The man Who brought #Tiki_Taka into Spain
💬 Meet Fred Pentland: The eccentric Englishman who brought Tiki-Taka to Spain
📆 The early years of Spanish football was heavily influenced by the British model, which relied on strength, brute force and getting the ball forward as quickly as possible. It was not until a certain Fred Pentland arrived from England,in the early 30s when Spanish Football was becoming more proffesional.
The Former English player Fred Petland step-up and managed Atheltic Bilbao's Golden days and revoultionarized the Spanish Football by introducing 5 player in midfiled (2-5-3) formation with " Short pass,possesion domination tactics or Tiki-Taka "
- Honours 🏆
In 1923 he led the club to victory in the Copa del Rey. 2 time La Liga 1929–30, 1930–31and four consecutive CDR 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933,
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