Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake. Johan Cruijff More Quotes by Johan Cruijff More Quotes From Johan Cruijff Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple. Johan Cruijff motivationalinspirationalsoccer Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practicing. Then you can work in the circus. Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of your team mate. Johan Cruijff teamchangefootball It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision. Johan Cruijff failingvisionmen 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. Johan Cruijff ballschangefootball I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn't kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer. Johan Cruijff ajaxchangefootball Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes. Johan Cruijff changemistakefootball 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. Johan Cruijff changetoo-latefootball There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything. Johan Cruijff teameuropepeople Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. Johan Cruijff changesimplefootball Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins. Johan Cruijff winningmistakefootball Every trainer talks about movement, about running a lot. I say don't run so much. Football is a game you play with your brain. You have to be in the right place at the right moment, not too early, not too late. Johan Cruijff gamesplayfootball 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. Johan Cruijff playergamesgiving Every disadvantage has its advantage. Johan Cruijff advantagesoccersports If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.' Johan Cruijff playerrunningtwo If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball Johan Cruijff ballspossessionplay 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. Johan Cruijff nicechangefootball 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. Johan Cruijff homefootballsports 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. Johan Cruijff changeplayerfootball You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score. Johan Cruijff score Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal. Johan Cruijff changegoalfootball
