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At about that time he commented on Zlatan:"He has a good technique for a bad player, but a bad technique for a good player" At that time Zlatan was struggling with heading the ball and was attempting a lot overhead kicks and bringing down high balls with his feet. Making relatively simple situations difficult for himself and the team but also showing some spectacular football.
@@MrKoen49 He is overrated anyway. He for sure played in big teams and scored some spectacular goals but he never managed to make the difference, he always played with great players and still never even won the Champions League. Fun fact: he joined Juventus after they won the CL, he left Inter before they won the CL and when he left Barcelona they won the CL again. lol And he never even came close to perform well enough for Sweden. Cruiff was right
@@chadgable984 I disagree, the impuls he is giving to AC Milan still at this moment shows it. And over a longer timespan, 11x national champion in really respectable leagues, 4x league top scorer. It will not make him among the all time top 10 world wide but he is an iconic player
sadly, now barcelona is going backward... La Masia is becoming an after thought once again. They still kinda play "entertaining" football, but not as much as it was before... and they barely got the result they wanted. (could be much better)
I was a dutch kid in 1970, round the time Cruijff came up in our national competition. We played football daily and he was so popular, everyone wanted to be number 14. I guess bc he was also charismatic. He never was a big heavy guy, but looked rather thin, maybe even fragile, specialy compared to todays players (or most of them). But he was magical. As i became an adolescent and had stopped playing football, i did understand the game better. One thing that was totally different back then was the brutalness in the game. How hard it was. Tackles from behind, the continuous kicking to the ankles and feet, was normal and referees didnt stop the game for it, unless someone was injured sometimes. Ofc some was not allowed, but generally a lot more than today. We also didnt have the theatre yet on the pitch. That came mostly from south america it seemed. I then noticed in pretty much every match that Cruijff often made tiny or bigger jumps while on the ball, to avoid getting kicked. He must have had some 6th sense or eyes in his back bc often managed to avoid tackles from behind even. He was known for that quality and if he hadnt had it, his days on the pitch as a player wouldnt have been that long. Those guys, even though quite some of them at that time, often looked rather thin, were tough people. I remember Neeskens in the WC semi final against argentina played on with a broken nose and one ball kicked into his abdomen. Quite different from today where they usually roll on the pitch squirming without as much as a scrape. Cruijff was also, apart from charismatic and charming, cocky. But you could take it from him, bc thats how amsterdammers often were. In Cruijffs case, bc he did know so much about football, it wasnt misplaced. So he also wasnt afraid to take that penalty in that manner. With the 1-2. I believe the other player was Neeskens. As a player he was good on the ball, good oversight, sublime passing, good dribbling, good speed, good finisher, gr8 body manoevres with the ball for passing players, not afraid, could lead in the field and not too lazy to go the extra mile. He had it all. But i still wonder if he hadnt had to jump so much to avoid kicks to his lower extremities, how much more could he have done? A remarkable player and later on coach, of which many dutch are still proud.
Very good video. However, I have to correct you on a few facts. Koeman, Laudrup, Stoichkov and Romario never ever played in the same lineup. Back then there was a rule limiting 3 foreigners on the field at the same time. As a result, Laudrup often stayed on the bench, as Cryuff preferred to play the other 3. It was one of the reason why Laudrup left for Real M (the other reason being his contract and salary). Laudrup also never ever played on the left side of the diamond midfield. Before Romario, he played either the False 9 role or on the wing. Once Barca bought Romario, Cruyff moved to using the traditional 4-3-3 formation more often. Before that it was the 3-4-3 used more often. For example, in the 1992 final vs Sampdoria it was 3-4-3 (Subi - Koeman, Nando, Ferrer - Guardiola, Eusebio, Juan Carlos, Bakero - Salinas, Stoichkov, Laudrup), while in 1994 CL final it was 4-3-3 ( Subi - Ferrer, Koeman, Nadal, Sergi - Guardiola, Amor, Bakero - Stoichkov, Bergiristain, Romario). Guardiola rarely left the middle channel, so he didn't really cover the fullbacks/wide defenders (Ferrer, Sergi). He did cover Koeman when needed though. Pep was the defensive pivot. Bakero was the attacking pivot. His role was slightly different thatn typical attacking midfielder. He often played with back to goal, redistributing the ball, playing simple 1 or 2 touch football, and then surging into the penalty box to score or win second balls. He was not tall, but he had a good jump on him and headed the ball very well. Johan Cruyff is the most influential person in modern football. He influenced the game as a player, as a coach, as director, honorary president, a mentor and commentator. Ajax, Barca, Spain and Holland owe him a lot. His philosophy continues to live through the work of Pep Guardiola, who surpassed him in terms of success in winning trophies. I'm sure Johan is proud watching from heaven his "adopted" son.
@@nickconnor1697 but that is not an ideal lineup as Laudrup and Romario don't fit together. Cruyff never played them in the same lineup even when Koeman or Stoichkov were on the bench.
@@seven92023 you're right across the board. I'm amazed you remembered Miki Laudrup as false 9 and how you remembered Pep not covering Ferrer and Sergi, finally a mate that understands football and history football on UA-cam. In addition, an ideal line up of Cruijff's Barca should have Guillermo Amor
No... It will come back. We just lost form and we are getting older. Barça was so high for the past 10 years that anything looks average in comparison. Don't forget that we still destroy domestic competitions which are pretty hard. If we had focused on CL like real madrid did, we would have won it more often.
"Football is played with the head, the legs are just there to help. Quality without results is pointless and results without quality is boring. Playing football is simple, playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. A founding father of beautiful football, a football genius. RIP king, legend, god.
If you are slower than your direct opponent, you have to start sooner.. Italians can't beat you, but you surely can lose to them.... Money isn't important in football. I’ve never seen a bag of money score a goal... You'll only get it, when you see it... ”Cruijffiaans” is a Dutch adjective for statements that seem either nonsensical or contradictory, until you think about them a little longer.
There's no words to qualify what Cruyff did to Barcelona No one ever did what he did ti a club of this size Cruyff is Barcelona He bring an identity, and success Before him, Barça was the victim of Real, of Franco With him, and after him, Barcelona could see greatness And being against Cruyff like Bartomeu is maybe to NOT be a culer
Johan attempted the 3-4-3 with mixed results on his first year in Barcelona and ended up settling for a 4-3-3 in most occasions. Examples include the 2 most important games in his time at Barcelona (European Cup finals in 92 and 94) where Johan played with Koeman and Nando / Nadal in the middle of a 4 man defense.
This man is a genius not just as a footballer but as a coach...his intelligence and the way he sees the game is unmatched upto date...taught the finest coach of this generation as to how to think about this game and be creative...pep will forever be grateful to this GOAT of a player and a coach
I turned seven years old in the Summer of '74, discovering Cruyff and the Netherlands team. My favourite player growing up (as a Man Utd fan in England, no less). I know Pele has just passed away, and seen as the best player ever, but Cruyff remains my favourite to watch and just as outstanding as a manager/coach. Thanks for this.
Oh man the movement off the ball that de Bruyne does he learned from Pep who learned it from Cruyff... And now in this cup finale I saw Frenkie do it too who learned it from Koeman who of course learned it from Cruyff too... Damn
The more complete man in football... Excellent Man, Footballer, Manager, Teacher, Philosopher and give the opportunity to thousands to develop theirself in sports. A Total Footballer. The Reinassance of Football.
