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Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.

Johan Cruijff

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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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I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.
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The ball is an essential part of the game.
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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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Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs
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There is only one ball, so you need to have 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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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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Without the ball, you can't win.
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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.
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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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I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.
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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.
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Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other words, I was six times better than today's players.
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He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.
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Every trainer talks about movement, about running a lot. I say don't run so much. Football is a game you play with your brain. You have to be in the right place at the right moment, not too early, not too late.
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Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.
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Coincidence is logical.
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Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.
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Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
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