Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football. — 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
If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win. — 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
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
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
For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can… — 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
Every trainer talks about movement, about running a lot. I say don't run so much. Football is a game you play with… — 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
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
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'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
If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
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
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
Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
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
YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
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
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
It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
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 is removed… — Johan Cruijff Copy Share
