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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.

Johan Cruijff

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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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Without the ball, you can't win.
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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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Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.
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Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run back, that's the player people think is great. I say he has to go to a circus.
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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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In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.
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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’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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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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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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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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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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I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.
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Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
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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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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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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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The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.
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