Johan, oh Johan

[Dutch]

The great man is gone, a true legend, Holland in mourning. Here a few quotes of his: (taken from the BBC website)

On football and his philosophy:

• "Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is."
• "Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians."
• "Quality without results is pointless. Results without quality is boring."
• "It's better to go down with your own vision than with someone else's."
• "In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker and the striker the first defender."
• "There is only one ball, so you need to have it."
• "Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal."

Johan Cruyff: Netherlands great dies of cancer aged 68 - BBC Sport

 

[CerealKiller]

For me, he's the greatest of all time. He literally invented a new way of playing the beautiful game. I feel he didn't get the recognition he deserved.

 

[Dutch]

Picture quality isnt great but what a player: remember this is 1968

 

[Dutch]

This is a really nice summary of the man: