Spain's style is the style of Barcelona... Spain, a replica of Barça, is the best publicity for football", Cruyff wrote in his weekly column for the Barcelona-based newspaper El Periodico, prior to the final match. Cruyff always considered aesthetic and moral aspects of the game; it is not just about winning, but about winning with "right" style/way.
"[108] As Van Basten noted, "Johan is so technically perfect that even as a boy he stopped being interested in that aspect of the game. Four days later, in a cup game against Veendam in a 7–0 win, he scored four goals.
Johan Cruyff … Tickets, vouchers and goods are generally shipped via courier and must be signed for on delivery, unless otherwise stated. ... His vision, his ability to see the game in a way that no one else could have was his gift. In the 111th minute, Ronald Koeman's brilliant free kick clinched Barça's first European Cup victory. The kind of football he played changed the game and still has an impact today." It was born, the style of play now, in the early 90s through Johan Cruyff. [41][42] As he recalled, "I had lost millions in pig-farming and that was the reason I decided to become a footballer again. He has been the club's most influential figure.
But Vlachodimos stood no chance as Mazraoui's shot in the 92nd minute was deflected into the net by Alex Grimaldo from Ajax's final attack of the match. They beat Sampdoria in both the 1989 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final and the 1992 European Cup final at Wembley, with a free kick goal from Dutch international Ronald Koeman. [25], Cruyff joined the Ajax youth system on his tenth birthday. As he recalled, "You should know that I had problems at the end of my career as a player here and I don't know if you know that someone [put] a rifle at my head and tied me up and tied up my wife in front of the children at our flat in Barcelona. Cruyff had a separate sponsorship deal with Puma. We have lost a great man.”, Maradona said: “We will never forget you, mate” while another Argentine Lionel Messi, the world’s best current player, added: “Another legend has left us today.”.
UEFA praised the foundation for its positive effect on young people, and Cruyff received the UEFA Grassroots Award on the opening of the 100th court in late 2009.
He's always been famous for his version of the 4–3–3 with the wide wingers, all technically highly gifted and fast. He loves an argument, and his conflict-model method of working can be bruising. But with a crop of promising young players establishing themselves in the team, Saturday's defeat of long-time rival Germany underscored that the future of Dutch football is looking bright after four years in the doldrums. He had only agreed because he was a fan of designer Daniel Hechter, who was then president of PSG. Cruyff's usual number was 9.
He was elected the third-best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the World Soccer magazine. The reason he is a great is because he understood the game like no one else ever did and probably ever will. As Barcelona manager, he laid systemic foundations for a prominent school of football: "Barçajax school" or "Barça–Ajax school", as it has been termed by many. Football is one of the great ways to make peace among people.
", "Recognition of the man who created a style (08.04.2010)", "Quote Sheet: Jurgen Klinsmann Introduced as Head Coach of U.S. Men's National Team (1 August 2011)", "Johan Cruyff Showed the World That Football Is Artistic Expression", "Arsène Wenger: 'Cruyff transformed this game into art, "Johan Cruijff, morto lo Spinoza del calcio. [10] Wearing the number 14 jersey, he set a trend for wearing shirt numbers outside the usual starting line-up numbers of one to eleven. "We are shattered it happened so quickly. As Argentinian World Cup winner Jorge Valdano said of Cruyff, in an interview with Thomas Goubin of SoFoot.com, Never in my life have I seen a player like Cruyff rule matches. I say don't run so much. That philosophy remains true to this day. The speed of the end of Cruyff’s life has caused shocks for everyone. "[135][136], In his autobiography, Cruyff explained why he made a set of 14 basic rules, which are displayed at every Cruyff Court in the world, "I read an article once about the building of the pyramids in Egypt.
[9], In 1972, Ajax won a second European Cup, beating Inter Milan 2–0 in the final, with Cruyff scoring both goals. Cruyff's son Jordi played for both Barcelona and Manchester United in the 1990s, Cruyff won the Ballon D'Or three times in the 1970s, Barcelona fans have started a Twitter campaign to have the Camp Nou renamed in his honour, Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers, former Manchester United midfielder Jordi, Jordi Cruyff posts moving poem tribute online to father Johan - "We will miss you like crazy", Liverpool bosses "almost choked" at Cristiano Ronaldo transfer decision, Reds bosses were convinced that they had already convinced the young Portuguese winger to sign for Liverpool in a deal worth just £4million, Arsenal dressing room appears to have picked side in Mikel Arteta and Mesut Ozil dispute, It is turning out to be a rather disastrous final year at Arsenal for the club's longest serving player Mesut Ozil, but this underwhelming ending is a long time in the making, Man Utd dressing room stance as Mauricio Pochettino is linked with manager's job, Man United have started the season poorly and are currently down in 16th having lost two of their opening three Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace and Spurs, 5 Liverpool players set to leave Reds in next 48 hours as Jurgen Klopp trims squad, Several of the Reds' fringe players are likely to secure temporary switches away from Anfield before Friday's closure of the extended domestic transfer deadline, Man Utd have a ready made No.9 amid Anthony Martial "con" claims, Manchester United will be without Anthony Martial and deadline day signing Edinson Cavani for the trip to Newcastle United this weekend, Liverpool should complete "clever bit of business" in next 24 hours, says Danny Murphy, The Reds have been linked with a couple of late moves in the extended domestic transfer window, and their former midfielder Murphy thinks one player would be a good addition, Hollie Doyle breaks her own record for wins in a year by a female jockey at Kempton, The 24-year-old secured her 117th victory of 2020 on State Occasion at Kempton. "For the ideal squad, I also try and find a formula in which talent is used to the maximum in every case", notes Cruyff. In Cruyff's words, quoted in Dennis Bergkamp's autobiography Stillness and Speed: My Story, "...Because you play football with your head, and your legs are there to help you.
