Quotes from Johan Cruijff

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

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

Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

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

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.

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

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.

What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

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.

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.

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

Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.

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

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.

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