I was living in Barcelona at the time and got to watch koeman, stoichkov, laudrup et al. It was an exciting time and the attacking football was compelling. Also there was a great unity between players and fans. Forca Barca!
A true genius in every footballing sense, Barca owe everything to him and so does the world of football, I just got his book today and I can’t wait to read it
@@bigt1913 Cruiyff can compete with Pele as a player and with Ferguson as a manager.Shows how great he was and how much of an influence he had on Football.
@@bigt1913 Pele? Lol How did Pele influence modern football? Pele was never a coach and he also never played a style that influenced other players because nobody really saw Pele playing and his impact in football wasn't even that big. Sure he scored 1000 goals, most of them against minor teams. Maradona for instance was different, he was so brutally attacked in all his world cup performances and during his time in Europe that the officials finally changed the rules and had tackles from behind immediately booked with the red card. I believe Maradona was the main reason for it
Rinus Michels, the Godfather of Total Football and Cruyff's mentor. Yes, Cruyff was and still is the most important figure in the history of football, but it is kind of sad that Michels is never or rarely mentioned. Just watch the Barca documentary "Take the ball, pass the ball", it annoys me that not even the players like Xavi or Pique mention him.
I think he changed the history of spain but his philosophy had to wait for Guardiola to be spread globally. A.Sacchi probably had a more immediate global impact during the same period and could made the world change to leave "sweeper back-line" to "offside traps 4 at the back line". He was also the basis of gegen-pressing popularized by Klopp juste after pep era.
As a dutchman, i love reading the comments. Cruijff is a legend more abroad than in the Netherlands. His view of soccer is extraordinaire and under estimated in the Netherlands.
And Ajax Amsterdam also played 3-4-3 in the first half of the 1985/86 season, the first season Cruijff coached them. Menzo; Silooy, Spelbos, Boeve; Vanenburg, Ronald Koeman, Rijkaard, Arnold Mühren; van 't Schip, van Basten, de Wit (2nd half of 1985). In the second half of the season, the first half of 1986, it seemed they even played 3-3-4, with Bosman as extra centre forward. Their goal difference in the competition that season was +85 (120-35)!
In Dutch , as he said it … “ wanneer hun de bal heb, kunnen ze niet scoren . Das logisch “. The funny thing is that Cruyff spoke weird Dutch and often used words wrong . In this case the words “ hun “ and “heb” are incorrect , although easy to understand . In Holland people often said Cruyff speaks Cruyffian Dutch “. He had a unique usage of language . Jaak Swart , in the 70 ies playing alongside Cruyff at Ajax , once said about Cruyff …” the problem is that he (Cruyff) always wants to be right . His way or the highway . He does not except others’ opinions . But the thing is … Cruyff was always right “.
i never watched Cruyff Barcelona with that formation in my life but when i was playing Top 11 on 2012, i was blueprinting the exact shape of formation on a paper. With this vid, now i can fully the foramtion in Fifa
He didn't invent tiki taka 😂 , c'mon man. Possession doesn't mean u've to do tiki taka , see his Barcelona dream team matches n Lemme see if there's anything as tiki taka , what he meant with that is , never make a pass that lets u lose the ball , go forward with the ball under ur leg untill u find someome with open-play or someone who can pass to different positions without wasting any time . Tiki taka was inspired from possession play .
@@realog868 ok I agree with you but even pep said that tiki taka is totally rubbish and no meaning to it he said tiki taka is just passing around and it is just negative passing and you have to pass it with clear intent
@@braydengalloway9732 tiki taka was renamed in 2008 when Spain football team used to pass it is actually an evolution of total football when cruyff used it for Netherlands,ajax and then he bought possession based to Barcelona tiki taka football is like players have to stick to their position and then play with clear intent this was modified by pep guardiola
@@sauravsastry Pep's style and philosophy is NOT called tiki taka. Tiki taka is simply passing the ball for the sake of it. Tiki taka dwells on passing the ball horizontally and not vertically or diagonally to progress the play. I remember back when Guardiola was still the Barca manager, and other teams tried to copy his barcelona team for which they failed massively. Arsene wenger's arsenal team tried to implement Pep's style at Barca and it did not work out simply because they did not understand how to structure and execute positional play. Wenger's arsenal had the players to play similar to Barcelona especially when they had the likes of fabregas, rosicky, wilshere etc but the problem was the coaches did not understand the basis of Barcelona's football under Pep and they thought that Pep's barca passed the ball around for the sake of it. Guardiola's style is called Juego de Posición or Positional play. Positional play is based on having numerical superiority in every area of the pitch using the ball as the focal point. Every player was drilled on positioning with reference to 3 things: the ball, their teammates and the position of opposition players. Also having numerical superiority around the ball enables Pep's teams to hunt the ball down quickly and effectively once they lose the ball. That is the secret to Guardiola's style.
You focused a lot on the 93/94 season and forgot some interesting variations that Cruyff did before Romario signed and before Sergi Barjuan was called up to the main team. Very often, Cruyff played Nando or Nadal as right defendrrs, both being originally center backs that had to learn to play wider. In those cases Ferrer would play on the left instead of the right and in the midfield Goykoetxea or Eusebio would be almost like a full back. There was another variation that would have Ferrer on the right and Nadal on the left of the defense with Juan Carlos as a left midfielder. Usually Goykoetxea or Juan Carlos would play midfield with Amor or Eusebio on the opposite side of the diamond, but sometimes Eusebio and Amor or Richard Witschge would play with Guardiola and Bakero in the midfield and Goykoetxea or Juan Carlos would play as defenders with Koeman and Ferrer. Laudrup played false 9 more often than not, but sometimes Julio Salinas would play center forward. Stoichkov and Beguiristain were usually the wingers but sometimes Laudrup and Salinas would play as "false wings" and Stoichkov as central forward. But those positions were not static, everyone swapped positions during the game and moved around the field in a seemingly chaotic fashion that actually proved to be very much the point. Cruyff was often accused of being a madman at first, but after he'd won three Leagues, a Cup, a Cup Winners' Cup, a Cup of Europe (not yet called Champions Leagye) and a European Supercup and had a phenomenal performance in the Intercontinental Cup against Sao Paulo, the media started calling Barça the Dream Team and comparing them with the 1992 Barcelona Olympics US Basketball team that had amazed the world.
Also this was Pre Bosman, so teams were only allowed 3 foreigners on the pitch. All 4 foreigners (Koeman, Laudrup, Stoichkov & Romario) were never on the pitch at the same time.
The name of the players is wrong. Sergi and Romario were not there in 1990-93. When did Juan Carlos play in the midfield? He played as a left back, in the same position Sergi took in 1993. Laudrup did play in the midfield but he usually was (fake) centerforward, and Stòitxkov and Begiristain as wingers. Eusebio and Amor in the midfield with Guardiola and Bakero
This eventually became my Most Favorite Football Tactic of all time, had applying this in FM 24 with several tweaks at attackers and midifelders in order to find more balances in defense and transitions at attack.
