By the late 1950s football looked different again with the evolution of the 4-2-4 system or use of a 4 th back. Football had now evolved from 2-3-5 to 3-2-2-3. Herbert Chapman (Arsenal, Northhampton, Leeds) is credited with the development of the W M system. The 4-3-3 system can be traced back to the 1920/30s. The Spanish have since developed a new style of football, based on this Dutch influence culminating in the 2010 World Cup win. Michels would later take "Total Football" to Barcelona, where other Dutch greats followed. Michels style of football was developed during his time with Ajax, which he then demonstrated to the world in the 1974 World Cup using the 4-3-3 formation. Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo) in the early 1970s also had similar ways of looking at the game. Rinus Michels was the developer of this type of football, which placed heavy physical demands on players. Total Football utilized space in a different way, used a circular motion of players with take over roles, and pressing. But they did give us "Total Football" and a whole different way to look at the game. Did the Dutch invent the 4-3-3 system? No they did not.
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