Cruyff passed away

[FCB16]

RIP Johan
Thank you for everything

 

[amircule]

I've never been this sad. Not even when my grandfather left us.
He died, but his legacy is immortal.

 

[Devils]

This is so devastating.

Whatever happens to FC Barcelona from this point, the values, morals, teachings and philosophies that Cruyff instilled upon our beloved club must remain eternal.

 

[diegomessi]

shocked to see this... R.I.P he will be watching from above

 

[Messi983]

Guys, I strongly recommend you to watch this documentary of this legend.
One of the best that has been made about him.

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Thanks. I already watched this a few years back but will watch it again in his honour.

Wow.... wasn't he getting better ?

This is cancer. One day it looks like you are doing better, the next day you die.

 

[Mitchell1978]

very sad news, man was a legend

 

[xXKonan]

RIP Johan Cruyff.

Cancer freaking sucks, I know that feeling as my mom had Breast Cancer Twice in 4 years and thankfully she's survived it.

 

[Benetton]

History maker of Barcelona. We are thankful for such legend to grace FC Barcelona. Simply Legend of Legends!

 

[El Flaco]

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[El Flaco]

Johan Cruyff's famous quotes

Please add more if I missed something

If I wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better.

Football must always be played in an attractive way, you must play offensively, it must be a show.

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

The simple game is the most beautiful there is. How many times do you see a 40-meter pass when 20 are enough? The solution that seems the simplest is, in fact, the hardest.

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.

I only decided to become a manager when I was told I couldn’t.

I think that people should be able to play in all the positions on the field. That is why it is so important that all are listening to the tactic conversations. Left winger can’t fall asleep while the coach is talking about the right back.

Why couldn’t you beat a richer club? I’ve never seen a bag of money score a goal.

All coaches talk about movement, about running a lot. I say it’s not necessary to run that much. Football is a game that’s played with the brains. You must be in the right place, at the right time, not too soon but not too late.

In order to play well, you need good players, but a good player often has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He always wants to make things prettier that the strictly necessary.

My forwards only have to run 15 meters, unless they are stupid or sleeping…

No team runs as little as Barcelona does. They always have the ball. They are the ones that mark the pace of the match and decide where it’s played. There is only one ball, and those who have it, decide.

Speed is very often confused with anticipation. If I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

In my teams, the goalkeeper is the first attacker, and the striker is the first defender.

There is only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

If you have the ball you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don’t have the ball you must make it as small as possible.

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 always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only unmarked player.

Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practicing. Then you can work in the circus. Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of your team mate.

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.

Choose the best player for every position, and you’ll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1’s.

Everyone knows how to play football if you leave them 5 meters of space.

When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average… So, the most important thing is what you do during those 87 minutes when you don’t have the ball. That is what determines whether you’re a good player or not.

I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn’t kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer

https://grup14.com/article/football-in-johan-cruyff-s-words

http://www.theguardian.com/football...-are-there-to-help-you-johan-cruyff-in-quotes

 

[Luftstalag14]

I am with those fans who want to put Cruyff's name on Camp Nou. However, such a move is probably not practical, the club should erect a statue of him looking over the stadium or name some other facilities/schools after him.

Once again, words can't express the debt we owe to you, Johan. RIP, legend.

 

[Capitan Puyol]

RIP, Legend ! Forever in our hearts!

 

[Cule4life]

Open Barcaforum saw cruyff banner on top

Requiescat in pace

Camp Cruyff. I can only dream.....

 

[amircule]

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[Barcaman]

What a sad day. Took me some time for it to sink in and now I am overwhelmed.