The Gospel of Johan "If you play for ball possession you don't have to defend. Cause there is only one ball." "Experience. You’ve either got it or you don't." "The average of a team is determined by its weakest player." "If you give Italians one opportunity, they score two goals" "I am seldom in error, because I find it difficult to make mistakes." "The difference between right and wrong is often no more than five meters." "The simpler the better, because the fewer options you give to a player, the higher the chance that he will be doing the right thing." "I absolutely hate a player that moves, but doesn't know where to." "People say life is a flow. That's correct. When I tried to spit against the wind recently, it landed in my own face." "We did fantastic, simply because we couldn't do any better!" "Well, the ball has to go between those two posts. As a minimum." "Play the game as it should be played. Football is made for the spectators. They most enjoy seeing an attack, so you have to attack." "Am I dictatorial? No, I'm not, but the players have to do what I say." "I don't believe, because I'm not a believer, but I do think that there is something else and therefore I believe in the thing that I think is there" "Well, if you understood football, YOU would be sitting here" "I have got to be able to trust the people in my team, and they have to challenge me. I have no use for brownnosers" “I'm still convinced that the way that I do it is how it has to be done, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.” "If you see a player sprint, then he has started too late" (at Barcelona) “Before the match 22 players are praying, I never understood that. If there was a God and he would treat everyone equal, every match would end up a draw" "We started searching for the victory and then you always automatically find it.” "I wasn't there just like that when I was 17, falling out of the sky! I was there already when I was 14, stealing the bikes of Ajax' first team. I didn't look up to them, I knew I was going to be one of them, sooner or later." "Ajax is a fantastic club! If you make sure that you're in charge, otherwise it is impossible to work there" "I always take decisions myself. If at Ajax they tell me "You're too old" then I say "You don't decide that, that's my decision" "I've got an office in Barcelona. But you'll never find me there, cause I don't like paper." "Italians? They can not win from you. But you CAN loose from them." "Often something has to happen, before something happens" “Playing football is very simple. But playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.” "I love working! As long as it is work that I love ..." (on TV football analysis) "When I come home from a TV talk show, Danny (wife) always asks "what did you say?". Then I reply "For the life of me, I can't remember" "I'm always against everything. Until I take a decision, then I'm in favor of it. Seems logical to me ..." "A rich club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal" "It's better to go down with your own vision, then with the vision of somebody else" "First point, there is only one ball so you've got to have that one, but the essence is: what are you then going to do with that ball?" (at Barcelona) "Now there is unity, everybody does what I'm asking for. That's because they're not Dutchmen, that always say as soon as I take a breath 'Yes, but ...' ” "The time that I carried money is long behind me. I always bring my name and my face." "Misfortune is what you get with a negative attitude and luck is what you get with a positive attitude” "What do you prefer? One good elevensome or eleven good onesomes?" "You're not getting it? Well, if I'd wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better" "The dot has to be put there on the i where it belongs!" "If you're not there somewhere, then you are either too early or you are too late." "People have to drive faster. Then they are quicker off the roads and there are fewer traffic jams.” "If I ask you to show what you can do, you will show me. But then I also know what you can not do, because you're not showing me that." "Money that you earn after your 30th birthday is what you save. What you earn before is what you spend." "Coincidence is logical" - Johan Cruijff - 1947 - 2016
Well, Real Madrid had Di Stefano, Puskas, Raymond Kopa, Gento, Santamaria and Héctor Rial back in the 50's / early 60's. Just didn't namedrop the team like Perez does.
its really cool that you mentioned cheeky berigistien as i had no idea he was in this side and this explains the way city have operated since he took his position, youth teams all playing the same way and such has been a massive thing in how city have opperated, and they also try to pump out players who go on to play in lower divisions. extremely cool stuff!
Since you asked,.... I am from Amsterdam myself, as is my whole family. Cruijff was most famous for his thinking outside the box. You discussed the topic of "the square on the midfield" well I guess, but Cruijff was famous for so much more than just "the square on the midfield". I suggest you also cover traits or sayings like "attack is the best form of defence". Cruijff would also say that if the opponent excelled on moving outside of the man-mark, then just stop man-marking him, so there is nothing left he can excell at. Cruijff was a tactical mastermind. Not only in the way he would setup his formation, but also in the tactical shape and attacking mindset of his teams. He is truly missed and will go down as one of the greatest of all time. God Bless him
It is a great video which you have produced on Johan Cruijff. I only think that it would be great if there was a complete tactical analyse which he had used at Ajax and Barcelona. Besides that, I think that it would be interesting to analyse the influence which Rinus Michels had on Johan Cruijff, and the (tactical) influence which Johan Cruijff had on other managers like Ronald Koeman, Josep Guardiola, Wim Jonk and also on his own son Jordi Cruijff. I also think that Johan Cruijff had a big influence on the 4-1-2-3 and his view on the gymnestic importance by the development of (youth)players. I would love to see a documentary size video in which these mentioned points would be covered.
This is crazy, This is very similiar to current Man City, like stones going in the midfield, and Alvarez playing behind haaland, Johan was Indeed ahead of his time.
I mean do we really need the answer ? No good tactical approach ( although world cup isn't known for Tactical approach , u got good teammates u win ) , AFA is corrupted af n one more thing that I always wondered or believed is , after the humiliation against Germany when Maradona was the Manager , he didn't want the team to succeed n everyone knows he has huge influence in the Federation of Argentina , another thing is he hates Messi , he wants Argentines to believe he's the G.O.A.t , well I'm not into this conversation as well but again that Man doesn't like Messi at all ,if not coz of the Hand of Goal ,I don't think people would have even considered Maradona in the G.O.A.T convo at all . Argentina doesn't have defence at all , no mid field . U can't win anything without a good defence.
Real OG don't blame the defence. Argentina rarely conceded many goals. Indeed only few. It's the toothless attack which made the Argentina with Messi is trophyless. Had they scored just one goal, they would have beaten Germany and did not have to go to extra time and lost in 2014 for example.
@@mts4759 u give germans a chance ?they don't miss , did u see how that last goal was made ? Conceding a goal doesn't only mean that your defence is good , it was average in 2014 n shit in 2018 . Attack was good , was it utilized ? That's the question
Cruijff is the greatest ever. Nobody has ever had that much influence on football. And his influence as a player was phenomenal, but the influence as a coach is still recognized today as we have Barca being one of the best teams in the world but also having coaches like Guardiola and Koeman who carry his legacy on and on.
Cruyff himself explained the diamond different . Although he sometimes , or often , played with 3 defenders , in his explanation playing the diamond was also about the position of the deep striker . He once said , on a Dutch program where he explained his diamond, that it makes only sense to play with a deep striker if you have a world class striker . If you don’t , the striker will be the top of the diamond , behind two strikers . In the same program he said that defense has 4 players but one moves to midfield when in possession .
No his explanation was similar to this video…romario was a great striker don’t you think? He even explained in that dutch video that in barcelona he used to play with the inverted fullback in offense (creating the 343 as explained here), and falling back to a 433 with diamond in defense.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 when a video talks about “ wide central midfielders “ , you should know there is a lot of bullshit going on . There is no such thing as wide central midfielders .
@@wengelder9256 sure but the formations on the field seemed correct to me…regardless off all these english position-names that seem to change so often😂
Funny thing about Cruijff is that he to learned it with Michels and Michels learned subquestly the basis of Total Football from a Jack Reynolds, an English manager who first introduced it to the world. It's curious to see the evolution throughout the decades and how Reynold's ideas turned out in the so called dutch Total Football and then Tiki Taka.
