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Every advantage has its disadvantage.

Johan Cruijff

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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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Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think ok, we can take it easy now, while the team with 10 will think We really have to work hard now.
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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 a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.
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The ball is an essential part of the game.
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If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.
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There is only one ball, so you need to have it.
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Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy.
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After you've won something, you're no longer 100 percent, but 90 percent. It's like a bottle of carbonated water where the cap is removed for a short while. Afterwards there's a little less gas inside.
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I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong
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Without the ball, you can't win.
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In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.
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It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.
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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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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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