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Football Tactics Quiz
Football tactics: Question 1

What is the name of the formation devised by Vittorio Pozzo, coach of the
Italian national team in the 1930s and winner of two World Cups (1934,
1938)?
a.
b.
c.
d.

La Piramide (The Pyramid)
Il Metodo (The Method)
La Diagonale (The Diagonal)
Il Diamante (The Diamond)

Football tactics: Question 2

Which coach has created the classic formation WM (3-2-2-3) in response a
change in the offside rule in 1925?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Brazilian Flavio Costa
The English Herbert Chapman
The Hungarian Márton Bukovi
The Hungarian Béla Guttman

Football tactics: Question 3

Which Dutch team is the pioneer of Total Football?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ajax Amsterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven
FC Utrecht

Football tactics: Question 4

Which of the following is a hyper-defensive football strategy?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Calcio
Catenaccio
Scudetto
Squadra

Football tactics: Question 5

Which formation is commonly described as the “Christmas Tree”?
a.
b.
c.
d.

4-3-3
4-4-2
5-4-1
4-3-2-1