Johan Cruijff citáty
Johan Cruijff
Datum narození: 25. duben 1947
Datum úmrtí: 24. březen 2016
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, známý též jako Johan Cruyff, byl nizozemský fotbalový trenér a bývalý výborný hráč, považovaný za jednoho z velikánů hry. Stal se třikrát evropským fotbalistou roku a evropským hráčem století IFFHS v roce 1999. Figuruje na seznamu UEFA Jubilee 52 Golden Players. S 215 góly je třetím nejlepším střelcem Eredivisie v historii, před ním jsou pouze Ruud Geels a Willy van der Kuijlen . Pelé ho roku 2004 zařadil mezi 125 nejlepších žijících fotbalistů.
Citáty Johan Cruijff
„There is no medal better than being acclaimed for your style. As a coach, my teams might have won more games if we’d played in a less adventurous way. Maybe I’d have earned a little more and the bonuses would have been bigger, but if people say that Barcelona were playing the nicest football in the world with me as coach, what more can I ask for? If you’re appearing in the World Cup final it may be the biggest occasion of your life, so why be sad and fearful? Be happy, express yourself and play. Make it special for you and for everyone watching. For the good of football, we need a team of invention, attacking ideas and style to emerge. Even if it doesn't win, it will inspire footballers of all ages everywhere. That is the greatest reward.“
— Johan Cruyff
reported in David Winner (2012). Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football.
„Sadly, they played very dirty. This ugly, vulgar, hard, hermetic, hardly eye-catching, hardly football style… If with this they got satisfaction, fine, but they lost.“
— Johan Cruyff
Criticising the Dutch team's play in the 2010 World Cup final, in BBC Sport (12 July 2010) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8812484.stm.
„Who am I supporting? I am Dutch but I support the football that Spain is playing. Spain's style is the style of Barcelona. Spain, a replica of Barça, is the best publicity for football.“
— Johan Cruyff
Cruyff wrote in his weekly column for the Barcelona-based newspaper El Periodico, prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final match ( Goal.com, 11 July 2010 http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/07/11/2018367/from-ajax-to-barcelona-holland-vs-spain-world-cup-2010-final).
„Because you play football with your head, and your legs are there to help you. If you don't use your head, using your feet won't be sufficient. Why does a player have to chase the ball? Because he started running too late. You have to pay attention, use your brain and find the right position. If you get to the ball late, it means you chose the wrong position. Bergkamp was never late.“
— Johan Cruyff
reported in Dennis Bergkamp (2013). Stillness and Speed: My Story.
„Right now, I have the feeling that I am 2-0 up in the first half of a match that has not finished yet. But I am sure that I will end up winning.“
— Johan Cruyff
Eurosport.com, 13 February 2016 http://www.eurosport.com/football/liga/2015-2016/johan-cruyff-i-m-2-0-up-at-half-time-in-battle-against-lung-cancer_sto5174173/story.shtml.
„The main problem in Britain is that there are too many competitions and too many games. There is no time to prepare properly for Europe or to introduce new ideas because there is far too much emphasis on domestic football.“
— Johan Cruyff
International Football Hall of Fame http://www.ifhof.com/hof/cruyff.asp.