IlManaka No not really. Reynolds had some basic ideas about players being able to fulfill more than one role on the field. But he could never have imagined the way Rinus Michels and Cruyff revolutionised the way footall is played both on and off the pitch. Michels took those older ideas MUCH further than anyone before him could ever have imagined possible. And Michels and Cruff also added so much more to it. Their philospohy truly was unique and never before seen or thought of in that way. Reynolds was just a small part of many inspirations nothing more. Just like Reynold was inspired by others before him. In the end everyone who ever achieved or invented anything took inspiration form others. That is the way it has always been, not just in football. The way the Dutch 'total football' philosophy has forever changed football as we know it has very little to do with the ideas of Reynolds but has everything to do with the the revolutionary vision and also the balls to follow up on that vision by Rinus Michels and Cruyff. And when you look at Dutch culture of the late sixties and early seventies this footballing revolution could have only started in the Netherlands. Not anywhere else. The true creators of Total Football are Michels and Cruyff. Not anyone else.
Im a young footballer, and i lovr Barca, Cruyff and whatsover, And i Want to learn more bout Cruyff's tiki Taka. In my island, football playing style is so bad but i believe with TIKI TAKA, everything can change, so please do a video about TIKI TAKA, i would really love to see it
You should take a look on Tele Santana`s São Paulo FC in the early 90's. The club has beat several times European clubs like Barcelona, AC Milan, Real Madrid when they had great squads. It is one of the most underrated squads in football history.
Legendary Dutch International Johan Cruyff also said he would like to start his defence from the final third and the attack from the defensive third. You will always be remembered for your Total Football.
The reality is that it’s all about the right personnel for the right system. The truly great coaches adjust on the fly depending on what’s in front of them. Watch as they adjust at halftime when things aren’t going well. That’s when you see the truly great coaches shine...
Biggest football personality ever. The best playing team ever, Barca 2008-2012 wouldn’t have excisted without his vision and influence. Above that as coach who created a top team with inexpensive players, as player, among the best ever, who literally changed the way football was played. Much more attractive and enjoyable. And finally, his social involvement.
The TWO outside midfielders that played in front of Guardiola on the Dream Team were not allowed to be further apart than 15meters. Koeman and Guardiola were not defender types and employed defensive positioning together to stop a defender. via use of space. Koeman was not known as good dribbler but a GREAT long ball passer ,had a Great shot.
Koeman's role was pretty important. That Barca side tended to struggle against teams that pressed high up, which meant they needed players like Koeman or Pep who could launch long passes to find Romario, Stoichkov or Laudrup. The team was pretty bad defensively (in the final years of the dream team) but they were fun to watch.
A man who changed football was born on this in 1947. Gone but not forgotten.
Next River plate tactics.
Perfect timing, I was just studying his tactics last night until 3 am thanks
He is my favorite Legend thanks a lot for this video.
Thank you for this great video
Love your videos man, can you make a video about Sarris Napoli???
Love from Portugal ;)
"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is".
~ Johan Cruyff
Because everything that is complicated, looks very simple when done correctly
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At about that time he commented on Zlatan:"He has a good technique for a bad player, but a bad technique for a good player" At that time Zlatan was struggling with heading the ball and was attempting a lot overhead kicks and bringing down high balls with his feet. Making relatively simple situations difficult for himself and the team but also showing some spectacular football.
@@MrKoen49 He is overrated anyway. He for sure played in big teams and scored some spectacular goals but he never managed to make the difference, he always played with great players and still never even won the Champions League. Fun fact: he joined Juventus after they won the CL, he left Inter before they won the CL and when he left Barcelona they won the CL again. lol And he never even came close to perform well enough for Sweden. Cruiff was right
@@chadgable984 I disagree, the impuls he is giving to AC Milan still at this moment shows it. And over a longer timespan, 11x national champion in really respectable leagues, 4x league top scorer. It will not make him among the all time top 10 world wide but he is an iconic player
Today is his birthday. My favorite legend, Johan Cruijff . RIP 🙏
"You play football with your mind, your feet are there to help you"~Cruijff
He is my favorite legend, too.
He was the reason i fell in love with the game.
R.I.P. Johan Hendrik Cruijff
happy late birthday
Now I see.The position pep played helped him a lot to become a manger at the level he is.
and now Pirlo and Xabi are a manager... lets hope they could be as successful as their playing career.
@@HenSt-gz7qj depends on how tactically wise they are
@@HenSt-gz7qj pirlo is shit
@@dimelo2melo961 Pep actually coached a youth team before Barca. Pirlo was supposed to but Sarri was sacked. He needs more time.
@@sidneyabogunde2973 like lampard to be honest. thrown into the deep end at chelsea
3:22 Thats why fernandinho is so important in pep's system
or busquet on Guardiola's Barca
@@okikdarmawan3117 he is the better example... Busquets was something else
@@okikdarmawan3117or Rodri current day
I would love to see an analysis of Louis van gaal’s Ajax team of the 90s.
Exactly, me too
His rival
Rooney says van gaal was better than ferguson, have to agree
@@thedoc225ify Van Gaals problem is his clear narcissistic personality disorder.
@@HawkBando2112 Rubbish.
Just too honest, which people can't handle.
The man who revolutionised Barcelona and football. Brilliant tactical breakdown.
sadly, now barcelona is going backward...
La Masia is becoming an after thought once again.
They still kinda play "entertaining" football, but not as much as it was before... and they barely got the result they wanted. (could be much better)
@@HenSt-gz7qj man bartomeu in destroying our legacy
@@VaibhavSingh-ty9ex Sandro Rossell was doing the same long before Bartomeu took charge of Barca.
@@andreasdarsaklis5495 Bartomeu was his vice president and part of the board
@@vetenksS4 Thank god Real respect what made them successful...transfers.
I was a dutch kid in 1970, round the time Cruijff came up in our national competition. We played football daily and he was so popular, everyone wanted to be number 14. I guess bc he was also charismatic. He never was a big heavy guy, but looked rather thin, maybe even fragile, specialy compared to todays players (or most of them).
But he was magical. As i became an adolescent and had stopped playing football, i did understand the game better. One thing that was totally different back then was the brutalness in the game. How hard it was. Tackles from behind, the continuous kicking to the ankles and feet, was normal and referees didnt stop the game for it, unless someone was injured sometimes. Ofc some was not allowed, but generally a lot more than today. We also didnt have the theatre yet on the pitch. That came mostly from south america it seemed. I then noticed in pretty much every match that Cruijff often made tiny or bigger jumps while on the ball, to avoid getting kicked. He must have had some 6th sense or eyes in his back bc often managed to avoid tackles from behind even. He was known for that quality and if he hadnt had it, his days on the pitch as a player wouldnt have been that long.
Those guys, even though quite some of them at that time, often looked rather thin, were tough people. I remember Neeskens in the WC semi final against argentina played on with a broken nose and one ball kicked into his abdomen. Quite different from today where they usually roll on the pitch squirming without as much as a scrape.
Cruijff was also, apart from charismatic and charming, cocky. But you could take it from him, bc thats how amsterdammers often were. In Cruijffs case, bc he did know so much about football, it wasnt misplaced. So he also wasnt afraid to take that penalty in that manner. With the 1-2. I believe the other player was Neeskens.
As a player he was good on the ball, good oversight, sublime passing, good dribbling, good speed, good finisher, gr8 body manoevres with the ball for passing players, not afraid, could lead in the field and not too lazy to go the extra mile. He had it all.
