“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
“He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.” Has BeensWinningDeserveExtraordinaryOutstandingGoalkeepers Author:Johan Cruijff
“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.” WorldChildrenDifferentWinningRolesFivePlayerFootballSixModelsSevenTreasureAround The WorldLeagueRole ModelsMessiIncomparable Author:Johan Cruijff
“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)” WinningLosesChanceFinalsLeagueMilanNetherlandsAjax Author:Johan Cruijff
“To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent” InspirationalMotivationalWinningGoalFootballOpponentsScoreTeamwork Author:Johan Cruijff
“Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.” GamesWinningLosesSoccerCan't WinSoccer PlayerInspirational SoccerMotivational SoccerSoccer GameSoccer Is My Life Author:Johan Cruijff
“It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win.” IfsWinningSimpleFootballOpponentsScore Author:Johan Cruijff
“Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.” GamesWinningMistakeFootballBest Football 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