Comments on: Cruyff! http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa, Oranje, Nederlands Elftal, Eredivisie, Marco van Basten, Dutch football, The Netherlands Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:27:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jan http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html/comment-page-1#comment-72598 Jan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:58:02 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html#comment-72598 Haha, I knew this would start that "who's the best" discussion... :-) It really doesn't matter, actually. Thanks Tom, good to see you posting.. Stephen, I know there are many good books around on Cruyff. Try to find the Nico Scheepmaker one (hopefully it's translated). One YouTube you can find awesome material. Not just the goals we all have seen many times,but also dribbels, specific moments that did not necessarily resulted in goals but do show the mastery of the man. Goose recently commented that there were awesome documentaries on JC broadcasted in Holland. Maybe these will show up on YouTube as well... Haha, I knew this would start that “who’s the best” discussion… :-)

It really doesn’t matter, actually.

Thanks Tom, good to see you posting..

Stephen, I know there are many good books around on Cruyff. Try to find the Nico Scheepmaker one (hopefully it’s translated). One YouTube you can find awesome material. Not just the goals we all have seen many times,but also dribbels, specific moments that did not necessarily resulted in goals but do show the mastery of the man. Goose recently commented that there were awesome documentaries on JC broadcasted in Holland. Maybe these will show up on YouTube as well…

]]> By: Tom http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html/comment-page-1#comment-72591 Tom Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:35:02 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html#comment-72591 Even though I'm British, and too young to have watched Cruijff at the time, I regard him as the greatest of all time. I love watching his games from the 70s, and your post was a fitting tribute. Even though I’m British, and too young to have watched Cruijff at the time, I regard him as the greatest of all time. I love watching his games from the 70s, and your post was a fitting tribute.

]]> By: goose http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html/comment-page-1#comment-72570 goose Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:06:38 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html#comment-72570 Happy birthday Jopie!!! Well what can you say, hes a miracle...but think we have to divide between Cruijff sec as player and Cruijff was a player/coach and 'thinker'of the game...i would say that the best footballplayer ever has to be El Diego followed by Pele BUT as a thinker of the game (in combination with his talent as a player) hes out there all alone..nobody even comes close..i mean Diego has had mental (and drug/alcohol) problems since his Barca years..Pele is so stupid im not even sure hes litterate, he surely never shared any interesting thoughts on football with anybody..so all in all Cruijff the best!! hahaha gtz Happy birthday Jopie!!! Well what can you say, hes a miracle…but think we have to divide between Cruijff sec as player and Cruijff was a player/coach and ‘thinker’of the game…i would say that the best footballplayer ever has to be El Diego followed by Pele BUT as a thinker of the game (in combination with his talent as a player) hes out there all alone..nobody even comes close..i mean Diego has had mental (and drug/alcohol) problems since his Barca years..Pele is so stupid im not even sure hes litterate, he surely never shared any interesting thoughts on football with anybody..so all in all Cruijff the best!! hahaha

gtz

]]> By: stephen http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html/comment-page-1#comment-72566 stephen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:43:52 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/cruyff.html#comment-72566 Thanks for the stories. I have never seen Johan Cryuff play. I was born in '73 in California and have lived here ever since. I really didn't become a soccer...er I mean football fan until 1998. I watched the Dutch play in the World Cup and fell in love. The 1974 Dutch World Cup games are available here: http://www.bestsoccershop.com/0detail/f_1974_holland.htm I think this would be a good place to start my Total Football, Johan Cruyff knowledge. Is there any other material out there I can get my hands on besides this? Thanks for the stories. I have never seen Johan Cryuff play. I was born in ‘73 in California and have lived here ever since. I really didn’t become a soccer…er I mean football fan until 1998. I watched the Dutch play in the World Cup and fell in love. The 1974 Dutch World Cup games are available here: http://www.bestsoccershop.com/0detail/f_1974_holland.htm
I think this would be a good place to start my Total Football, Johan Cruyff knowledge. Is there any other material out there I can get my hands on besides this?

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