But i still wonder if he hadnt had to jump so much to avoid kicks to his lower extremities, how much more could he have done?
A remarkable player and later on coach, of which many dutch are still proud.
Very good video. However, I have to correct you on a few facts. Koeman, Laudrup, Stoichkov and Romario never ever played in the same lineup. Back then there was a rule limiting 3 foreigners on the field at the same time. As a result, Laudrup often stayed on the bench, as Cryuff preferred to play the other 3. It was one of the reason why Laudrup left for Real M (the other reason being his contract and salary). Laudrup also never ever played on the left side of the diamond midfield. Before Romario, he played either the False 9 role or on the wing. Once Barca bought Romario, Cruyff moved to using the traditional 4-3-3 formation more often. Before that it was the 3-4-3 used more often. For example, in the 1992 final vs Sampdoria it was 3-4-3 (Subi - Koeman, Nando, Ferrer - Guardiola, Eusebio, Juan Carlos, Bakero - Salinas, Stoichkov, Laudrup), while in 1994 CL final it was 4-3-3 ( Subi - Ferrer, Koeman, Nadal, Sergi - Guardiola, Amor, Bakero - Stoichkov, Bergiristain, Romario).
Guardiola rarely left the middle channel, so he didn't really cover the fullbacks/wide defenders (Ferrer, Sergi). He did cover Koeman when needed though. Pep was the defensive pivot. Bakero was the attacking pivot. His role was slightly different thatn typical attacking midfielder. He often played with back to goal, redistributing the ball, playing simple 1 or 2 touch football, and then surging into the penalty box to score or win second balls. He was not tall, but he had a good jump on him and headed the ball very well.
Johan Cruyff is the most influential person in modern football. He influenced the game as a player, as a coach, as director, honorary president, a mentor and commentator. Ajax, Barca, Spain and Holland owe him a lot. His philosophy continues to live through the work of Pep Guardiola, who surpassed him in terms of success in winning trophies. I'm sure Johan is proud watching from heaven his "adopted" son.
I Think you are right but i dont Know cause i dont bother read that long a comment🤣
Matt Doherty then shut up moron
He said in the video he was using an ideal line up of players he had used
@@nickconnor1697 but that is not an ideal lineup as Laudrup and Romario don't fit together. Cruyff never played them in the same lineup even when Koeman or Stoichkov were on the bench.
@@seven92023 you're right across the board. I'm amazed you remembered Miki Laudrup as false 9 and how you remembered Pep not covering Ferrer and Sergi, finally a mate that understands football and history football on UA-cam. In addition, an ideal line up of Cruijff's Barca should have Guillermo Amor
Since Cruyff's death, Barca has lost its way. RIP legend.
@Deep Mind X i guess you forgot Pep was at City by the time Cruyff passed away
Greg Barnes he was still at bayern
@@user-os1dn6km6h Ah yes, he had agreed to sign in Feb but was still at Bayern in March. thanks for the correction
Greg Barnes no problem
No... It will come back. We just lost form and we are getting older. Barça was so high for the past 10 years that anything looks average in comparison. Don't forget that we still destroy domestic competitions which are pretty hard.
If we had focused on CL like real madrid did, we would have won it more often.
Please make analysis about the different between Pep's Barcelona, Pep's Bayern and Pep's Man City, or Klopp's Dortmund and Klopp's Liverpool
i am waiting too
He did one the on the differences between the tactics of the 3 clubs Pep has managed
Klopp's gegen pressing is a heavy metal symphony while Pep's tiki taka is a rock and roll ensemble. ⚽🤘
@@dwnrytgood5270 wtf are you on about
@@post-surreal both orchestrates beautiful symphony ⚽
"Football is played with the head, the legs are just there to help. Quality without results is pointless and results without quality is boring. Playing football is simple, playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. A founding father of beautiful football, a football genius. RIP king, legend, god.
Playing the easiest ball is the hardest thing
If you are slower than your direct opponent, you have to start sooner.. Italians can't beat you, but you surely can lose to them.... Money isn't important in football. I’ve never seen a bag of money score a goal... You'll only get it, when you see it... ”Cruijffiaans” is a Dutch adjective for statements that seem either nonsensical or contradictory, until you think about them a little longer.
but what is simple football ?
Has anybody read his autobiography? It's the most knowledgeable football book for me
Really?
Ya
Adit Karandikar halo can you help me get the copy
What did u type to watch it
How can I get it please.
There's no words to qualify what Cruyff did to Barcelona
No one ever did what he did ti a club of this size
Cruyff is Barcelona
He bring an identity, and success
Before him, Barça was the victim of Real, of Franco
With him, and after him, Barcelona could see greatness
And being against Cruyff like Bartomeu is maybe to NOT be a culer
Vince Salamander franco did not supported Real you looser stop blaming for barca’s short comings.
@@rikeshshrestha7mail There comes another Vardrid Fan..
@@rikeshshrestha7mail dude there is like actual proof that Bernabeu openly took help from Franco in improving the club's finances and status
@@kevinclinton5813 and here you are whiny salty varcelona morons
sure franco came from the dead to tell that in you dreams idiot
Johan attempted the 3-4-3 with mixed results on his first year in Barcelona and ended up settling for a 4-3-3 in most occasions. Examples include the 2 most important games in his time at Barcelona (European Cup finals in 92 and 94) where Johan played with Koeman and Nando / Nadal in the middle of a 4 man defense.
he created barca left a mark on the world and without his vision we might never have messi inesta xavi or barca visca barca visca johan
He created a whole era of football
@@twilight8475 HE WAS THE MARK 1,PEP WAS MARK 2
@@priyanksrikanth4424 Now Xavi is mark 3
@@igkhdigkhd8760 hopefully he is
@@igkhdigkhd8760 lol, xavi is nothing
A true football genius on and off the pitch, and inspiring many players also influences many coach
This man is a genius not just as a footballer but as a coach...his intelligence and the way he sees the game is unmatched upto date...taught the finest coach of this generation as to how to think about this game and be creative...pep will forever be grateful to this GOAT of a player and a coach
I turned seven years old in the Summer of '74, discovering Cruyff and the Netherlands team. My favourite player growing up (as a Man Utd fan in England, no less). I know Pele has just passed away, and seen as the best player ever, but Cruyff remains my favourite to watch and just as outstanding as a manager/coach. Thanks for this.
Oh man the movement off the ball that de Bruyne does he learned from Pep who learned it from Cruyff... And now in this cup finale I saw Frenkie do it too who learned it from Koeman who of course learned it from Cruyff too... Damn
The more complete man in football... Excellent Man, Footballer, Manager, Teacher, Philosopher and give the opportunity to thousands to develop theirself in sports. A Total Footballer. The Reinassance of Football.
Lovely video, but you forgot you forgot to mention "the Cruyff turn"! 😄👍
I was living in Barcelona at the time and got to watch koeman, stoichkov, laudrup et al. It was an exciting time and the attacking football was compelling. Also there was a great unity between players and fans. Forca Barca!
A true genius in every footballing sense, Barca owe everything to him and so does the world of football, I just got his book today and I can’t wait to read it
Name a man who had more influence on modern football than Cruyff. You cannot. He was a genius.
