Johan Cruyff Quotes

Playing me in different positions helped me to get in the head of the others players: to know what they're thinking, where and how they are going to move.

Football's always been cerebral. The most important thing is thinking fast.

The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.

Football is like chess, only without the dice.

It does not matter to me. I can play from the left, the right, or attack through the middle.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

I want to play the football I feel.

The way I play, it's very much more a mental game than a physical game. I'm looking for space and where are players leaving space. Defensively, where are we at numerical disadvantages? Do I shift more to the left because they have more players on their right side? It's about reading the game before the game happens.

I just want to play football.

It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.

I had a good football intelligence. I didn't need 10 games to get used to a position. I could go out and do a job.

Deco is a very skillful player. He thinks very fast on the pitch.

All I want to do is play football.

If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.

Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.

We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player.

Lahm is a scandal. He is super-intelligent, understands the game brilliantly, knows when to come inside or to stay wide. The guy is f****** exceptional

The play-maker is the most difficult position because you have to always know where everyone is on the pitch.

It took me five years to learn to play the game intelligently enough to make big money when I was right.

The theater is so disappointing, really, that it's hard to go again and again. It's just too heartbreaking. I'd rather watch football or play a game or read.

But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see as much of it as any. Sharpen your blade!

The big play comes with the pass.

The Seahawks defense has to go balls deep to win this game.

I know where I'm supposed to be at the time of the snap. Now, where the play dictates I'm going to go is a different story.

Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game.