Despite his relatively unimpressive stature and strength, Cruyff's tactical brain and reading of the game were exceptional. Anyone can do that by practising.
He was cremated in Barcelona on Friday at a ceremony attended only by his wife, children and grandchildren. Cruyff's greatness was even respected by his rivals. He played the whole 1980 campaign for the Diplomats, even as the team was facing dire financial trouble. [159][160][161] Outside football, there were many articles about the applicability of Cruyff's principles and views in the football world into other fields, such as business management and education.[162][163][164]. In his final two seasons, however, he failed to win any trophies, falling-out with chairman Josep Lluís Núñez, who ultimately sacked him as Barcelona coach. Whoever has the ball is running play. "Cruyff" redirects here. ", "Interview mit Angela Merkel – "Ballack sächselt wenigstens noch, "Chancellor Leaves Cruyff Crush Behind to Follow Germany - DW - 07.06.2008", "Peres cheers football legend's peacemaking assist", "Utopieën wie nooit gebeuren". Writing in his weekly blog for Kicca.com, Spanish international midfielder Juan Mata, a graduate of Real Madrid's youth academy, hails Cruyff's overall footballing vision, "I consider him [Cruyff] the ideological father of the football; the one I try to play like and the one I look to learn from as a spectator whenever I watch a game. ", "Quality without results is pointless. Messi, Neymar, Robson-Kanu go for FIFA award.
It was the moment to leave football and I couldn't play in the World Cup after this. The way in which a reply is posted via a variety of media in my situation, was emotional and heartwarming. [332][333] On 2 March 2016, he was in attendance on the second day of winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside Barcelona and visited Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen.
He was a creator. "[284], The Johan Cruyff Foundation[285] has provided over 200 Cruyff Courts in 22 countries, including Israel, Malaysia, Japan, United States and Mexico, for children of all backgrounds to play street football together. No more. "Barça: A People's Passion". [19] His coaching philosophy helped lay the foundations for the revival of Ajax's international successes in the 1990s,[20] and Spanish football's successes at both club and international levels during the years 2008 to 2012 have been cited as evidence of Cruyff's impact on contemporary football.
"Football consists of different elements: technique, tactics and stamina", he told the journalists Henk van Dorp and Frits Barend, in one of the interviews collected in their book Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff.
[273] In 2010, the asteroid (minor planet) 14282 Cruijff (2097 P-L) was named after him. [73] In their last game under Cruyff, on 2 January 2013, Catalonia drew with Nigeria at the Cornellà-El Prat, 1–1.[74]. All these things change your point of view towards many things. It's a style that has admirers around the world. Throughout the commercial he speaks in Catalan about the dangers of smoking.[272]. Cruyff is widely seen as an iconic and revolutionary figure in history of Ajax, Barça,[138][139][115] and the Oranje. Since then everything looks more or less the same to me.... Their 'carousel' style of play was amazing to watch and marvellous for the game. In July 2011, website Football Pantheon included him on its list of the top 50 greatest managers of all time.
He was everything and he wasn't anything, there wasn't a role for him." "[249] In regards to how the football world will remember Cruyff's posthumous legacy, he said, "As a player and as a manager he won a lot of titles, but that's not his legacy. Together with his late teammate Johan Cruyff, Keizer's attacking flair led Ajax to three straight titles in the European Cup, the predecessor of the Champions League, from 1971-73. A week later, against Go Ahead Eagles in a 6–0 win, Cruyff scored four times for Ajax.
Each year 1 million babies are born affected by congenital heart diseases: 800.000 of these have no chance of survival because they are born in poor countries, without doctors and adequate hospital structures. ", "Winning is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you, that is the greatest gift. "[319][320], Cruyff is also said to have had an attachment to Jewish culture, having grown up in the Amsterdam municipal Betondorp populated by a sizeable Jewish community, and more prevalently because of his lifelong connections with Ajax Amsterdam – a football club with such strong Dutch Jewish influences that some have even dubbed it a "Jewish club". The Return of Johan Cruyff, A New Management Model", "Barcelona v Milan revisited: The night in 1994 the Dream died", "FC Barcelona: 1988–1996.
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