John Hughson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780719096150
- eISBN:
- 9781526115331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719096150.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
This chapter focuses on football, presenting a case study of the 1966 World Cup Final. Of key interest is the playing strategy or the ‘system’ devised by England manager Alf Ramsey. An analysis of ...
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This chapter focuses on football, presenting a case study of the 1966 World Cup Final. Of key interest is the playing strategy or the ‘system’ devised by England manager Alf Ramsey. An analysis of this playing system at work is presented in the chapter. A case is made for Ramsey to be considered as a football modernist and, given the regard in the book of football as a ‘cultural form’, his modernism is considered in relation to other aesthetic trends of the time, especially those occurring within British art. The argument presented in the chapter is intended to counter the often negative evaluation of Ramsey as a scientific rationalist devoid of an aesthetic appreciation for how football should be played.Less
This chapter focuses on football, presenting a case study of the 1966 World Cup Final. Of key interest is the playing strategy or the ‘system’ devised by England manager Alf Ramsey. An analysis of this playing system at work is presented in the chapter. A case is made for Ramsey to be considered as a football modernist and, given the regard in the book of football as a ‘cultural form’, his modernism is considered in relation to other aesthetic trends of the time, especially those occurring within British art. The argument presented in the chapter is intended to counter the often negative evaluation of Ramsey as a scientific rationalist devoid of an aesthetic appreciation for how football should be played.
John Hughson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780719096150
- eISBN:
- 9781526115331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719096150.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
This chapter introduces the book, setting out its cultural historical rationale and providing a summary for each of the subsequent chapters. It sets the scene for the discussion of England as World ...
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This chapter introduces the book, setting out its cultural historical rationale and providing a summary for each of the subsequent chapters. It sets the scene for the discussion of England as World Cup host country and reflects upon the temporal significance of the tournament being held there in the mid-1960s. An initial case is made for modernism as a key theme within the book. This is done via the flagging of England team manager Alf Ramsey as a key figure within the related discussion. Ramsey is identified as a ‘romantic modern’ (borrowing the term from Alexandra Harris). The chapter, written in the first person, reflects briefly upon the author’s biographical relationship to the 1966 World Cup and English football and discusses the use of reference sources used in the book.Less
This chapter introduces the book, setting out its cultural historical rationale and providing a summary for each of the subsequent chapters. It sets the scene for the discussion of England as World Cup host country and reflects upon the temporal significance of the tournament being held there in the mid-1960s. An initial case is made for modernism as a key theme within the book. This is done via the flagging of England team manager Alf Ramsey as a key figure within the related discussion. Ramsey is identified as a ‘romantic modern’ (borrowing the term from Alexandra Harris). The chapter, written in the first person, reflects briefly upon the author’s biographical relationship to the 1966 World Cup and English football and discusses the use of reference sources used in the book.
