Johan Cruijff
Johan Cruijff
Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON, anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. In the 1970s, Dutch football rose from near obscurity...
football simple winning
It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win.
soccer sometimes happens
Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
teamwork winning goal
To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent
change football mistake
Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
games essentials balls
The ball is an essential part of the game.
change football player
There are very few players who know what to do when they're not marked. So sometimes you tell a player: that attacker is very good, but don't mark him.
change running football
Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run back, that's the player people think is great. I say he has to go to a circus.
cristiano-ronaldo player two
Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.
sports football home
Mourinho is a coach of titles, not football. Or rather, not a football coach if we understand the sport is a spectacle or entertainment for those who watch it, either at home or live in the stadium.
beats loses
Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy.
winning cant-win ifs
If you can't win, make sure you don't lose.
running games play
If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.
change football player
I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.
winning ajax league
Italians can never win from you, but you can lose to them. (when asked about Ajax's chances in the 1995 Champs League final against AC Milan)