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Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.

Johan Cruijff

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Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
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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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Every advantage has its disadvantage.
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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
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There is only one ball, so you need to have it.
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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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I still have a lot of room for improvement.
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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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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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For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d'Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He's in a different league.
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Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.
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