That Ferguson guy was pretty dope also pelé did some cool sh*t as well for football
@@bigt1913 Cruiyff can compete with Pele as a player and with Ferguson as a manager.Shows how great he was and how much of an influence he had on Football.
@@dilshadareen8455 except for longetivity at coaching. Due to health problem, Cruijff only coached for 11 years
@@bigt1913 Pele? Lol How did Pele influence modern football? Pele was never a coach and he also never played a style that influenced other players because nobody really saw Pele playing and his impact in football wasn't even that big. Sure he scored 1000 goals, most of them against minor teams. Maradona for instance was different, he was so brutally attacked in all his world cup performances and during his time in Europe that the officials finally changed the rules and had tackles from behind immediately booked with the red card. I believe Maradona was the main reason for it
Rinus Michels, the Godfather of Total Football and Cruyff's mentor. Yes, Cruyff was and still is the most important figure in the history of football, but it is kind of sad that Michels is never or rarely mentioned. Just watch the Barca documentary "Take the ball, pass the ball", it annoys me that not even the players like Xavi or Pique mention him.
It boggles my mind when I think about the number of football players/coaches cryuff has inspired. The man who changed the game truly.
Plz.......Make a video on
How Bartemeo is ruining Barcelona
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If football was a person then Johan Cruyff changed his life
Well said!
he created barca left a mark on the world and without his vision we might never have messi inesta xavi or barca visca barca visca johan
The most important man in FC Barcelona's history.
the most important man in world socces history **
@@olavw8824 football history****
@@olavw8824 no
In football history*
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The most influential man in the history of the game
By far.
I think he changed the history of spain but his philosophy had to wait for Guardiola to be spread globally.
A.Sacchi probably had a more immediate global impact during the same period and could made the world change to leave "sweeper back-line" to "offside traps 4 at the back line". He was also the basis of gegen-pressing popularized by Klopp juste after pep era.
The experience he had under Cruyff's mentorship, That explains why Guardiola is now a brilliant tactician. Good video 👍
Pep literally is doing exactly this. But he's learned the premier leagues physical side as well. Wow.
With the signing of Kessie and Christensen (and having Frenkie De Jong) i could see Xavi implementing a 3-4-3 at Barca next season
OMG FINALY SOMEONE TALKS ABPUT HIM !!!!
The most influential footballer of all-time, Johan Cruijff
Johan Cruyff genius!
Cruyff is and would always my solo admired player
Pep gets a lot of credit for the way he make his team play but what people forget is he has took all that from Johan cruyff
Mostly yes but just like Cruyff got the inspiration of Rinus Michels.
As a dutchman, i love reading the comments. Cruijff is a legend more abroad than in the Netherlands. His view of soccer is extraordinaire and under estimated in the Netherlands.
Really. ? I would have thought he would be highly appreciated in the nederlands
And Ajax Amsterdam also played 3-4-3 in the first half of the 1985/86 season, the first season Cruijff coached them. Menzo; Silooy, Spelbos, Boeve; Vanenburg, Ronald Koeman, Rijkaard, Arnold Mühren; van 't Schip, van Basten, de Wit (2nd half of 1985). In the second half of the season, the first half of 1986, it seemed they even played 3-3-4, with Bosman as extra centre forward. Their goal difference in the competition that season was +85 (120-35)!
Legend from his soul
cruyff was also a football myth that every club wanted.
his leadership and tactical cleverness was amazing.
"When you have the ball, the opponent can't score" - Johan Cruijff 😉
Then decades later, Phil Jonesta made it possible
@@abraham8178 he truly changed football once and for all
@@abraham8178 well you haven't seen Harry Magdini or Smalldini.
@@natalkumar6132 Wout faes
In Dutch , as he said it … “ wanneer hun de bal heb, kunnen ze niet scoren . Das logisch “. The funny thing is that Cruyff spoke weird Dutch and often used words wrong . In this case the words “ hun “ and “heb” are incorrect , although easy to understand .
In Holland people often said Cruyff speaks Cruyffian Dutch “. He had a unique usage of language .
Jaak Swart , in the 70 ies playing alongside Cruyff at Ajax , once said about Cruyff …” the problem is that he (Cruyff) always wants to be right . His way or the highway . He does not except others’ opinions . But the thing is … Cruyff was always right “.
The most influential man in football. The actual GOAT
i never watched Cruyff Barcelona with that formation in my life but when i was playing Top 11 on 2012, i was blueprinting the exact shape of formation on a paper. With this vid, now i can fully the foramtion in Fifa
Arguably the most influental man in the history of the game from a tactical point of view. I've got great respect for him
Great video! Another influential side that you should do a video on is Sacchi’s late 80s/early 90s AC Milan!
He is the inventor of tiki taka style his quote says that when you have the ball there is a zero chance for the opponent to score the goal
He didn't invent tiki taka 😂 , c'mon man. Possession doesn't mean u've to do tiki taka , see his Barcelona dream team matches n Lemme see if there's anything as tiki taka , what he meant with that is , never make a pass that lets u lose the ball , go forward with the ball under ur leg untill u find someome with open-play or someone who can pass to different positions without wasting any time . Tiki taka was inspired from possession play .
@@realog868 ok I agree with you but even pep said that tiki taka is totally rubbish and no meaning to it he said tiki taka is just passing around and it is just negative passing and you have to pass it with clear intent
saurav sastry Tiki Taka wasn’t really a big thing until the 1960s
@@braydengalloway9732 tiki taka was renamed in 2008 when Spain football team used to pass it is actually an evolution of total football when cruyff used it for Netherlands,ajax and then he bought possession based to Barcelona tiki taka football is like players have to stick to their position and then play with clear intent this was modified by pep guardiola
@@sauravsastry Pep's style and philosophy is NOT called tiki taka. Tiki taka is simply passing the ball for the sake of it. Tiki taka dwells on passing the ball horizontally and not vertically or diagonally to progress the play.
I remember back when Guardiola was still the Barca manager, and other teams tried to copy his barcelona team for which they failed massively. Arsene wenger's arsenal team tried to implement Pep's style at Barca and it did not work out simply because they did not understand how to structure and execute positional play. Wenger's arsenal had the players to play similar to Barcelona especially when they had the likes of fabregas, rosicky, wilshere etc but the problem was the coaches did not understand the basis of Barcelona's football under Pep and they thought that Pep's barca passed the ball around for the sake of it.
Guardiola's style is called Juego de Posición or Positional play. Positional play is based on having numerical superiority in every area of the pitch using the ball as the focal point. Every player was drilled on positioning with reference to 3 things: the ball, their teammates and the position of opposition players. Also having numerical superiority around the ball enables Pep's teams to hunt the ball down quickly and effectively once they lose the ball.
That is the secret to Guardiola's style.
Barcelona would have never lost to bayern if he was alive and in charge of the board..deeply missing him after the bayern tragedy :))
Simply put Johan Cruyff is and was the most influential single human being football as a sport has ever seen.
