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<h2 id="origin">Origin</h2> <p>The "push and run" style of play was first developed by Arthur Rowe at Tottenham Hotspur. Rowe himself would credit <a href="/facts/Peter_McWilliam/TJnceeBm">Peter McWilliam</a>, the Spurs manager under whom he served, with teaching him how to play a quick passing style of game from which Rowe then extended into "push and run".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> This <a href="/facts/Possession_(sports)/AuqkFKqv">possession</a>-based game of play of McWilliam has been traced back to Scottish players who first conceived of the idea of keeping possession of the ball instead of dribbling and charging in their first ever football international against England in 1872.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>Aside from Rowe, McWilliam also taught other Spurs players such as <a href="/facts/Bill_Nicholson_(footballer)/T6BVqj1Y">Bill Nicholson</a> and <a href="/facts/Vic_Buckingham/fFt09fmb">Vic Buckingham</a> such possession-based passing game. Buckingham would then pass on this pass-and-move style of play when he went on to manage Barcelona and Ajax, where it would influence the development of <a href="/facts/Total_Football/DbR9ku79">Total Football</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Combination_Game/RuHJEpym">Combination Game</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Give-and-go/RD0zmBLv">Give-and-go</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Passing_(association_football)/lBdYMGWs">Passing (association football)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alley-oop_(American_football)/lxRmpLAT">Alley-oop</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Ron Burgess: Titanic presence at Tottenham Hotspur". The Independent. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2008-07-20. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ron-burgess-484252.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ron-burgess-484252.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Lanfranchi, Pierre; Taylor, Matthew (2001). Moving with the Ball: The Migration of Professional Footballers. Berg Publishers. p. 203. ISBN 1-85973-307-7. Retrieved 2008-07-20. <a href="1-85973-307-7" target="_blank">1-85973-307-7</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Bolchover, David; Brady, Chris (2006). The 90-minute Manager: Lessons from the Sharp End of Management. Pearson Education. p. 282. ISBN 0-273-70830-9. Retrieved 2008-07-20. <a href="0-273-70830-9" target="_blank">0-273-70830-9</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Welch, Julie (7 September 2015). "Chapter 7: Success is the Best Revenge". The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur. Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9781909534506. <a href="9781909534506" target="_blank">9781909534506</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Wilson, Jonathan (18 September 2013). "Barcelona v Ajax and a philosophical line that stretches back to 1872". The Guardian. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/sep/18/barcelona-gerardo-martino-tiki-taka" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/sep/18/barcelona-gerardo-martino-tiki-taka</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Peter McWilliam: The Tottenham Boss Who Created Legends". A Halftime Report. 19 July 2016. <a href="https://ahalftimereport.com/2016/07/19/peter-mcwilliam-the-tottenham-boss-who-created-legends/" target="_blank">https://ahalftimereport.com/2016/07/19/peter-mcwilliam-the-tottenham-boss-who-created-legends/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>