In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender. Johan Cruijff More Quotes by Johan Cruijff More Quotes From Johan Cruijff Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's. Johan Cruijff strongchangefootball The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres. Johan Cruijff fivedifferences YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS. Johan Cruijff qualityboringneeds Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians. Johan Cruijff gameswinningsoccer 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. Johan Cruijff winningtryingmoving In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player. Johan Cruijff actingspaceplayer Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake. Johan Cruijff changemistakefootball To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent Johan Cruijff teamworkmotivationalinspirational 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. Johan Cruijff counter-attackmistakeloss 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. Johan Cruijff changeplayerfootball 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." Johan Cruijff teamhard-worksoccer If I wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better. Johan Cruijff changefootballsoccer Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen. Johan Cruijff happenssometimessoccer Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches. Johan Cruijff footballerstreetsimportant If you can't win, make sure you don't lose. Johan Cruijff cant-winifswinning In a way I'm probably immortal. Johan Cruijff immortalway We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time. Johan Cruijff changeplayerfootball I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked. Johan Cruijff changeplayerfootball Every advantage has its disadvantage. Johan Cruijff disadvantagesadvantagesoccer The fun part of golf is the variety of shots. In football you can do anything with a ball, but you can do anything with a golf ball as well. When you hit a shot and the ball does exactly what you want it to do ... that's wonderful. It's just great when you hit the ball well. You should always try not to make the ball cry. Johan Cruijff golffunfootball
