by Thore Haugstad @https://twitter.com/@Haugstad1006 Published 42 sec ago We are part of The Trust Project What is it? In the summer of 1988, Johan Cruyff assembled the Barcelona squad for a first tactical meeting since becoming their coach. On a blackboard he sketched out three defenders, four central midfielders, two wingers and a striker. The players were shocked.  “We looked at each other and said: ‘What the hell is this?!’” said Eusebio, a winger. “We couldn’t believe how many attackers were in the team and how few defenders.”  Six years later Barca had won four league titles on the spin. Every time he hit trouble, Cruyff had thrown on more strikers. In 1993/94 Barca...
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