World Cup History (1994 & 1998)
Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2017
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to talk about the evolution of international football tactics at the 1994 & 1998 World Cups. The pair also discuss whether Alex is, as suggested by a listener, a "hipster" for thinking that Johan Cruyff is the "greatest ever".
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| 0:26.9 | all time. You guys are going to want to stick around, promise. So subscribe. I'm Joe Devine, |
| 0:31.6 | and welcome to Whiteboard Football Extra. Today, I'm joined by Alex Stewart to talk about the evolution of international football tactics |
| 0:39.7 | at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. |
| 0:43.4 | We also discuss whether on our Alex is a hipster for thinking that Johann Croyth is the |
| 0:49.0 | greatest ever. |
| 0:50.5 | Thanks for downloading, and I hope you enjoy the podcast. |
| 0:59.8 | Thank you. Thanks for downloading and I hope you enjoy the podcast. Origo Saki at Italy in 1994, he seems Alex like an important moment for the country, |
| 1:07.5 | or this seems like an important moment for the country. |
| 1:09.8 | The team stopped employing any form of Catanaccio. This was the first time in years from Y Cather, and they |
| 1:18.4 | I think they created what you're describing as the first, or you know, one of the first |
| 1:23.3 | examples of proper pressing football on the international stage. So quite a important time for Italy. |
| 1:29.6 | Yes. |
| 1:30.6 | Italy were sort of shackled really to forms of Catonaccio, |
| 1:35.9 | really since, you know, Herrera had such great success with it at Inter Milan |
| 1:42.1 | and some of those interplayers that were crucial |
| 1:45.7 | to what he was doing were also |
| 1:48.0 | particularly for Chetty with the backbone of the Italian side |
| 1:51.3 | so it seemed quite logical I think to transfer over |
| 1:55.6 | the formation that was used the system that was used |
| 1:59.9 | when you had players that were used to doing it, |
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