Johan Cruyff Quotes

I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in.

I like English football, always have. It's just that people go on about the World Cup in 1986 and then I'm seen as the real bad boy.

The Premier League is different. Sometimes the Bournemouth game can be more difficult than Liverpool or Chelsea.

I watched Felipe Luis a lot of times. I played against him in Spain. I know he is a very good player.

I've done well against Madrid and scored against them several times.

Any player would want to be involved in games against Argentina.

If you play for Manchester United, you have to be strong.

In my opinion, there is no better place to be for a footballer than Liverpool.

I think everybody respects Real Madrid; nobody wants to play against us.

Wayne Rooney would have been great to play with. He is one of the best strikers in the world and this is also a guy who has scored against me every time I've played him.

England have always had individually strong players, and I am a huge fan of Stevie Gerrard, who has the heart of a lion and is the icon of the modern footballer with his ability to attack and defend so well.

I think we have more athleticism, I think we have more pace and that's going to be important to deal with Ghana.

Winning the Championship is like taking a 26-year ball and chain from around our legs. Now we can go forward, and hopefully dominate English football for the next 10 years, like Liverpool did.

England can end the millenium as it started - as the greatest football nation in the world.

The way the Premier League is now we have a lot of foreign players. A lot of very good foreign players.

To play for Chelsea is a blessing.

Playing in the Premier League meant it would be nice to play in the England team as well.

I wanted to go outside of Germany and I saw English football as a big, big challenge.

I play football. Chelsea is my favourite side.

To be playing against people like Xavi and Iniesta is brilliant.

For Argentina I'm a central midfielder. Always have been and always will be.

With Messi in the side, we have the chance to win every title.

Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle

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

A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push ups with his fingers. To be great, he plays the piano. ...being a footballer is not about running, push-ups or physical work generally. The best way to be a great footballer is to play.