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...
winning balls cant-win
Without the ball, you can't win.
football children winning
For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d'Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He's in a different league.
winning goalkeepers outstanding
He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.
football simple winning
It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win.
teamwork winning goal
To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent
winning cant-win ifs
If you can't win, make sure you don't lose.
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)
football mistake winning
Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.
soccer winning games
Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.
moving winning trying
He deserves ten out of ten for doing what he does. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. He must know when to move the ball on quickly and when to try the impossible mission. When he learns this, he won't win a single Golden Ball, but an entire collection.
Before I made a mistake, I did not make that mistake.
change football religious
I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.
rooms improvement room-for-improvement
I still have a lot of room for improvement.
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.