[316], Cruyff once described himself as "not religious" and criticized the practices of devoutly Catholic Spanish players: "In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before a game; if it worked, every game would be a tie. Spain's style is the style of Barcelona... Spain, a replica of Barça, is the best publicity for football", Cruyff wrote in his weekly column for the Barcelona-based newspaper El Periodico, prior to the final match. '; Initiative – 'Dare to try something new. [58][113] In the space of just six years (1988–1994), Cruyff the manager, with his leadership and management skills,[214] turned Barça from the domestic strugglers and perennial underachievers into a truly permanent powerhouse of La Liga and European club football in general. Cruyff was also involved in philanthropy. I don't have anything against computers, but you judge football players intuitively and with your heart. [152][115] In a 2009 interview with Sportmail's Martin Samuel, Arsène Wenger, as a devout follower of Cruyff's footballing ideology,[153] once shared his opinion about football's artistic value, I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. Verkamman, Matty; Visser, Jaap; Winkels, Edwin; Derksen, Johan: This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 10:00. "Football consists of different elements: technique, tactics and stamina", he told the journalists Henk van Dorp and Frits Barend, in one of the interviews collected in their book Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff. If they managed to do the impossible nearly five thousand years ago, why can't we do it today? Football has lost a man who did more to make the beautiful game beautiful than anyone in history. We have to bring them back. [61] Victories under Cruyff include a 5–0 La Liga win over Real Madrid in El Clásico at the Camp Nou, as well as a 4–0 win against Manchester United in the Champions League. [296] Forward Ruud Geels ended up with the number 1 shirt while goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed played as the number 8. [45][46] He put the ball down as for a routine penalty kick, but instead of shooting at goal, Cruyff nudged the ball sideways to teammate Jesper Olsen, who in return passed it back to Cruyff to tap the ball into the empty net, as Otto Versfeld, the Helmond goalkeeper, looked on. "[23] Cruyff insisted that his decision to resume his playing career in the United States was pivotal in his career. After 34 games, however, Ajax finished the 1980–81 season in second. In the 111th minute, Ronald Koeman's brilliant free kick clinched Barça's first European Cup victory. "[303], In an interview with The Guardian's Donald McRae in 2014, Cruyff spoke about football's lost values and how money had eroded the game's purity, "Football is now all about money. It's all about rondos [piggy in the middle]. For Johan Cruyff's son, see, Dutch association football player and coach. [310] This move, shrouded in mystery and met with disbelief back in late 1977, was only finally stripped of its mystique in 2008, when Cruyff explained his decision in an interview with Catalunya Radio. As a player with Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands, he put himself in the pantheon along with greats such as Pelé, Diego Maradona, Ferenc Puskás, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane. Where is the most space? [41][157][158] He is officially considered as the founding father of now famous Barça–Ajax school of football (also known as 'Barçajax school'), with a distinctive footballing philosophy and predominant style of play, that was born in Barcelona but has roots in the 1970s Dutch (Amsterdam) school of Total Football. Cruyff is widely seen as an iconic and revolutionary figure in history of Ajax, Barça,[138][139][115] and the Oranje. Then, one day, the boy simply joined in with the neighbourhood children and thrived. [44], In the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons, Ajax, along with Cruyff, became league champions. At the centre of every decision is the ball; if you treat it well, you will be rewarded. In 2004, a public poll in the Netherlands to determine the greatest Dutchman ("De Grootste Nederlander") named Cruyff the 6th-greatest Dutchman of all time, with Cruyff finishing above Rembrandt (9th) and Vincent van Gogh (10th).
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