Johan Cruyff and 22 quotes that changed thinking about football

1. Technique is not about being able to juggle a ball about 1000 times.

2. Someone who juggles the ball high in the air while playing on the field, then four opposing defenders have enough time to run back to block it, that is the player that many people think is great.

3. Pick the best player for each position, and you’ll end up without a strong squad, instead with just 11 single strong individuals.

Cruff has won eight Dutch national championships (with Ajax) and one in Spain (Barcelona).

4. In my teams, the goalkeeper is the first attacker, and the striker is the first defender.

5. Why do you think you can’t beat a club richer than yours?

6. I am a former player, former technical director, former coach, former director, former honorary president.

7.  Players who do not have true leadership qualities, but try to become leaders, will always scold other players after every mistake.

8. What is speed in sports?

9. There is only one moment when you can arrive on time.

10. Before I make a mistake, I don’t make that mistake.

11. When you participate in a match, it is statistically proven that each player controls the ball on average for about 3 minutes during the match.

The former three-time winner of the Golden Ball is considered the most intelligent person in the football world.

12. After you have won something, you are no longer 100 percent, just 90 percent.

13. I am not superstitious.

14. We need to ensure that their worst players are the ones who get the ball the most.

15. If you have the ball you must make the field as large as possible, and if you do not have the ball you must make the field as small as possible.

16. Every professional golfer has a separate coach for their different shots, how to hit the ball far, how to putt the ball near the hole.

17. Surviving just the first round is never my goal in tournaments.

18. Today’s players can only kick the ball with the instep.

19. Quality without results is meaningless.

During his coaching career, he brought Barca to the throne four times in La Liga and once to the Champions League final.

20. There are very few players who know what to do when they are not marked by the opponent.

21. I find it horrible that talent is rejected based on computer statistics.

22. Playing soccer is very simple, but playing simple soccer is the most difficult thing.

Nguyen Phat