merlin Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Cruyff was a great player - the Dutch total football side of 1974 were fabulous and it was sad that they could not finish as winners because they had been by far the best side in the tournament. Apart from Cruyff and his all-round ability up front, Johan Neeskens was a terrific powerhouse in midfield as well as other great players like Johnny Rep(who turfed NUFC out of the UEFA Cup in 1977), Arie Haan and Rudi Krol were all part of a great unit. They set out to humiliate the Germans in the final and after Cruffy won that early penalty, they attempted to toy with them...always a dangerous game. Holland reached the Final again in Argentina 4 years later, but Cruyff hadn't gone with them...maybe they would have pulled it off if he had. Too early a death for such a great player and intelligent guy - he will be missed. Quite a few high-profile people and stars have passed away in the last year or so..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Cruyff and Bowie going in the same year, 2016 hasn't gone too well so far. and Lemmy (although it was technically last year) and Glen Frey. Really shitty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Rickman hurt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 f*** this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Rickman hurt Yep, it's been awful so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Can pundits stop banging on about the Cruyff turn, nothing against it but he shaped and defined what we expect of good positive football, and even ignoring his legacy as both player and coach was a better player than just that guy who had that trick move Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMTW Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Can pundits stop banging on about the Cruyff turn, nothing against it but he shaped and defined what we expect of good positive football, and even ignoring his legacy as both player and coach was a better player than just that guy who had that trick move Yeah. He'll no doubt be turning in his grave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HawK Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lenny Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The unusual thing about Cruyff was that despite that gangly physique, he was able to show the kind of explosive power that you associate with smaller, stockier players with a low centre of gravity, like Pele and Maradona. His change of pace and direction was exceptional. A feature of the Cruyff turn was that he was five yards past that Swedish defender before the poor sap realised what had happened. It wasn't just a matter of clever footwork. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 All living Barça ex-presidents will attend the Clásico to pay homage to Johan Cruyff. This includes Agustí Montal, the man who signed him in 1973. We should give that man a medal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tooj Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Amsterdam Arena to be renamed the Johan Cruijff arena. Saying that if he was still alive he'd probably tell them to do one due to how much he detested the board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Amsterdam Arena to be renamed the Johan Cruijff arena. Saying that if he was still alive he'd probably tell them to do one due to how much he detested the board. Would have been more fitting if they had spelt his name right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Amsterdam Arena to be renamed the Johan Cruijff arena. Saying that if he was still alive he'd probably tell them to do one due to how much he detested the board. Would have been more fitting if they had spelt his name right. They did you tit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Amsterdam Arena to be renamed the Johan Cruijff arena. Saying that if he was still alive he'd probably tell them to do one due to how much he detested the board. Would have been more fitting if they had spelt his name right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Fuck, always seen it spelt Cruyff. Looks like I'm the joke again, apologies Tooj. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Poor Stiffla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Poor Stuijfler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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