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Pats Book Club Selection!
Brilliant Orange, The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer
By David Winner. Available on amazon.com.
Brilliant Orange
is perhaps the most ambitious book ever written on the subject of soccer. It’s a fascinating read for a devout fan – the kind of fan who can never get enough analysis about the world’s most popular sport.
The author’s subject is ostensibly the “Golden Age” of Dutch soccer. Yet, the book is much, much more. For every mention of “Johann Cruyff” or “Dennis Bergkamp” or “position-switching”, there are pages and pages examining the intellectual, architectural and social developments in the Netherlands in the 1970s. The author makes the case that innovative Dutch ideas about personal freedom and the use of space, translated into the creation of “Total Football”.
This book is obsessive and original. The casual soccer fan will simply not get it! But we at the Pateadores expect a lot more from our audience of players and supporters. That’s why we give Brilliant Orange our “Highly Recommended” designation and make it our first Pats’ Book Club selection.
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