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Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
Johan Cruijff
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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.
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He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.
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I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.
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Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.
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Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs
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You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.
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If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.'
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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
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In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.
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I still have a lot of room for improvement.
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When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.
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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.
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Often you see people who move there and then, once they have arrived, the ball moves here after which they also come here, but then the ball goes there again. I say: just stay where you are, then you are in any case at the right place half of the time.
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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.
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Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.
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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 do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball. That is what determines wether you're a good player or not.
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Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.
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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.
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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.
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Italians can never win from you, but you can lose to them. (when asked about Ajax's chances in the 1995 Champs League final against AC Milan)
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