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" Football is now all about money. There are problems with the values within the game. This is sad because football is the most beautiful game. We can play it in the street. We can play it everywhere. "

Johan Cruyff

Game

Sad

Beautiful

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" If you take golf, you have a teacher for the drive, a teacher for the approach play, and a teacher for the putt. That's three specialist coaches for one player. In football, one coach looks after 25 players. "

" Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches. "

" Without the ball, you can't win. "

" It's like everything in football - and life. You need to look, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find space, you need to help others. It's very simple in the end. "

" The most important part are the fans, that people going home are happy. It's their time off, and you should give them something to enjoy. "

" 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. "

" Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple. "

" There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style. "

" Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour. "

" All these countries like Holland and Scotland, they create their own problems. They are always complaining, but they don't solve anything. Don't look at what you don't have; look at what you can create. "

" I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge. "

" 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. "

" Football is a game you play with your mind. "

" For years, we have had many coaches in football, but there are no teachers anymore. And you see that in the play itself. "

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

" Football should never be a worry. It should be exciting. When a child plays football outside, he doesn't need to worry. Professionals should be the same. "

Johan Cruyff

Child

Never

" Quality without results is pointless. Results without quality is boring. "

" My generation put in a lot more hours playing football after school than kids today. These days, all the football these kids play, they play at their clubs, so the clubs need to work seriously on the basic skills. "

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

" Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways. "

" There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring. In the tactical area, I think I just have more than most other players. "

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Better

" Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins. "