You focused a lot on the 93/94 season and forgot some interesting variations that Cruyff did before Romario signed and before Sergi Barjuan was called up to the main team. Very often, Cruyff played Nando or Nadal as right defendrrs, both being originally center backs that had to learn to play wider. In those cases Ferrer would play on the left instead of the right and in the midfield Goykoetxea or Eusebio would be almost like a full back. There was another variation that would have Ferrer on the right and Nadal on the left of the defense with Juan Carlos as a left midfielder. Usually Goykoetxea or Juan Carlos would play midfield with Amor or Eusebio on the opposite side of the diamond, but sometimes Eusebio and Amor or Richard Witschge would play with Guardiola and Bakero in the midfield and Goykoetxea or Juan Carlos would play as defenders with Koeman and Ferrer. Laudrup played false 9 more often than not, but sometimes Julio Salinas would play center forward. Stoichkov and Beguiristain were usually the wingers but sometimes Laudrup and Salinas would play as "false wings" and Stoichkov as central forward. But those positions were not static, everyone swapped positions during the game and moved around the field in a seemingly chaotic fashion that actually proved to be very much the point. Cruyff was often accused of being a madman at first, but after he'd won three Leagues, a Cup, a Cup Winners' Cup, a Cup of Europe (not yet called Champions Leagye) and a European Supercup and had a phenomenal performance in the Intercontinental Cup against Sao Paulo, the media started calling Barça the Dream Team and comparing them with the 1992 Barcelona Olympics US Basketball team that had amazed the world.
Peter Bosz essentialy used this blueprint with Bayer Leverkusen last season
@@tiagocouto5149 I didn't know that, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Also this was Pre Bosman, so teams were only allowed 3 foreigners on the pitch. All 4 foreigners (Koeman, Laudrup, Stoichkov & Romario) were never on the pitch at the same time.
The name of the players is wrong. Sergi and Romario were not there in 1990-93. When did Juan Carlos play in the midfield? He played as a left back, in the same position Sergi took in 1993. Laudrup did play in the midfield but he usually was (fake) centerforward, and Stòitxkov and Begiristain as wingers. Eusebio and Amor in the midfield with Guardiola and Bakero
Sao Paulo BEAT Barca in the Intercontinental Cup...revenge for Cerezo !!!!
Superb video!!
Absolutely amazing ! I feel that football tactics are more difficult than any other educational stream
This eventually became my Most Favorite Football Tactic of all time, had applying this in FM 24 with several tweaks at attackers and midifelders in order to find more balances in defense and transitions at attack.
The Gospel of Johan
"If you play for ball possession you don't have to defend. Cause there is only one ball."
"Experience. You’ve either got it or you don't."
"The average of a team is determined by its weakest player."
"If you give Italians one opportunity, they score two goals"
"I am seldom in error, because I find it difficult to make mistakes."
"The difference between right and wrong is often no more than five meters."
"The simpler the better, because the fewer options you give to a player, the higher the chance that he will be doing the right thing."
"I absolutely hate a player that moves, but doesn't know where to."
"People say life is a flow. That's correct. When I tried to spit against the wind recently, it landed in my own face."
"We did fantastic, simply because we couldn't do any better!"
"Well, the ball has to go between those two posts. As a minimum."
"Play the game as it should be played. Football is made for the spectators. They most enjoy seeing an attack, so you have to attack."
"Am I dictatorial? No, I'm not, but the players have to do what I say."
"I don't believe, because I'm not a believer, but I do think that there is something else and therefore I believe in the thing that I think is there"
"Well, if you understood football, YOU would be sitting here"
"I have got to be able to trust the people in my team, and they have to challenge me. I have no use for brownnosers"
“I'm still convinced that the way that I do it is how it has to be done, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.”
"If you see a player sprint, then he has started too late"
(at Barcelona) “Before the match 22 players are praying, I never understood that. If there was a God and he would treat everyone equal, every match would end up a draw"
"We started searching for the victory and then you always automatically find it.”
"I wasn't there just like that when I was 17, falling out of the sky! I was there already when I was 14, stealing the bikes of Ajax' first team. I didn't look up to them, I knew I was going to be one of them, sooner or later."
"Ajax is a fantastic club! If you make sure that you're in charge, otherwise it is impossible to work there"
"I always take decisions myself. If at Ajax they tell me "You're too old" then I say "You don't decide that, that's my decision"
"I've got an office in Barcelona. But you'll never find me there, cause I don't like paper."
"Italians? They can not win from you. But you CAN loose from them."
"Often something has to happen, before something happens"
“Playing football is very simple. But playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.”
"I love working! As long as it is work that I love ..."
(on TV football analysis) "When I come home from a TV talk show, Danny (wife) always asks "what did you say?". Then I reply "For the life of me, I can't remember"
"I'm always against everything. Until I take a decision, then I'm in favor of it. Seems logical to me ..."
"A rich club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal"
"It's better to go down with your own vision, then with the vision of somebody else"
"First point, there is only one ball so you've got to have that one, but the essence is: what are you then going to do with that ball?"
(at Barcelona) "Now there is unity, everybody does what I'm asking for. That's because they're not Dutchmen, that always say as soon as I take a breath 'Yes, but ...' ”
"The time that I carried money is long behind me. I always bring my name and my face."
"Misfortune is what you get with a negative attitude and luck is what you get with a positive attitude”
"What do you prefer? One good elevensome or eleven good onesomes?"
"You're not getting it? Well, if I'd wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better"
"The dot has to be put there on the i where it belongs!"
"If you're not there somewhere, then you are either too early or you are too late."
"People have to drive faster. Then they are quicker off the roads and there are fewer traffic jams.”
"If I ask you to show what you can do, you will show me. But then I also know what you can not do, because you're not showing me that."
"Money that you earn after your 30th birthday is what you save. What you earn before is what you spend."
"Coincidence is logical"
- Johan Cruijff -
1947 - 2016
Koeman guardiola stoichkov laudrup romario zubizaretta... Barcelona had the galacticos era before real madrid made it their own
Well, Real Madrid had Di Stefano, Puskas, Raymond Kopa, Gento, Santamaria and Héctor Rial back in the 50's / early 60's.
Just didn't namedrop the team like Perez does.
@@Metalton95 most of the name you mentioned played only either when the other player where in bench or didn't actually play together.
Was actually just doing research on cruyffs 3-4-3 diamond yesterday. Top content
its really cool that you mentioned cheeky berigistien as i had no idea he was in this side and this explains the way city have operated since he took his position, youth teams all playing the same way and such has been a massive thing in how city have opperated, and they also try to pump out players who go on to play in lower divisions. extremely cool stuff!
Needed some more Cruyffisms, but this is one of my favorite videos you guys put out and I watch it on almost a weekly basis.
Since you asked,.... I am from Amsterdam myself, as is my whole family. Cruijff was most famous for his thinking outside the box. You discussed the topic of "the square on the midfield" well I guess, but Cruijff was famous for so much more than just "the square on the midfield". I suggest you also cover traits or sayings like "attack is the best form of defence". Cruijff would also say that if the opponent excelled on moving outside of the man-mark, then just stop man-marking him, so there is nothing left he can excell at. Cruijff was a tactical mastermind. Not only in the way he would setup his formation, but also in the tactical shape and attacking mindset of his teams. He is truly missed and will go down as one of the greatest of all time. God Bless him
Great video about a genius who made the game “beautiful”
It is a great video which you have produced on Johan Cruijff. I only think that it would be great if there was a complete tactical analyse which he had used at Ajax and Barcelona. Besides that, I think that it would be interesting to analyse the influence which Rinus Michels had on Johan Cruijff, and the (tactical) influence which Johan Cruijff had on other managers like Ronald Koeman, Josep Guardiola, Wim Jonk and also on his own son Jordi Cruijff. I also think that Johan Cruijff had a big influence on the 4-1-2-3 and his view on the gymnestic importance by the development of (youth)players. I would love to see a documentary size video in which these mentioned points would be covered.
