--- title: "20 Player Quotes By Johan Cruijff" description: "20 Player quotes by Johan Cruijff. Plus more from Johan Cruijff and more Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/johan-cruijff-9968_best-players_choose-the-best-player-for-every-positio_269085.jpg" --- > [Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/choose-the-best-player-for-every-position-and-you-ll-end-up-not-with/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/johan-cruijff-9968_best-players_choose-the-best-player-for-every-positio_269085.jpg) > [Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-denis-law-who-were-two/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/johan-cruijff-9968_brilliant_ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-d_1248160.jpg) > [Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s-not-as-good-as-ryan-giggs/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/johan-cruijff-9968_cantona_eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s_2543527.jpg) > [I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then-if-i-got-the-ball-back-i-was/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then_1631637.jpg) > [We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/we-must-make-sure-their-worst-players-get-the-ball-the-most-you-ll/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/johan-cruijff-9968_ball_we-must-make-sure-their-worst-players-ge_2327235.jpg) > [Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/players-that-aren-t-true-leaders-but-try-to-be-always-bash-other/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/johan-cruijff-9968_assuming_players-that-aren-t-true-leaders-but-try_1888159.jpg) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/i-m-ex-player-ex-technical-director-ex-coach-ex-manager-ex-honorary/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/johan-cruijff-9968_change_i-m-ex-player-ex-technical-director-ex-c_728518.jpg) > [Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/someone-who-has-juggled-the-ball-in-the-air-during-a-game-after-which/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/johan-cruijff-9968_air_someone-who-has-juggled-the-ball-in-the_391384.jpg) > [To play well, you need good players, but a good player almost always has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/to-play-well-you-need-good-players-but-a-good-player-almost-always/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/johan-cruijff-9968_efficiency_to-play-well-you-need-good-players-but-a_2264637.jpg) > [In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/in-small-space-a-player-has-to-be-capable-of-acting-quickly-a-good/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/johan-cruijff-9968_acting_in-small-space-a-player-has-to-be-capabl_2221558.jpg) > [There are very few players who know what to do when they're not marked. So sometimes you tell a player: that attacker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/there-are-very-few-players-who-know-what-to-do-when-they-re-not/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/johan-cruijff-9968_change_there-are-very-few-players-who-know-what_966820.jpg) > [Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/playing-against-10-is-harder-than-playing-against-11-players-you-know/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/johan-cruijff-9968_easy_playing-against-10-is-harder-than-playin_2583933.jpg) > [Every professional golfer has a seperate coach for his drives, for approaches, for putting. In football we have one coach for 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/every-professional-golfer-has-a-seperate-coach-for-his-drives-for/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/johan-cruijff-9968_absurd_every-professional-golfer-has-a-seperate_1809074.jpg) > [When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/when-you-play-a-match-it-is-statistically-proven-that-players/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/johan-cruijff-9968_average_when-you-play-a-match-it-is-statisticall_2063355.jpg) > [If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-my-forward-arrives-in-a-one-vs-one-situation-i-always-say-let-him/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/johan-cruijff-9968_chance_if-my-forward-arrives-in-a-one-vs-one-si_624994.jpg) > [You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/you-know-i-don-t-think-there-will-ever-be-a-time-when-the-english/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/johan-cruijff-9968_analysis_you-know-i-don-t-think-there-will-ever-b_2166724.jpg) > [The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn't poor because he tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/the-hardest-thing-about-an-easy-match-is-making-a-weak-opponent-play/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_the-hardest-thing-about-an-easy-match-is_1928390.jpg) > [However good an English team is, they will always have an additional advantage. It is that European players know that their English…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/however-good-an-english-team-is-they-will-always-have-an-additional/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/johan-cruijff-9968_advantage_however-good-an-english-team-is-they-wil_2156183.jpg) > [Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/players-today-can-only-shoot-with-their-laces-i-could-shoot-with-the/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/johan-cruijff-9968_change_players-today-can-only-shoot-with-their_1991497.jpg) > [For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/for-the-world-of-football-messi-is-a-treasure-because-he-is-role/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/johan-cruijff-9968_around-the-world_for-the-world-of-football-messi-is-a-tre_2882566.jpg) ## Other authors on Player ## More by Johan Cruijff > [If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-you-play-on-possession-you-don-t-have-to-defend-because-there-s/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/playing-football-is-very-simple-but-playing-simple-football-is-the/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/in-my-teams-the-goalie-is-the-first-attacker-and-the-striker-the/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/football-is-simple-you-re-either-on-time-or-you-re-too-late-if-you-re/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/choose-the-best-player-for-every-position-and-you-ll-end-up-not-with/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/actually-i-never-make-a-mistake-because-it-takes-a-huge-effort-for-me/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/italians-can-t-win-the-game-against-you-but-you-can-lose-the-game/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/someone-who-has-juggled-the-ball-in-the-air-during-a-game-after-which/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/you-need-both-quality-and-results-results-without-quality-is-boring/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/a-counter-attack-can-only-arise-when-you-make-a-mistake-that-s-why/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/every-trainer-talks-about-movement-about-running-a-lot-i-say-don-t/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/it-is-better-to-fail-with-your-own-vision-than-to-fail-with-another/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-my-forward-arrives-in-a-one-vs-one-situation-i-always-say-let-him/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/after-you-ve-won-something-you-re-no-longer-100-percent-but-90/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) > [Football is about making mistakes. Who makes the most, loses the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/football-is-about-making-mistakes-who-makes-the-most-loses-the-game/) [Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player/johan-cruijff/#itemlist", "name": "20 Player Quotes By Johan Cruijff", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johan Cruijff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/choose-the-best-player-for-every-position-and-you-ll-end-up-not-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/johan-cruijff-9968_best-players_choose-the-best-player-for-every-positio_269085.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/johan-cruijff-9968_best-players_choose-the-best-player-for-every-positio_269085.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/johan-cruijff-9968_best-players_choose-the-best-player-for-every-positio_269085.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“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", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johan Cruijff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-denis-law-who-were-two/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/johan-cruijff-9968_brilliant_ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-d_1248160.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/johan-cruijff-9968_brilliant_ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-d_1248160.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/johan-cruijff-9968_brilliant_ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-d_1248160.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of…” — Johan Cruijff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johan Cruijff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s-not-as-good-as-ryan-giggs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/johan-cruijff-9968_cantona_eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s_2543527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/johan-cruijff-9968_cantona_eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s_2543527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/johan-cruijff-9968_cantona_eric-cantona-is-a-great-player-but-he-s_2543527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs” — Johan Cruijff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johan Cruijff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then-if-i-got-the-ball-back-i-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then_1631637.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then_1631637.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_i-always-threw-the-ball-in-because-then_1631637.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.” — Johan Cruijff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. 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