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Total Football
Base positions
Tiki-Taka
Base positions
Comparison
Total Football Tiki-Taka
Formation 4-3-3 (fluid) 4-3-3 (false 9)
Era 1974 2008–2012
Pioneer Rinus Michels Pep Guardiola
Principle Positional interchangeability Positional superiority through passing
Players 11 11
Movements 5 4