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...
soccer football team
However good an English team is, they will always have an additional advantage. It is that European players know that their English opponents will come at them in the belief they will win, and they can always be guaranteed never to stop fighting. They have a natural aggression that they are born with. If it ever goes, English football will lose its most valuable dimension.
soccer football sorry
I felt sorry for the match ball - it came off the pitch crying.
soccer mistake hard
I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong
soccer football play
The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football.
soccer football simple
Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.
soccer football strong
You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.
soccer mistake effort
Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.
soccer football simple
Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.
soccer sometimes happens
Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
motivational soccer running
Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.
soccer winning games
Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.
soccer team hard-work
Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can take it easy now", while the team with 10 will think "We really have to work hard now."
change soccer football
If I wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better.
soccer disadvantages advantage
Every advantage has its disadvantage.