“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.” ThinkingKnowsWorldEnoughStrongCausesClassPlayerTeamFootballConcernBraveCommittedSoccerAnalysisOpponentsCharacteristicsFootballerHigh ClassBrave And Strong Author:Johan Cruijff
“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.” IfsKnowsFightingWinningBeliefBornLosesNaturalPlayerTeamFootballAdvantageValuableSoccerAnalysisOpponentsDimensionsAggressionEnglish Football Author:Johan Cruijff
“I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.” KnowsWorldLooksStillsPlayKidsBeautifulLaughingInnocentLook At MeFootballerSuperstarMake Me LaughMessiHe Makes Me Laugh Author:Johan Cruijff
“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."” ThinkingKnowsHardEasyPlayerTeamHard WorkHarderSoccerTake It Easy Author:Johan Cruijff
“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.” KnowsTryingDoeStillsMovingWinningImpossibleTenDeserveBallsMissionsGoldenCollectionsSensations Author:Johan Cruijff
“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.” KnowsSometimesChangePlayerFootballMarkVery Good Author:Johan Cruijff
