Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil. July 6th 2014. Netherlands vs. Costa Rica. World Cup quarter-finals. A moment that’s forever ingrained in the minds of the hundreds of millions that were watching.



The Netherlands’ then-goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek effortlessly and excitedly recalls it in great detail.



“In my entire coaching career, I’ve prepared so many things that were never needed. So, nobody talks about them,” he begins. This maneuver, though, would be talked about plenty. “In handball, they change the keeper, In hockey, they change the keeper. Why not in football?”



With the game scoreless and extra-time about to wrap, at the direction of Hoek, Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal used his last remaining substitution to replace first-choice goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen with Tim Krul.



“If you’re a pro, you look at the history sometimes. And the history shows we weren’t...