Change Quote by Johan Cruijff Download Open image “In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.” — Johan Cruijff ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Change Defenders Firsts Football Goalies Strikers Team
The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back. — David Luiz Copy Share Image
I think the first attacker has the ball, starts from the back, you can see everything, and you have to play with the feel… — David de Gea Copy Share Image
When you are a striker your aim is to score goals and it doesn't change whether there are three or four strikers behind you… — Ollie Watkins Copy Share Image
I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals. — Philippe Coutinho Copy Share Image
In every team I have played with, and of all of the attackers I have played with, each one was different. — Edinson Cavani Copy Share Image
No matter who the captain is, on the hockey pitch it's the goalkeeper who is leading the side because we have the best view… — P. R. Sreejesh Copy Share Image
When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker. — Johan Cruijff Copy Share Image
It starts in the beginning - Roberto Firmino, for example, is like the first defender. — Joel Matip Copy Share
When we are thinking in an attacking moment, I want the goalkeeper thinking, for that, he is the first. The same when we are… — Unai Emery Copy Share Image
In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't… — Thomas Muller Copy Share Image
As a defender, it's really important to communicate with the players in front of you and next to you. It makes it easier for… — Matthijs de Ligt 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
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
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 Image
Only within yourself exists the other reality for which you long. I can give you nothing that has not already its being within yourself.… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
“…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to” — Phil Hogan Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“Stay focused on bringing people together and more on positive messaging so that you can be the change you wish to see in the… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
