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...
mistake loss counter-attack
A counter-attack can only arise when you make a mistake. That's why there are rules. A horizontal pass? Prohibited. In my line-up there are as many lines as possible. Because you must have the option to pass the ball forward, even if it's a meter. Because then I can still make up for the loss of possession. After a horizontal pass this is impossible.
way immortal
In a way I'm probably immortal.
soccer disadvantages advantage
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
differences five
The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.
player games giving
The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn't poor because he tends to kick the ball in his own goal. It's because when you put intense pressure on him, he loses control. So you have to increase the tempo of the game and he'll automatically give the ball away.
football simple netherlands
Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.
change football nice
I'm ex-player, ex-technical director, ex-coach, ex-manager, ex-honorary president. A nice list that once again shows that everything comes to an end.
sports disadvantages advantage
Every disadvantage has its advantage.
change football fields
If you have the ball you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball you must make it as small as possible.
change football player
When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the most important thing is: what do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball. That is what determines wether you're a good player or not.
men vision failing
It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.
play balls possession
If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball
football games play
Football is a game you play with your brain
too-late moments late
There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.