Such an elegant explanation by simple context. Great video. I hope we'll have Milan of Arrigo Sacchi in future.
great video mate
Thanks from Brazil , love your channel ❤️ always greats ideias...
This is crazy, This is very similiar to current Man City, like stones going in the midfield, and Alvarez playing behind haaland, Johan was Indeed ahead of his time.
There is a real similarity with the situation at the club when he came in and now with Xavi...
most influential in history. thinking outside the box when it comes to tactics, training, players' lifestyle, raising academy youths etc. etc.
You have football before Cruyff and football after Cruyff. He had such a huge impact on the game. He brought brains to this ruthless game. Genius.
Great video, loving it
The Men who change football💗
Fantastic video on a fantastic player and coach! Thanks a million.
I needed this. I was getting bored.
I remember requesting this of you! Glad to see you make it so well!!
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The Evolution of Gigi Buffon,Paolo Maldini,
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What happened to Argentina in the 2018 World Cup
I mean do we really need the answer ? No good tactical approach ( although world cup isn't known for Tactical approach , u got good teammates u win ) , AFA is corrupted af n one more thing that I always wondered or believed is , after the humiliation against Germany when Maradona was the Manager , he didn't want the team to succeed n everyone knows he has huge influence in the Federation of Argentina , another thing is he hates Messi , he wants Argentines to believe he's the G.O.A.t , well I'm not into this conversation as well but again that Man doesn't like Messi at all ,if not coz of the Hand of Goal ,I don't think people would have even considered Maradona in the G.O.A.T convo at all . Argentina doesn't have defence at all , no mid field . U can't win anything without a good defence.
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Real OG don't blame the defence. Argentina rarely conceded many goals. Indeed only few. It's the toothless attack which made the Argentina with Messi is trophyless. Had they scored just one goal, they would have beaten Germany and did not have to go to extra time and lost in 2014 for example.
@@mts4759 u give germans a chance ?they don't miss , did u see how that last goal was made ? Conceding a goal doesn't only mean that your defence is good , it was average in 2014 n shit in 2018 . Attack was good , was it utilized ? That's the question
No one had such an impact on football like johan did. A beast of a player, a beast of a coach Also a beats in fifa game also
Cruijff is the greatest ever. Nobody has ever had that much influence on football. And his influence as a player was phenomenal, but the influence as a coach is still recognized today as we have Barca being one of the best teams in the world but also having coaches like Guardiola and Koeman who carry his legacy on and on.
Cruyff himself explained the diamond different . Although he sometimes , or often , played with 3 defenders , in his explanation playing the diamond was also about the position of the deep striker . He once said , on a Dutch program where he explained his diamond, that it makes only sense to play with a deep striker if you have a world class striker . If you don’t , the striker will be the top of the diamond , behind two strikers .
In the same program he said that defense has 4 players but one moves to midfield when in possession .
No his explanation was similar to this video…romario was a great striker don’t you think? He even explained in that dutch video that in barcelona he used to play with the inverted fullback in offense (creating the 343 as explained here), and falling back to a 433 with diamond in defense.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 when a video talks about “ wide central midfielders “ , you should know there is a lot of bullshit going on . There is no such thing as wide central midfielders .
@@wengelder9256 sure but the formations on the field seemed correct to me…regardless off all these english position-names that seem to change so often😂
Funny thing about Cruijff is that he to learned it with Michels and Michels learned subquestly the basis of Total Football from a Jack Reynolds, an English manager who first introduced it to the world. It's curious to see the evolution throughout the decades and how Reynold's ideas turned out in the so called dutch Total Football and then Tiki Taka.
IlManaka No not really. Reynolds had some basic ideas about players being able to fulfill more than one role on the field. But he could never have imagined the way Rinus Michels and Cruyff revolutionised the way footall is played both on and off the pitch. Michels took those older ideas MUCH further than anyone before him could ever have imagined possible. And Michels and Cruff also added so much more to it. Their philospohy truly was unique and never before seen or thought of in that way. Reynolds was just a small part of many inspirations nothing more. Just like Reynold was inspired by others before him. In the end everyone who ever achieved or invented anything took inspiration form others. That is the way it has always been, not just in football. The way the Dutch 'total football' philosophy has forever changed football as we know it has very little to do with the ideas of Reynolds but has everything to do with the the revolutionary vision and also the balls to follow up on that vision by Rinus Michels and Cruyff. And when you look at Dutch culture of the late sixties and early seventies this footballing revolution could have only started in the Netherlands. Not anywhere else. The true creators of Total Football are Michels and Cruyff. Not anyone else.
Im a young footballer, and i lovr Barca, Cruyff and whatsover, And i Want to learn more bout Cruyff's tiki Taka. In my island, football playing style is so bad but i believe with TIKI TAKA, everything can change, so please do a video about TIKI TAKA, i would really love to see it
Every team should follow this tactics it is absolutely impressive and phenomenal
this system prioritize finesse over physique. Not every team rely on finesse
You should take a look on Tele Santana`s São Paulo FC in the early 90's. The club has beat several times European clubs like Barcelona, AC Milan, Real Madrid when they had great squads. It is one of the most underrated squads in football history.
I now understand why he is a true Genius and Legend. Hearing Koeman and Pep makes me smile, Products of Cruyff.
Stoichkov primarily was on the left attacking side (left winger), of course often changing positions with the right winger.
Legendary Dutch International Johan Cruyff also said he would like to start his defence from the final third and the attack from the defensive third. You will always be remembered for your Total Football.
no one has influenced the game as much! the GOAT.
The reality is that it’s all about the right personnel for the right system. The truly great coaches adjust on the fly depending on what’s in front of them. Watch as they adjust at halftime when things aren’t going well. That’s when you see the truly great coaches shine...
Excellent stuff. I've subscribed.
"When you have possession you don't have to defend because there's only one ball"
-Johann Cruyff
Great video! Many thanks.
Biggest football personality ever. The best playing team ever, Barca 2008-2012 wouldn’t have excisted without his vision and influence. Above that as coach who created a top team with inexpensive players, as player, among the best ever, who literally changed the way football was played. Much more attractive and enjoyable. And finally, his social involvement.
The TWO outside midfielders that played in front of Guardiola on the Dream Team were not allowed to be further apart than 15meters. Koeman and Guardiola were not defender types and employed defensive positioning together to stop a defender. via use of space. Koeman was not known as good dribbler but a GREAT long ball passer ,had a Great shot.
A true teacher of football
Koeman's role was pretty important. That Barca side tended to struggle against teams that pressed high up, which meant they needed players like Koeman or Pep who could launch long passes to find Romario, Stoichkov or Laudrup. The team was pretty bad defensively (in the final years of the dream team) but they were fun to watch.
cruyff was a true legend, nice video
Awesome. Finally a video that can help me PES like Cruijff😊
Another brilliant video! thx! Please note it’s La Masía, accent on the “i”, not “másya”...
Great stuff, man. keep it up!
After today’s events someone needs to send this to the club 😪
Johann Cruyff was indeed a master class. Sad that he was a back to back World Cup runners up rather than winners. But he is indeed a genious.