117 Quotes by Johan Cruijff

When you’re playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You’ll get it back in no time.

Italians can’t win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.

Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other words, I was six times better than today’s players.

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.

There are very few players who know what to do when they’re not marked. So sometimes you tell a player: that attacker is very good, but don’t mark him.

I don’t want to be a thief of my own wallet.

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 for a short while. Afterwards there’s a little less gas inside.

Eric Cantona is a great player, but he’s not as good as Ryan Giggs.