Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
After you've won something, you're no longer 100 percent, but 90 percent. It's like a bottle of carbonated water where the cap… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practicing. Then you can work in… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
There are very few players who know what to do when they're not marked. So sometimes you tell a player: that attacker… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
If you have the ball you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball you… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Every professional golfer has a seperate coach for his drives, for approaches, for putting. In football we have one coach for 15… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
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.… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
