59+ Johan Cruijff Quotes On Football, Barcelona And Messi

Johan Cruijff was a Dutch professional football player and coach. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football, pioneered by Rinus Michels. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Johan Cruijff on football, life, barcelona.

Top 10 Johan Cruijff Quotes

1. Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.
2. Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.
3. Mourinho is a coach of titles, not football. Or rather, not a football coach if we understand the sport is a spectacle or entertainment for those who watch it, either at home or live in the stadium.
4. In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player.
5. Every advantage has its disadvantage.
6. Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.
7. Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.
8. When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.
9. He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.
10. Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.

Johan Cruijff Short Quotes

• Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.
• Coincidence is logical.
• I still have a lot of room for improvement.
• Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs
• If you can't win, make sure you don't lose.
• In a way I'm probably immortal.
• Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
• I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.
• Without the ball, you can't win.
• Football is about making mistakes. Who makes the most, loses the game.

Johan Cruijff Quotes About Football

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d'Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He's in a different league. — Johan Cruijff

The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football. — Johan Cruijff

We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time. — 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. — Johan Cruijff

I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays. — Johan Cruijff

Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise. — Johan Cruijff

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches. — Johan Cruijff

I felt sorry for the match ball - it came off the pitch crying. — Johan Cruijff

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

Football is simple. You are in time or too late. When you are too late, you should start sooner. — Johan Cruijff

Johan Cruijff Famous Quotes And Sayings

If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.' — Johan Cruijff

He deserves ten out of ten for doing what he does. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. He must know when to move the ball on quickly and when to try the impossible mission. When he learns this, he won't win a single Golden Ball, but an entire collection. — Johan Cruijff

Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can take it easy now", while the team with 10 will think "We really have to work hard now." — Johan Cruijff

The fun part of golf is the variety of shots. In football you can do anything with a ball, but you can do anything with a golf ball as well. When you hit a shot and the ball does exactly what you want it to do ... that's wonderful. It's just great when you hit the ball well. You should always try not to make the ball cry. — Johan Cruijff

You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic. — Johan Cruijff

Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United. — Johan Cruijff

Often you see people who move there and then, once they have arrived, the ball moves here after which they also come here, but then the ball goes there again. I say: just stay where you are, then you are in any case at the right place half of the time. — Johan Cruijff

To play well, you need good players, but a good player almost always has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He always wants to do things prettier than strictly necessary. — Johan Cruijff

The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres. — 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. You have to be in the right place at the right moment, not too early, not too late. — Johan Cruijff

One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by. — Johan Cruijff

If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball — Johan Cruijff

You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score. — Johan Cruijff

There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything. — Johan Cruijff

I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong — Johan Cruijff

Italians can never win from you, but you can lose to them. (when asked about Ajax's chances in the 1995 Champs League final against AC Milan) — Johan Cruijff

Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple. — Johan Cruijff

However good an English team is, they will always have an additional advantage. It is that European players know that their English opponents will come at them in the belief they will win, and they can always be guaranteed never to stop fighting. They have a natural aggression that they are born with. If it ever goes, English football will lose its most valuable dimension. — Johan Cruijff

To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent — Johan Cruijff

I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic. — 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 as many lines as possible. Because you must have the option to pass the ball forward, even if it's a meter. Because then I can still make up for the loss of possession. After a horizontal pass this is impossible. — Johan Cruijff

If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game. — Johan Cruijff

The ball is an essential part of the game. — Johan Cruijff

YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS. — Johan Cruijff

Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy. — Johan Cruijff

It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision. — Johan Cruijff

The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn't poor because he tends to kick the ball in his own goal. It's because when you put intense pressure on him, he loses control. So you have to increase the tempo of the game and he'll automatically give the ball away. — Johan Cruijff

It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win. — Johan Cruijff

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world. — Johan Cruijff

Life Lessons by Johan Cruijff

1. Johan Cruijff taught us that hard work and dedication can lead to great success. He was a master of the game, and his tactical and technical knowledge was unparalleled.
2. Cruijff also showed us the importance of looking beyond the scoreline and focusing on the bigger picture. He was a visionary who was ahead of his time in terms of his tactical approach and understanding of the game.
3. Cruijff's legacy is one of innovation and creativity, and his teachings can be applied to any field. He taught us to never be afraid to take risks and to always strive for excellence.