world cup final once, but Holland is a 3 time world champion runner up finishing second place 3 times 1974,1978,2010 and the women's team also finished 2nd place this year in the women's world cup losing to the United States in the women's game. The 1954 team may not have won, but they were Olympic champions for me they were the best team in the world even though Germany won the World Cup that year, everyone knew Hungary was the team that really deserved it to win that year. I would say Holland also deserved to win in 1974,1978 as well. I think Spain vs Holland in South Africa 2010 was a toss up and if Holland had won over South Africa it would have been deserved as well, even if Spain was a great team.

@@rogerstephenroth8073 Well if you look at Holland as a footballNATION you are right. They are the best of all the teams never winning it. But i meant the best single TEAM in are World Cup not winning it and i think the Hungarians in 54 were that. BTW the Germans are the Partybreakers all the time. 54 Hungary, 74 the Dutch, 90 Maradonas 2nd title, 2014 Messis title....

.. What about Hungary in 1954 ?

@@FriedrichKNobel Well Holland was not world champion in 1974,1978 but they were for many the best team in the world those years despite losing to Germany and Argentina. 2010 Holland also got unlucky with Spain, but Spain with their respect was a great team so it could have gone either way. Holland is a team that did deserve to be world champion especially during Johan Cruyf time.

what a load of cr*p

+hugodrax71 I was rooting for Holland in that game, but they got a little bit too arrogant. As far as I'm concerned, that's the main reason they lost...too over-confident.

No they lost because a fine and under rated German team beat them.

It was a fine German team (not sure about underrated - they were reigning Euro champions)...but the Dutch were better...better football and, man for man, had the more gifted players...after scoring so early in the final they tried to taunt Germany in their own home, in front of their own people...they forgot they had a job to do in Munich. As Ruud Krol said "By the time we woke up, it was too late."

I don't totally disagree with you but if we were picking a team from both squads I think that all of Bonhof, Muller, Beckenbauer, Maier and Breitner woudl be on it. I loved the Dutch team and of course Cruyff was better than everyone at that world cup no argument but were they really man for man more gifted? Certainly not all of them.

My apologies, I wasn't clear...when I said man for man, I didn't mean every Dutch player was superior to every German player as that's clearly not the case (Maier, Beckenbauer, Overath, Muller)...it was more an overall assessment, that if you were to pick a team out of these two sides most people would select more Dutch players. I think Rensenbrink's injury also hit Holland in the final. He wasn't really fit to play and last just the first half. A fantastic player and so important in that '74 side. West Germany was better on the day, no question. They played the game, not the occasion, and they kept their heads when Holland scored in the first minute.

you are 100% right

Dan Pals We had a world class goalie....Michels just did not chose him. We had Jan van Beveren, best Dutch keeper ever. If you just see some videos, unbelieable what he could.

No your not your Dutch

Dan Pals you called it !!! U da man.

You are a fucking disgusting mix breed fuckface

Can't be the best if you don't win ultimately.

bull

@@iamtman1 Not always the best teams win

I don't know, they lost in 74 against Germany and they lost in 76 against Czechoslovakia. Maybe their defence was too bad.

And won nothing!

Tom Harris sr

T'inquiète pas Claude , l'histoire est encore plus belle comme ça! C'est en fait une "benéniction"

Je vous embrasse!!

@Kevin Davies Hungary 58 ...

@@joshuastam7704 It was Hungary 54 actually...................